Overview
Summary	Corporate data services
Category	Enterprise
Tags	enterprise business finance
Date Added	2008-11-08
Description	Use the Hoover's API (HAPI) to create apps that use the Hoover's database of 28 million companies and 36 million executives. You can stream on-demand information or provide business information. Hoover's is a D&B Company based in Austin, TX, that aims to provide comprehensive information about companies, industries, and people.
API Home Page	http://developer.hoovers.com/
Latest API News	Hoover's Opens API With Data on Millions of Companies and Executives
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Protocol
Protocols	SOAP
Data Formats	XML
Service Endpoint	http://hapi-dev.hoovers.com/axis2/services/Ac ...
WSDL	http://hapi-dev.hoovers.com/axis2/Hapi.wsdl
Functionality
API Groups	Find Company, Get Company Detail, Get Family Tree, Find Person, Get Person Detail
Example API Methods
Client Install Required	No
Security
Authentication Model	Via API key
SSL Support	No
Read-only Without Login	No
Support
Vendor API Kits	.NET, Java, PHP sample code
Community API Kits
API Blog	http://developer.hoovers.com/blog
Site Blog
API Forum	http://developer.hoovers.com/forum
Developer Support	Available
Signup and Licensing
Signup Requirements	Test API key needed and then a fee to obtain a Production API key
Developer Key Required	Yes
Account with Service Required	No
Commercial Licensing	Available
Provider	http://www.hoovers.com/
Non-Commercial Licensing
Data Licensing	Available
Usage Fees	Free for testing purposes and then a fee to get a Production key
Usage Limits	Depends on your Production contract
Terms of Service	Brand guidelines

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