Search YC startup directory
Input
tag optionalTags, e.g. ["Artificial Intelligence","SaaS","Developer Tools"]. OR within the list.
page optionalZero-based page index. Loop it up to nbPages-1 to fetch everything.
Default: 0batch optionalFilter to these YC batches, e.g. ["Summer 2023","Winter 2024"]. OR within the list.
count optionalAlias for hitsPerPage — results per page. Takes precedence over hitsPerPage when both are set.
query optionalFree-text search (company name, description, tags). Empty = browse the whole directory.
Default: ""region optionalHQ regions, e.g. ["United States of America","Europe","Remote"]. OR within the list.
status optionalCompany status. OR within the list.
industry optionalTop-level industry categories, e.g. ["Fintech","B2B","Healthcare"]. OR within the list.
isHiring optionalOnly companies currently hiring (true filters; false/omitted = no filter).
nonprofit optionalOnly nonprofits (true filters; false/omitted = no filter).
topCompany optionalOnly YC top companies (true filters; false/omitted = no filter).
hitsPerPage optionalResults per page (Algolia caps at 1000). Alias: count.
Default: 40Output
page requiredtotal requiredTotal matches across all pages.
nbPages requiredcompanies requiredhitsPerPage optionalGet YC company profile
Get one YC company's full public profile (ycombinator.com/companies/<slug>): pitch, batch/status, founders, socials, open jobs, news, launches, photos, founder Q&A.
Top Hacker News stories
Read the top N stories from the Hacker News front page: rank, title, url, points, comments_count and a link to the discussion. The front page lists about 30 stories, so an n above that caps out rather than paginating. A story nobody has commented on yet reports 0 comments; YC job posts carry neither a score nor a discussion, so their points and comments_count are null. If Hacker News is throttling requests from your address, the script says so instead of returning a partial list.