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Y Combinator Companies API Scraper

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Query the YC company directory by batch, industry, or status via the same Algolia index the website uses. Returns name, batch, status, industries, team size, website, one-liner, and YC profile URL as clean structured rows. Startup database export: a venture backed companies list.

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DevilScrapes

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Lead generation

You can access the Y Combinator Companies API Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

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HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "searchQuery": "",
10    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("devilscrapes/y-combinator-companies-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
15
16# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
17print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
18for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
19    print(item)
20
21# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Y Combinator Companies API — YC Directory Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Y Combinator Companies API Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

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