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Company name data can be inconsistent, making redundant company or organization name data difficult to track down or match. This API provides an algorithmically-generated similarity key used to match with other similar company name data. Data can then be sorted or matched using these similarity keys, rather than using the inconsistent data itself. This enables de-duplication of existing databases, prevention of duplicates to enter existing databases, and matching inconsistent data sources across databases for data virtualization enhancements and creation of new data sources.

You can choose from multiple matching algorithms, “wide”, “medium”, “narrow”, and “ai-plus” (ideal for global names). “Wide” will find a greater number of matches, but may also find similarly-spelled false positives. “Narrow” will result in tighter matching requirements, but then may miss a few matches. “AI-plus” uses our deepest AI models to determine the similarity key. Your business case and some experimenting will dictate which algorithm is ideal for you.

This API has also been built into Interzoid’s Cloud Data Connect product so you can run match reports and insert similarity keys into various database platforms to automate use of the API using your RapidAPI key and without any coding necessary. This enables match reports and similarity keys to be used instantly and out of the box with top database platforms such as AWS Aurora/RDS, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Google SQL, Azure SQL, CockroachDB, SkySQL, MS Access, MS Excel, CSV files, ODBC sources, and many more. Visit https://www.interzoid.com/rapidapi for more information and usage details. Contact us with any questions.

Here are some examples of how the similarity keys are used to eliminate inconsistency, enabling the matching of data via similarity key, rather than the actual data itself, for higher match rates.

Company --> Similarity Key

B of A --> k2HDzRo6pObj5PkfW5sskHTHESF7AQ

Bank of America --> k2HDzRo6pObj5PkfW5sskHTHESF7AQ

Thompson Inc. --> lfu9lPojomFZXCDz9uatu1_z-6svBA1

GE --> O1PJ_fmAE14bHNOaPoc_GzaXFBHdFhuM6

Gen. electric --> O1PJ_fmAE14bHNOaPoc_GzaXFBHdFhuM6

Kellogs --> Rf6RCPXSmrZOp8FKRSjQuRvfzO3ef

THOMPSON COMPANY --> lfu9lPojomFZXCDz9uatu1_z-6svBA1

tompsen incorporated --> lfu9lPojomFZXCDz9uatu1_z-6svBA1

Input Parameters:

Company: Company name from which similarity key will be generated
Algorithm: Which similarity-key-generation algorithm will be applied

Output Parameters:

SimKey: Generated similarity key used for matching and comparing with other data

Sample Matches Found Using Similarity Keys:

IBM

International Business Machines

i.b.m. corp

U-Haul

Uhaul Trailers

Costco Stores

cost-co

McKeson Corp

Mackesson

The Mckesson company

Florida St

Florida State University

FSU

Well’s Fargo Bank

Wells Fargo

Toyota Corportn

Tyota Corp (Japan)

BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

Bayerische Motor Werke (BMW)

PetroChina Co. Ltd.

Petro-China

PetroChina Company Limited

BNP Paribas

Bank BNP Paribas

PJSC Gazprom

Gazprom

Gazprom Russia

GAZPROM PAO

Gaz prom

Gazprom Bank

Gazprom Neft

Gazpormbank

Piraeus Bank

Πειραιώς

Pireaus Financil Hlndgs

BİM Berleşik Mağazaler

B.I.M. Birlesik

BİM Birleşik Mağazalar A.Ş.

Björn Borg

Bjorm Brog Clothing

Nationwide Insurance

Nation Wide Ins.

PFIZER INC

Fizer

Forever 21 Inc.

FOREVER TWENTY-ONE

Biogen Pharma

The Biogen Corp

Apple

apple computer

apple comp

APPLE MOBILE

Apple International

apple inc

apple inc.

Apple Stores

THE APPLE STORE

Apple Corp

Apple USA

7-11

7-eleven

Seven Eleven Stores

Seven 11 Inc.

Hilten Hotels

HiltonHotels

Hillton Resorts Inc.

Arctic Flooring Inc

Artic Floors

USX Corp

United Steel

Plain Dealer

Cleveland Plain Dealer

cleve Plain Dealer

Cleaveland Plane Dealer

Glaxo Smith Klein

GSK Pharmaceuticals

San Deigo Chemical

SD Chem

San Diego Chemical Corp

10k investments

Ten K Investment

Jackson Wines

Jaxon Winery Inc.

5 Penn Plaza Inc.

Five Pennsylvania Plaza

Cranston Inc.

The Cransten Corp

Cranstin Company

Hilton Hotels

Hillton Resorts Inc.

Perez Telecommunications Inc

peres telcom

Mary’s Cookies

Marys Cookie Shop

High Top Brewing

Hightop Breweries

The Johnson Rehab Center

Johnsen Rehabilitation

JP Morgan

JP Morgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase

Midland Loan Services

Mid-land Savings & Loan

Midland Banking Svcs

Equity Real Estate Investments

$Equity Realtors

NBA

National Basketball Association

National Basketball Assoc. (NBA)

Saint Francis Mem (main)

St. Francis Memorial Hospital