🚀 Getting Started

Welcome to the IBISWorld API - your gateway to structured industry intelligence. Our API enables you to integrate IBISWorld data directly into your applications, dashboards, and workflows.

🔗 IBISWorld's RESTful API

IBISWorld's API is organized around REST. All requests use HTTPS and return JSON responses. You can use your preferred programming language or tools such as Postman, cURL, or Python to make requests.

Our API is designed to integrate effortlessly into your systems, enabling you to:

Embed Data Directly: Connect IBISWorld insights into CRMs, BI tools, and data warehouses.

Automate Workflows: Refresh reports and dashboards with up-to-date industry data.

Scale with Confidence: Use robust endpoints that handle high-volume requests and enterprise workloads.

💡 Common Use Cases

Typical use cases include:

📊 Embedding industry data into dashboards or BI tools

💡 Enriching CRM and ERP systems with industry context

🤖 Powering AI assistants and RAG models with IBISWorld insights

🔄 Automating data refreshes and report retrievals

❄️ Stream IBISWorld data into data lakes and data warehouses for deeper analysis

🤖 IBISWorld MCP for LLM Platforms

If you're connecting an LLM platform rather than building against endpoints directly, the IBISWorld MCP Server gives Claude, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot Studio direct access to the same industry data through the Model Context Protocol, without writing endpoint calls yourself.

See IBISWorld MCP for setup instructions and the full tools reference.

MCP access must be enabled on your IBISWorld subscription separately from standard API access — contact your Client Relationship Manager to confirm.

For custom applications, dashboards, or warehouse pipelines, continue below for the REST API.

🔐 Authentication

All IBISWorld API requests require authentication. We use the industry standard OAuth 2.0 protocol to secure access control. Every request to the API must be accompanied by a valid access token.

Visit our Authentication endpoint documentation for more details, including how to obtain credentials.

⚙️ Making Your First Request

All requests are made to the following base URL (Version 3):

https://api.ibisworld.com/v3/

The /industry/v3/reportlist endpoint returns a list of available industry reports. Try it below using cURL:

Example Response

[
    {
        "Country": "US",
        "Code": "56162",
        "Language": "English",
        "Title": "Security Alarm Services in the US",
        "PublishedDate": "2025-09-10T00:00:00",
        "ReportCollection": "COR"
    },
    {
        "Country": "US",
        "Code": "42344",
        "Language": "English",
        "Title": "Restaurant & Hotel Equipment Wholesaling in the US",
        "PublishedDate": "2025-04-15T00:00:00",
        "ReportCollection": "COR"
    }
]

📚 Next Steps

Explore Available Endpoints
Browse IBISWorld's various API products, including Industry, Business Environment Profiles, and Company, or other functionality such as Classification Systems or Downloads.

Review the Industry Report Sections Schema
Go to /industry/v3/sections and learn which sections of an indusry report (e.g. definition, outlookanalysis, financialratios) can be retrieved.

Understand Rate Limits
See the Rate Limits for performance best practices.

Try the Interactive API Explorer
Test endpoints directly in your browser using real examples and sample tokens.

💬 Support

Need help? We’re here to assist.

📘 Visit our Help Center

💡 Contact your Client Relationship Manager or clientsupport@ibisworld.com

📜 Terms of Use

By using IBISWorld APIs, you agree to comply with our Terms of Use. Please review them carefully to understand your rights and responsibilities.

🔗 IBISWorld's RESTful API#

💡 Common Use Cases#

🤖 IBISWorld MCP for LLM Platforms#

🔐 Authentication#

⚙️ Making Your First Request#

Example Response#

📚 Next Steps#

💬 Support#

📜 Terms of Use#