Authentication
Use a dashboard-generated API key on every request: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.
List categories
GET
/api/v1/categoriesCategory and industry buckets with deal counts, ready for filter UIs.
Request - cURL
curl -s "https://latestrounds.com/api/v1/categories?query=developer&min_deal_count=5&limit=10" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Request - JavaScript (fetch)
const res = await fetch("https://latestrounds.com/api/v1/categories?query=developer&limit=10", {
headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const json = await res.json();Request - Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://latestrounds.com/api/v1/categories",
params={"query": "developer", "min_deal_count": 5, "limit": 10},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())Path parameters
No fields.
Query parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query, q | string | no | Partial match on category value. |
| country | string|csv | no | Country filter via scoped deals. |
| investor | string|csv | no | Investor-based scoping. |
| min_deal_count | number | no | Minimum count threshold. |
| sort | enum | no | deal_count_desc, deal_count_asc, name_asc, name_desc. |
| limit, offset | number | no | Pagination controls (plan-capped: Starter 10, Growth 20, Scale 50). |
Headers
| Name | Value | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer YOUR_API_KEY | yes |
Response fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data[] | array | Category value and deal_count. |
| pagination | object | count, limit, offset, has_more. |
Error responses
| Status | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key. |
Sample response
200 OK
{
"data": [
{ "value": "developer tools", "deal_count": 229 },
{ "value": "data infrastructure", "deal_count": 121 }
],
"pagination": { "count": 2, "limit": 10, "offset": 0, "has_more": false }
}