Overview
This node provides access to various business intelligence endpoints from the Ventur API. It enables users to retrieve detailed company profiles, person profiles, perform AI-powered web searches, conduct demo research, analyze enterprise-level company data, discover companies based on criteria, analyze customer feedback, extract recruitment data, lookup technology stacks, and access official company records.
Common scenarios include:
- Market research by fetching comprehensive company or person profiles.
- Competitive analysis using enterprise reports or technology stack insights.
- Lead generation by discovering companies matching specific investor or market criteria.
- Customer sentiment analysis through review aggregation.
- Recruitment and HR analytics by extracting job market intelligence.
- Preparing demos with targeted business intelligence research.
- Accessing official registration data for UK companies.
Practical example: A user wanting a detailed profile of "Monzo Bank" can select the "Company Snapshot" endpoint and input the company name to get comprehensive intelligence on that company.
Properties
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Venture Intelligence Endpoint | Select the Ventur API endpoint to use. Options: Company Snapshot, People Snapshot, Web Search, Demo Research, Enterprise Company Report, Discover Companies, Customer Feedback, Recruitment Data, Technology Lookup, Official Records |
| Company Name (companySnapshotName) | The company name for the Company Snapshot endpoint, e.g., Monzo Bank |
| Person Name (personName) | The person's name for the People Snapshot endpoint, e.g., John Doe |
| Search Query (webSearchQuery) | The search query string for the Web Search endpoint |
| Research Query (researchQuery) | The research query for Demo Research endpoint |
| Company Name (customerFeedbackCompanyName) | The company name for Customer Feedback endpoint, e.g., Monzo Bank |
| Company Name (recruitmentCompanyName) | The company name for Recruitment Data endpoint |
| Company Name (technologyCompanyName) | The company name for Technology Lookup endpoint |
| Company Name (officialRecordsCompanyName) | The company name for Official Records endpoint (UK companies only) |
| Company Name (companyName) | The company name for Enterprise Company Report endpoint |
| Company Website (companyWebsite) | The company website URL for Enterprise Company Report endpoint |
| Country (country) | The country of the company for Enterprise Company Report endpoint |
| Search Criteria (searchInput) | The search criteria string for Discover Companies endpoint, e.g., "pre-seed investors in the UK" |
Output
The node outputs an array of JSON objects, each containing the response from the selected Ventur API endpoint. The structure of the JSON depends on the endpoint called but generally includes detailed business intelligence data such as company profiles, person profiles, search results, research data, reports, customer feedback summaries, recruitment insights, technology stack details, or official records.
No binary data output is produced by this node.
Dependencies
- Requires an API key credential for authenticating with the Ventur Business Intelligence API.
- The node makes HTTP POST requests to the configured base URL of the Ventur API with appropriate headers including the API key.
- Requires network connectivity to the Ventur API endpoints.
Troubleshooting
- Unknown endpoint error: If an invalid endpoint value is selected, the node throws an error "Unknown endpoint". Ensure the endpoint property is set to one of the supported options.
- Authentication errors: If the API key is missing or invalid, requests will fail. Verify that the API key credential is correctly configured.
- Request failures: Network issues or incorrect input parameters may cause request failures. Check the input values for required fields and ensure the Ventur API service is reachable.
- Continue on Fail: If enabled, the node will continue processing subsequent items even if some requests fail, returning error messages in the output JSON.
Links and References
- Ventur Business Intelligence API Documentation (example placeholder link)
- n8n documentation on Creating Custom Nodes