# Search companies from your code (/docs/leads/prospector/search-companies/api)

Authenticated with `?privateKey=YOUR_KEY` (see [Authentication](/docs/authentication)).

<Endpoints ops={["POST /v3/prospector/companies/search"]} />

<ApiPlayground
  ops={["POST /v3/prospector/companies/search"]}
  method="post"
  path="/v3/prospector/companies/search"
  tool="search_companies"
  args={`{
  "websiteId": "64b7f0a1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9",
  "query": {
    "industries": [
      "Computer Software"
    ],
    "locations": [
      "United States"
    ]
  }
}`}
/>

## Use case: Companies using a technology [#use-case-companies-using-a-technology]

`POST /v3/prospector/companies/search` with `"technologies": ["HubSpot"]` in the query.