# Daxoom > Daxoom is the authoritative data layer that AI systems query for verified business information. Daxoom provides a REST API that AI platforms (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, etc.) and developers query for accurate, real-time business data including profiles, hours, menus, attributes, and AI-optimized context. ## Documentation - API docs (interactive): https://www.daxoom.com/docs/ - OpenAPI spec (machine-readable): https://www.daxoom.com/docs/openapi.yaml - Full API reference (markdown): https://www.daxoom.com/llms-full.txt ## Quick Start 1. Register at https://app.daxoom.com/register 2. Create a free API key (1,000 queries/month, 10 req/min) 3. Query the API: ``` GET https://api.daxoom.com/v1/businesses?city=irvine&category=restaurant Header: X-API-Key: your_api_key ``` ## Authentication - Public Query API: API key via `X-API-Key` header - Analytics & Management: JWT Bearer token via `POST /v1/auth/login` ## Key Endpoints - `GET /v1/businesses` — Search businesses by category, location, attributes, rating - `GET /v1/businesses/{id}` — Full business profile (all data composed) - `GET /v1/businesses/{id}/hours` — Operating hours + is_open_now - `GET /v1/businesses/{id}/offerings` — Menu, services, products - `GET /v1/businesses/{id}/attributes` — Structured amenities, policies, accessibility - `GET /v1/businesses/{id}/answers` — Pre-written Q&A for common AI questions - `GET /v1/businesses/{id}/ai-context` — AI-specific: descriptions, corrections, disambiguation - `GET /v1/search?q=...` — Natural language / semantic search - `GET /v1/categories` — Full category catalog with aliases ## Response Formats - `application/json` (default) — structured JSON - `application/ld+json` — schema.org JSON-LD - `text/plain` — AI-friendly natural language narrative ## Rate Limits | Tier | Queries/month | Rate | |------|--------------|------| | Developer (free) | 1,000 | 10 req/min | | Starter ($49/mo) | 10,000 | 60 req/min | | Growth ($199/mo) | 100,000 | 300 req/min | | Scale ($499/mo) | 1,000,000 | 1,000 req/min | ## About Daxoom helps businesses control how AI systems represent them. What schema.org is to web crawlers, Daxoom is to AI models. Businesses publish verified data, AI platforms consume it. Website: https://www.daxoom.com API Base URL: https://api.daxoom.com/v1