Ad Nuggets Data API

Programmatic access to the ad tech & media intelligence Ad Nuggets collects — M&A deals, executive/agency moves, and vendor market share.

Get a key instantly on the pricing page — API Starter (people moves + comp benchmarks) or API Business (every endpoint below). Checkout emails your key immediately; lost it? Recover it from Parameters → API key in your account.

Authentication

Pass your key as a bearer token or a dedicated header — either works:

Authorization: Bearer adn_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
# or
X-API-Key: adn_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rate limits

Each key has a daily request quota (set when the key is issued, typically 1,000/day). Exceeding it returns 429 until the quota resets at midnight UTC.

Key scopes

Most keys have full access to every endpoint below. A cheaper recruiter-scoped key only exists for /api/v1/people-moves and /api/v1/comp-benchmark — a 403 on the other endpoints means the key is scoped that way.

Endpoints

`GET /api/v1/deals`

Recent M&A / fundraising / IPO activity in ad tech & media.

Param	Description
`limit`	Max results (default 50, max 200)

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer adn_..." \
  "https://adnuggets.com/api/v1/deals?limit=20"

`GET /api/v1/people-moves`

Detected executive hires, promotions, and departures across ad tech & media trade press.

Param	Description
`days`	Lookback window in days (default 30, max 100)
`limit`	Max results (default 50, max 200)

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer adn_..." \
  "https://adnuggets.com/api/v1/people-moves?days=7"

`GET /api/v1/vendor-market-share`

AdTech vendors grouped by category (DSP, SSP, CDP, etc.) with disclosed revenue where known.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer adn_..." \
  "https://adnuggets.com/api/v1/vendor-market-share"

`GET /api/v1/comp-benchmark`

Anonymized comp/salary benchmarks by role level, self-reported by Ad Nuggets Pro users. A role level only appears once enough reports exist to protect anonymity.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer adn_..." \
  "https://adnuggets.com/api/v1/comp-benchmark"

`GET /api/v1/account-intent`

Which companies are actively being tracked in Account Radar right now, and by how many distinct users/teams — a live signal of who's actually in-market. A company only appears once enough distinct trackers exist to protect anonymity.

Param	Description
`limit`	Max results (default 50, max 200)

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer adn_..." \
  "https://adnuggets.com/api/v1/account-intent"

Just want a free embeddable headlines widget?

You don't need an API key for that — see the embeddable widget docs instead.

A note on data quality

This data is aggregated from public trade press and disclosed company data, not licensed third-party panels. It's a real, continuously-updated dataset, not a sample — but treat it as directional intelligence, not audited financials.