# Search Private Markets

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/private-markets/search`

Substring-search across private-markets companies and investors.

This is a premium endpoint. Contact dev@unusualwhales.com to request access.



## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search string (case-insensitive substring match). |
| `limit` | integer | No |  |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `companies` | array[Private Markets Search Hit (Company)] |  |
| `investors` | array[Private Markets Search Hit (Investor)] |  |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/private-markets/search?query=VALUE" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
```

### Python

```python
import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.unusualwhales.com")
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Accept": "application/json"}
conn.request("GET", "/api/private-markets/search?query=VALUE", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": {
    "companies": [
      null
    ],
    "investors": [
      null
    ]
  }
}
```