# Searching for companies

To search for companies on LinkedIn, include the st.searchCompanies action in your workflow. Supports filtering by keywords, location, industry, and company size.

To search for companies in LinkedIn, you need to include [`st.searchCompanies`](/docs/action-st-search-companies) action in your workflow. Here's an example:

**Workflow:**

```json
{
  "actionType": "st.searchCompanies",
  "term": "Tech Inc",
  "limit": 2,
  "filter": {
    "sizes": ["51-200", "2001-500"],
    "locations": ["San Francisco", "New York"],
    "industries": ["Software Development", "Robotics Engineering"]
  }
}
```

**Completion:**

```json
{
  "actionType": "st.searchCompanies",
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "TechCorp",
      "publicUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/techcorp",
      "industry": "Information Technology",
      "location": "California"
    },
    {
      "name": "Techical Life",
      "publicUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/techlife",
      "industry": "Software Development",
      "location": "Mountain View"
    }
  ]
}
```

> 💡 If you want to perform actions on companies from search results, use [`st.doForCompanies`](/docs/action-st-do-for-companies) action.

> 💡 If you want to search for companies in **Sales Navigator**, use [`nv.searchCompanies`](/docs/action-nv-search-companies) action.

> This page provides examples of [workflows](/docs/building-workflows) and their [completions](/docs/executing-workflows). For detailed documentation on constraints, parameters, and possible results of specific actions, always refer to the corresponding [action documentation pages](/docs/actions-overview).