Search

GET /v1/search — Find desktop apps by what technologies they use (or don't use). The core endpoint for sales prospecting, competitive intelligence, and TAM sizing.

API at a glance

• Base URL: https://desktopinsights.com/api/v1/search
• Method: GET
• Auth: Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>
• Required: At least one filter param (see below)
• Key filters: errorTrackingSdk, analyticsSdk, featureFlagSdk, runtime, platform, developer
• Greenfield: Pass null as a filter value to find apps without an SDK (e.g., errorTrackingSdk=null)
• Pagination: limit (default 50, max 500) and offset
• Response: JSON with data[] array of app objects with sdkSummary, plus meta.totalCount

Parameters

All parameters are optional, but at least one filter is required. Multiple filters are AND-ed together.

SDK filters

Pass any SDK category to filter by. Use a specific value like Sentry to find apps using that SDK, or null to find apps without any SDK in that category (greenfield prospecting).

Other filters

Pagination

Use cases

Greenfield prospecting

Find Electron apps with no error tracking SDK — prime targets for Sentry, Bugsnag, etc.:

curl "https://desktopinsights.com/api/v1/search?errorTrackingSdk=null&runtime=electron&platform=macos" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer di_live_your_key_here"

Competitive intelligence

Find every app using Sentry for error tracking:

curl "https://desktopinsights.com/api/v1/search?errorTrackingSdk=Sentry" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer di_live_your_key_here"

TAM sizing

Count all Electron apps across both platforms:

curl "https://desktopinsights.com/api/v1/search?runtime=electron&limit=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer di_live_your_key_here"

Check meta.totalCount in the response for the full count without fetching all results.

Combined filters

Find macOS Electron apps using React but no analytics SDK:

curl "https://desktopinsights.com/api/v1/search?uiFramework=React&analyticsSdk=null&runtime=electron&platform=macos" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer di_live_your_key_here"

Example response

{
  "data": [{
    "name": "Linear",
    "slug": "linear",
    "platform": "macos",
    "developer": "Linear Orbit, Inc.",
    "developerWebsite": null,
    "runtime": "electron",
    "currentVersion": "1.55.0",
    "electronVersion": "35.2.1",
    "appSizeBytes": 268435456,
    "architectures": ["arm64"],
    "dependencyCount": 38,
    "sdkSummary": {
      "errorTrackingSdk": null,
      "analyticsSdk": null,
      "featureFlagSdk": null,
      "databaseSdk": "SQLite",
      "uiFramework": "React",
      "stateManagement": "MobX",
      "paymentsSdk": null,
      "authSdk": null,
      "observabilitySdk": "electron-log",
      "realtimeSdk": null,
      "autoUpdateSdk": "electron-updater"
    },
    "extractedAt": "2026-03-29T20:57:11.783Z"
  }],
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_f0480c69ab12",
    "resultCount": 1,
    "totalCount": 247,
    "limit": 50,
    "offset": 0,
    "filters": {
      "errorTrackingSdk": null,
      "runtime": "electron"
    }
  }
}

Response fields

App object (compact)

Search results return a compact app object. Use Lookup for the full profile including technologies array.

Meta object

Pagination

Use limit and offset to page through results:

# Page 1 (first 50)
curl "https://desktopinsights.com/api/v1/search?runtime=electron&limit=50&offset=0" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer di_live_your_key_here"

# Page 2 (next 50)
curl "https://desktopinsights.com/api/v1/search?runtime=electron&limit=50&offset=50" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer di_live_your_key_here"

Tips for Clay users

Use this endpoint with Clay's HTTP API enrichment to build prospecting lists. See the Clay Integration guide for setup instructions.

Example Clay workflow:

1. Use Search to find all Electron apps without error tracking
2. Map developer and developerWebsite columns
3. Chain with Apollo or Hunter enrichment to find contacts at those companies
4. Build your outreach sequence