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# [CR1] Start Company Research

> Start researching a company by domain. Returns report_id for polling status.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/v1/v1.1.0_openapi.json post /action/company_research_v2_start_research
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: 1.1.0
  title: AI Actions - Get Data
  description: API specifications for 'Get Data' category AI actions.
  license:
    name: MIT
servers:
  - url: https://api-lr.agent.ai/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /action/company_research_v2_start_research:
    post:
      tags:
        - Company Research
      summary: '[CR1] Start Company Research'
      description: >-
        Start researching a company by domain. Returns report_id for polling
        status.
      operationId: companyResearchV2StartResearch
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                domain:
                  type: string
                  description: Domain of the company to research (e.g., hubspot.com).
                force_refresh:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Skip cache and regenerate the report.
                  default: false
                output_variable_name:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Variable name for the result. Access report_id with
                    {{research_result.report_id}}.
                  default: research_result
                  pattern: ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$
              required:
                - domain
                - output_variable_name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing bearer token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    ActionResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: HTTP status code of the action response
        response:
          type: object
          description: Response data from the action
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Bearer token from your account
        ([https://agent.ai/user/integrations#api](https://agent.ai/user/integrations#api))

````