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Entity Discovery & Mapping from Web Data

Systematically identify, extract, and organize entities—companies, people, products, technologies, or topics—from across the web. Build structured maps of relationships and trends.

Entity discovery transforms unstructured web content into actionable intelligence. Whether you're building competitive landscapes, tracking industry players, or mapping technology ecosystems, CrawlKit provides the foundation for systematic entity extraction at scale.

How It Works

Entity discovery follows a systematic approach to identify and catalog entities across web sources.

  • Define entity types and discovery criteria (companies, products, technologies, people)
  • Configure seed URLs and discovery patterns for targeted crawling
  • Extract entity mentions with surrounding context and metadata
  • Deduplicate and normalize entities across multiple sources
  • Build relationship graphs and attribute databases

Entity Types You Can Discover

Organizations

  • Companies and startups in specific sectors
  • Investors and funding organizations
  • Research institutions and universities
  • Government agencies and regulatory bodies

Products & Technologies

  • Software tools and platforms
  • Hardware products and devices
  • APIs and developer tools
  • Emerging technologies and innovations

People & Topics

  • Industry leaders and influencers
  • Researchers and domain experts
  • Trending topics and keywords
  • Events and conferences

Use Case Applications

Market Intelligence

Build comprehensive databases of competitors, partners, and market players with their key attributes.

Investment Research

Discover and track startups, funding rounds, and emerging companies in target sectors.

Technology Radar

Map technology landscapes, track adoption trends, and identify emerging tools and platforms.

Knowledge Graphs

Build interconnected entity databases that power search, recommendations, and analytics.

Quick Start

Get started in minutes with our simple API.

const response = await fetch('https://api.crawlkit.sh/v1/crawl/raw', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'ApiKey ck_xxx',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    url: 'https://techcrunch.com/startups/',
    waitFor: 2000
  })
});

const { data } = await response.json();

// Extract company mentions using NER or regex patterns
const companies = extractEntities(data.body, 'ORGANIZATION');
const technologies = extractEntities(data.body, 'TECHNOLOGY');

// Build entity records with attributes
const entityRecords = companies.map(company => ({
  name: company.text,
  type: 'company',
  source: data.url,
  context: company.surroundingText,
  discoveredAt: new Date().toISOString()
}));

Key Benefits

Why teams choose CrawlKit for entity discovery & mapping.

Comprehensive Coverage

Discover entities across thousands of web sources systematically rather than manually.

Structured Intelligence

Transform unstructured mentions into queryable databases with relationships.

Real-time Updates

Keep entity databases current with scheduled crawls and change detection.

Who Is This Use Case For?

Entity Discovery & Mapping with CrawlKit is commonly used by:

Market research teams
Competitive intelligence analysts
Investment researchers
Product managers
Business development teams

If your AI system depends on understanding real-world web content, this use case provides a strong foundation.

Start Discovering Entities

Build comprehensive entity databases from web data. Map relationships, track trends, and power your intelligence systems with structured data.