# ConnectLI — Wrapped API

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> Search and retrieve contact information for thousands of businesses across Nassau and Suffolk County on Long Island through the ConnectLI Business Directory. Quickly find phone numbers, addresses, and other key business details to connect with local companies in your area.

**Category:** Business Directories | **Website:** [connectli.com/](https://connectli.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/934431d3-c3be-45c4-8849-d50d5f8e19b3/connectli-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/934431d3-c3be-45c4-8849-d50d5f8e19b3/connectli-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-connectli-com-api-934431d3/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### list_businesses

List all businesses in a specified category with their contact information including name, phone, address, website, and description. Returns paginated results. The category parameter accepts named aliases (architects, insurance, law_firms, it_companies) or any numeric category ID from list_categories.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | Yes | Business category to list. Accepted named values: architects, insurance, law_firms, it_companies. Also accepts any numeric category ID returned by list_categories. |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `per_page` | integer | No | Number of results per page. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-connectli-com-api-934431d3/list_businesses \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","page":"<integer>","per_page":"<integer>"}'
```

### list_categories

List all available business categories on ConnectLI. Returns each category's internal ID, name, URL slug, and the number of listings in that category. Use the returned ID as the category value in list_businesses, or use one of the named aliases.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-connectli-com-api-934431d3/list_categories \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```