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Company Peers API
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company} \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}"
headers = {"x-api-key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}")
.header("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"uuid": "00000l1",
"peers": [
{
"description": "Microsoft Designer is a free AI-powered design tool bundled into Microsoft 365, directly competing with Canva for individual, SMB, and enterprise users. Its distribution through the Microsoft 365 stack makes it one of Canva's most strategically dangerous competitors despite a narrower feature set.",
"name": "Microsoft Designer",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "000026e"
},
{
"description": "Figma is a collaborative interface design platform competing for design-team mindshare, particularly with product designers and UI/UX workflows. While Canva targets broader marketing/content creation, Figma pushes into enterprise design workflows Canva is trying to expand into via Visual Suite.",
"name": "Figma",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "00000im"
},
{
"description": "Piktochart is a design platform focused on infographics, presentations, and reports — overlapping directly with Canva's presentation and data visualization use cases (Canva Sheets, Flourish). It targets similar SMB and education segments with a more niche positioning.",
"name": "Piktochart",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "0006fhh"
},
{
"description": "Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Express are the closest direct competitor to Canva, particularly for professional design and enterprise marketing workflows. Adobe bundles its broader creative toolset (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere) with Express, giving it a structural advantage in pro/enterprise segments Canva is targeting.",
"name": "Adobe",
"type": {
"code": "broad_incumbent",
"label": "Broad Incumbent"
},
"uuid": "00008mv"
},
{
"description": "Gamma is an AI-powered presentation and document creation platform that uses generative AI to build decks from prompts — directly competing with Canva's AI presentation and Magic Write workflows. Targets similar SMB and individual creator segments.",
"name": "Gamma",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "0000wor"
},
{
"description": "Lumen5 is an AI-powered video creation platform that competes with Canva's video editor, particularly for social media and marketing video workflows. Comparable AI-driven text-to-video approach targeting content marketers.",
"name": "Lumen5",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "0002pfh"
},
{
"description": "VistaCreate (formerly Crello) is a graphic design platform from Corel/Vista targeting SMBs and individuals with a similar template-driven, freemium model. Competes head-to-head with Canva in social media graphics and marketing materials.",
"name": "VistaCreate (Crello)",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "0006z51"
},
{
"description": "Descript is an AI-first video and audio editing platform overlapping with Canva's video editing and AI music/voiceover capabilities. Comparable generative AI approach for content creation targeting creators and marketers.",
"name": "Descript",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "00005sv"
},
{
"description": "Google Slides, Docs, and the broader Workspace productivity suite serve as a free alternative to Canva's presentations, docs, and visual collaboration offerings for millions of users embedded in the Google ecosystem. Bundled distribution at scale makes it a structural competitor.",
"name": "Google Workspace (Slides/Docs)",
"type": {
"code": "broad_incumbent",
"label": "Broad Incumbent"
},
"uuid": "02m65do"
},
{
"description": "Visme is an all-in-one visual content platform for presentations, infographics, and documents — directly comparable to Canva's presentation and visual suite offerings. Targets similar SMB and enterprise marke
...
}
Core APIs
Company Peers API
Returns the curated peer set for a company in a single call.
GET
/
v1
/
company
/
enrichment
/
peers
/
{company}
Company Peers API
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company} \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}"
headers = {"x-api-key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}")
.header("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.akta.pro/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"uuid": "00000l1",
"peers": [
{
"description": "Microsoft Designer is a free AI-powered design tool bundled into Microsoft 365, directly competing with Canva for individual, SMB, and enterprise users. Its distribution through the Microsoft 365 stack makes it one of Canva's most strategically dangerous competitors despite a narrower feature set.",
"name": "Microsoft Designer",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "000026e"
},
{
"description": "Figma is a collaborative interface design platform competing for design-team mindshare, particularly with product designers and UI/UX workflows. While Canva targets broader marketing/content creation, Figma pushes into enterprise design workflows Canva is trying to expand into via Visual Suite.",
"name": "Figma",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "00000im"
},
{
"description": "Piktochart is a design platform focused on infographics, presentations, and reports — overlapping directly with Canva's presentation and data visualization use cases (Canva Sheets, Flourish). It targets similar SMB and education segments with a more niche positioning.",
"name": "Piktochart",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "0006fhh"
},
{
"description": "Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Express are the closest direct competitor to Canva, particularly for professional design and enterprise marketing workflows. Adobe bundles its broader creative toolset (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere) with Express, giving it a structural advantage in pro/enterprise segments Canva is targeting.",
"name": "Adobe",
"type": {
"code": "broad_incumbent",
"label": "Broad Incumbent"
},
"uuid": "00008mv"
},
{
"description": "Gamma is an AI-powered presentation and document creation platform that uses generative AI to build decks from prompts — directly competing with Canva's AI presentation and Magic Write workflows. Targets similar SMB and individual creator segments.",
"name": "Gamma",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "0000wor"
},
{
"description": "Lumen5 is an AI-powered video creation platform that competes with Canva's video editor, particularly for social media and marketing video workflows. Comparable AI-driven text-to-video approach targeting content marketers.",
"name": "Lumen5",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "0002pfh"
},
{
"description": "VistaCreate (formerly Crello) is a graphic design platform from Corel/Vista targeting SMBs and individuals with a similar template-driven, freemium model. Competes head-to-head with Canva in social media graphics and marketing materials.",
"name": "VistaCreate (Crello)",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "0006z51"
},
{
"description": "Descript is an AI-first video and audio editing platform overlapping with Canva's video editing and AI music/voiceover capabilities. Comparable generative AI approach for content creation targeting creators and marketers.",
"name": "Descript",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "00005sv"
},
{
"description": "Google Slides, Docs, and the broader Workspace productivity suite serve as a free alternative to Canva's presentations, docs, and visual collaboration offerings for millions of users embedded in the Google ecosystem. Bundled distribution at scale makes it a structural competitor.",
"name": "Google Workspace (Slides/Docs)",
"type": {
"code": "broad_incumbent",
"label": "Broad Incumbent"
},
"uuid": "02m65do"
},
{
"description": "Visme is an all-in-one visual content platform for presentations, infographics, and documents — directly comparable to Canva's presentation and visual suite offerings. Targets similar SMB and enterprise marke
...
}
Overview
The Company Peers API returns the curated peer set for a single company. Pass the company website or UUID in the path and get back an array of peers — each tagged with a relationship type (direct_peer, broad_incumbent, or emerging_player) and a description of why it competes with the requested company.
Endpoint Details
- Method: GET
- Endpoint:
/api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/{company}/
Authentication requirements
- Include a valid API key in the
x-api-keyrequest header.
Request
Request Parameters
Path Parameters
string
required
Company website (e.g.
canva.com) or a company UUID (e.g. 00000l1). The UUID can be obtained from the Company Search API.Example Request
GET /api/v1/company/enrichment/peers/canva.com
x-api-key: <api-key>
Response
Successful Response Fields
Returns a JSON object with the following structure:float
Number of credits consumed. Flat cost per call.
object
Peer list payload for the requested company.
Show properties
Show properties
string
Akta UUID of the requested company.
array
Array of peer companies.
Show item properties
Show item properties
string
Display name of the peer company.
string
Akta UUID of the peer. Pass it to the Company Data API to enrich the peer further.
object
string
One-paragraph explanation of the competitive angle.
{
"data": {
"uuid": "00000l1",
"peers": [
{
"description": "Microsoft Designer is a free AI-powered design tool bundled into Microsoft 365, directly competing with Canva for individual, SMB, and enterprise users. Its distribution through the Microsoft 365 stack makes it one of Canva's most strategically dangerous competitors despite a narrower feature set.",
"name": "Microsoft Designer",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "000026e"
},
{
"description": "Figma is a collaborative interface design platform competing for design-team mindshare, particularly with product designers and UI/UX workflows. While Canva targets broader marketing/content creation, Figma pushes into enterprise design workflows Canva is trying to expand into via Visual Suite.",
"name": "Figma",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "00000im"
},
{
"description": "Piktochart is a design platform focused on infographics, presentations, and reports — overlapping directly with Canva's presentation and data visualization use cases (Canva Sheets, Flourish). It targets similar SMB and education segments with a more niche positioning.",
"name": "Piktochart",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "0006fhh"
},
{
"description": "Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Express are the closest direct competitor to Canva, particularly for professional design and enterprise marketing workflows. Adobe bundles its broader creative toolset (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere) with Express, giving it a structural advantage in pro/enterprise segments Canva is targeting.",
"name": "Adobe",
"type": {
"code": "broad_incumbent",
"label": "Broad Incumbent"
},
"uuid": "00008mv"
},
{
"description": "Gamma is an AI-powered presentation and document creation platform that uses generative AI to build decks from prompts — directly competing with Canva's AI presentation and Magic Write workflows. Targets similar SMB and individual creator segments.",
"name": "Gamma",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "0000wor"
},
{
"description": "Lumen5 is an AI-powered video creation platform that competes with Canva's video editor, particularly for social media and marketing video workflows. Comparable AI-driven text-to-video approach targeting content marketers.",
"name": "Lumen5",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "0002pfh"
},
{
"description": "VistaCreate (formerly Crello) is a graphic design platform from Corel/Vista targeting SMBs and individuals with a similar template-driven, freemium model. Competes head-to-head with Canva in social media graphics and marketing materials.",
"name": "VistaCreate (Crello)",
"type": {
"code": "direct_peer",
"label": "Direct Peer"
},
"uuid": "0006z51"
},
{
"description": "Descript is an AI-first video and audio editing platform overlapping with Canva's video editing and AI music/voiceover capabilities. Comparable generative AI approach for content creation targeting creators and marketers.",
"name": "Descript",
"type": {
"code": "emerging_player",
"label": "Emerging Player"
},
"uuid": "00005sv"
},
{
"description": "Google Slides, Docs, and the broader Workspace productivity suite serve as a free alternative to Canva's presentations, docs, and visual collaboration offerings for millions of users embedded in the Google ecosystem. Bundled distribution at scale makes it a structural competitor.",
"name": "Google Workspace (Slides/Docs)",
"type": {
"code": "broad_incumbent",
"label": "Broad Incumbent"
},
"uuid": "02m65do"
},
{
"description": "Visme is an all-in-one visual content platform for presentations, infographics, and documents — directly comparable to Canva's presentation and visual suite offerings. Targets similar SMB and enterprise marke
...
}
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