# Canada Businessesforsale — Wrapped API

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> Search and browse businesses for sale and franchise opportunities across Canada, retrieving detailed listing information to find investment opportunities that match your interests. Explore comprehensive data on available businesses and franchises to make informed decisions about potential acquisitions.

**Category:** Marketplaces | **Website:** [canada.businessesforsale.com/](https://canada.businessesforsale.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/3522fdec-ebc9-440b-a041-d94765340e1a/canada-businessesforsale-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/3522fdec-ebc9-440b-a041-d94765340e1a/canada-businessesforsale-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-canada-businessesforsale-com-api-3522fdec/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_listing_details

Retrieve full details for a specific business listing by its URL. Returns title, location, financials (asking price, revenue, cash flow), listing ID, broker name, and full description. The URL should come from search_businesses results.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `url` | string | Yes | Full URL of the listing detail page (from search_businesses results[*].url) |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-canada-businessesforsale-com-api-3522fdec/get_listing_details \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"<string>"}'
```

### search_businesses

Search for business listings in Canada with optional filters. Returns paginated results with basic listing information including title, location, pricing, revenue, cash flow, and tags. Results are ordered by relevance (Score) by default. Each result includes a URL that can be passed to get_listing_details for full information.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category_id` | string | No | Category ID to filter by |
| `keywords` | string | No | Keywords to search for (e.g. 'pizza', 'restaurant', 'salon') |
| `max_price` | integer | No | Maximum asking price in CAD |
| `min_price` | integer | No | Minimum asking price in CAD |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination |
| `region_id` | string | No | Region/Province ID to filter by |
| `sort` | string | No | Sort order for results |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-canada-businessesforsale-com-api-3522fdec/search_businesses \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category_id":"<string>","keywords":"<string>","max_price":"<integer>","min_price":"<integer>","page":"<integer>","region_id":"<string>","sort":"<string>"}'
```

### search_franchises

Search for franchise opportunities in Canada. Returns paginated results with franchise name, description, URL, and minimum investment. Without keywords, returns all available franchises.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `keywords` | string | No | Keywords to search for |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-canada-businessesforsale-com-api-3522fdec/search_franchises \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords":"<string>","page":"<integer>"}'
```