Entity profile

Retrieve one indexed entity name with the same observed metadata returned by the Entity Directory.

GET/api/entities/profile

Authorizations

Bearer
Authorizationstringrequiredheader

Required Bearer API key. Programmatic access to the World API needs a key; browsing nosible.world in a browser does not.

Example: Bearer nos_sk_...

Parameters

query & path
typestringrequiredquery

NER entity type, such as ORG or PERSON.

Example: ORG

namestringrequiredquery

Canonical raw entity name, normally taken from /api/entities or /api/resolve.

Example: Nvidia

How to use this endpoint

guidance

Use Entity Profile for one known raw entity name. Its profile and metadata shape is identical to the corresponding item in Entity Directory.

Response body

application/json

These are the fields you can build against. Nested names use dot notation; optional sections are called out in their descriptions.

schemastring

Stable entity profile contract identifier.

Example: nosible_world_entity_profile_v1

profileobject

Raw indexed entity identity, date range, event count, and events URL.

Example: { "kind": "entity", "type": "ORG", "name": "Nvidia", "normalized": "nvidia", "total_events": 18742, "first_date": "2010-01-07", "last_date": "2026-09-16" }

metadataobject

Complete observed event metadata: yearly counts, categorical facets, and numeric summaries.

Example: { "events_by_year": [{ "year": "2026", "count": 4799 }], "facets": {}, "numeric": {} }

filterobject

Copy-pasteable exact World Search filter.

Example: { "entity_org": { "eq": "Nvidia" } }

as_ofobject

Index build and archive cutoff used for the profile.

Example: { "archive_cutoff": "2026-09-16" }

Responses and errors

HTTP
200Request succeeded. The response body is shown in the panel on the right.
400invalid_requestBoth type and name are required, and type must be an indexed NER type.
403access_deniedThe requested archive date is outside the caller's World tier.
404not_foundThe requested date, entity, ticker, or event does not exist in the accessible index.
410cursor_expiredThe cursor was minted against a replaced index build. Restart pagination from the first page.
429rate_limitedThe request exceeded the endpoint or account rate limit. Respect Retry-After when supplied.
501backend_not_configuredThe World backend is not configured for this deployment.
502backend_errorThe BFF could not obtain a valid response from the World backend.
504backend_timeoutThe World backend or an upstream data source timed out.
404unknown_entityThe requested entity is not present in the index.