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Build on Minnesota business data

If you build software Minnesota businesses use, you have probably rebuilt some version of this directory yourself: a business lookup, a category list, an events feed. This track is about reading ours instead, and sending back what you know that we do not.

Who this is for

  • Software companies whose customers are Minnesota businesses.
  • Agencies and studios building for local clients who need directory data.
  • Organizations sitting on data we do not have: event calendars, service directories, sector-specific business lists.

Where the API stands today

There is a read API for businesses, categories, events and reviews. Its base URL is https://thisis.mn/api/v1 and every request needs an X-API-Key header.

Keys are issued by hand during the pilot. There is no self-service key page and no free public tier, so anything you read about signing up for a key elsewhere is us being ahead of ourselves. Apply here or ask on the contact page and a key comes back by email with the rate limit written on it.

Writing data back is not open yet. If that is what you want, say so below: it is the part of the roadmap partner input actually moves.

The endpoint reference is on the developers page, with a shorter version at API docs.

What you get

  • An API key with a rate limit stated in writing when it is issued.
  • A contact who maintains the data, not a ticket queue.
  • Advance notice before anything about the response shape changes.

What we need from you

  • What you are building and who uses it.
  • A realistic idea of request volume, even if it is a range.
  • Whether you would send data back, and where that data comes from. We do not take scraped data.

Technology partners already integrated

No technology partner has completed the pilot intake yet

No logo wall here until there are logos we have permission to show. When a partner ships an integration and agrees to be named, it appears here.

See the other two tracks

Apply for API access

You do not need a ThisIsMN account to apply. A person reads every application and replies by email, including when the answer is no.

Separate cities, counties or regions with commas.

Data you would work with

Pick what your product would read or send.

Leave it blank if you do not know yet. A guess helps nobody.

Describe your product, who uses it, and which part of the directory it would touch. Include a link if the product is live.

A person reads every application. We only use what you send here to answer you about the partner pilot.