API reference

The Startup Opportunities API returns structured JSON for grants, competitions and events. Every endpoint is bearer-authenticated and paginates with an opaque cursor.

Authentication Base URL & versioning Pagination Grants Competitions Events Rate limits & errors

Authentication

Every request carries a bearer token in the Authorization header. Keys look like sgi_live_…. A missing key returns 401; a valid key without the required dataset scope returns 403.

Example — curl

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer sgi_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
     "https://www.startupgrantsindia.com/api/public/v1/grants?limit=5"

Don’t have a key? .

Base URL & versioning

Every endpoint lives under this base URL. Breaking changes ship as a new version prefix (e.g. /v2); the current version stays available for at least six months after a new one lands.

https://www.startupgrantsindia.com/api/public/v1

Pagination

List endpoints paginate with an opaque cursor. Each response has a next_cursor field; pass it back as ?cursor=… to fetch the next page. When the field is null, you’ve reached the end.

Response envelope

{
  "data": [ /* up to `limit` items */ ],
  "next_cursor": "MTIz"   // null when there are no more pages
}

Max limit is 50, default 20. Cursors are stable within a version — safe to store and resume from later.

Grants

Scope grants:read · ~2,300 programs

Time-bound government schemes, incubator cohorts, accelerator batches, CSR programs and rolling grants across India — with deadlines, funding ranges, eligibility summaries, application URLs and program-published documents.

GET/api/public/v1/grantsList (paginated)

GET/api/public/v1/grants/{slug}Detail

GET/api/public/v1/grants/facetsFacet counts

Query parameters

Param	Type	Description
`limit` e.g. 20	int (1–50)	Page size. Defaults to 20.
`cursor`	string	Opaque token from the previous response's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.
`q` e.g. climate	string	Free-text search over title, summary, organizer and location.
`status` e.g. active	enum	One of active \| closed \| upcoming \| inactive. Defaults to active.
`funding_type` e.g. grant,fellowship	CSV	grant \| fellowship \| equity \| debt \| subsidy \| competition. Multiple values OR-matched.
`program_format`	string	Exact match on the program format (e.g. accelerator).
`badge`	string	Exact match on the cohort badge (e.g. flagship, women, dpiit-only).
`support_type` e.g. mentorship,workspace	CSV	Overlap filter on the support_type array. Row matches if it lists ANY of the values.
`offerings` e.g. cash,mentorship	CSV	Overlap filter on offerings (cash, mentorship, lab access, …).
`tags` e.g. climate,agritech	CSV	Overlap filter on tags.
`amount_min` e.g. 500000	int (INR)	Keep grants whose maximum award is at least this much.
`amount_max` e.g. 5000000	int (INR)	Keep grants whose minimum ask fits under this budget ceiling.
`deadline_before` e.g. 2026-12-31	ISO date	Grants whose deadline is on or before this date.
`deadline_after` e.g. 2026-08-01	ISO date	Grants whose deadline is on or after this date.
`is_rolling`	bool	true to keep only rolling programs, false to exclude them.
`is_competition`	bool	—
`is_equity_free`	bool	—
`is_repayable`	bool	—
`is_bootstrapped_friendly`	bool	—
`is_csr_funded`	bool	—
`is_international`	bool	—
`source`	string	ilike match on the source name.

Sample response

GET /api/public/v1/grants

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 481,
      "slug": "startup-india-seed-fund-scheme",
      "title": "Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)",
      "organizer": "DPIIT, Government of India",
      "short_description": "Up to ₹50 lakh grant + convertible debenture for DPIIT-registered startups via approved incubators.",
      "funding_type": "grant",
      "is_competition": false,
      "amount_min_inr": 500000,
      "amount_max_inr": 5000000,
      "status": "active",
      "deadline": null,
      "is_rolling": true,
      "apply_url": "https://seedfund.startupindia.gov.in/",
      "tags": ["dpiit", "seed", "flagship"],
      "url": "https://www.startupgrantsindia.com/startup-india-seed-fund-scheme"
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "NDgx"
}

Fields returned

title, slug, short_description, description
funding_type, is_competition, program_format, support_type, offerings
amount_min_inr, amount_max_inr, application_fee_inr, stipend_monthly_inr
status, deadline, is_rolling, cycle_opens_at
eligibility_summary, funding_benefits, application_stages, faq (detail only)
apply_url, apply_email, contact_name, contact_phone
program_documents (labels + download URLs)
source, source_url

Competitions

Scope competitions:read · ~100 active

Startup competitions and hackathons with cash prizes — registration deadlines, event dates, prize pool, team-size limits, themes and application links.

GET/api/public/v1/competitionsList (paginated)

GET/api/public/v1/competitions/{slug}Detail

GET/api/public/v1/competitions/facetsFacet counts

Query parameters

Param	Type	Description
`limit` e.g. 20	int (1–50)	Page size. Defaults to 20.
`cursor`	string	Opaque token from the previous response's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.
`q` e.g. climate	string	Free-text search over title, summary, organizer and location.
`type` e.g. hackathon,pitch	CSV	Competition type (hackathon, pitch, business-plan, …). Multiple OR-matched.
`organizer`	string	ilike match on the organizer name.
`location` e.g. Bengaluru	string	ilike match on the location string.
`is_online`	bool	true to keep only online competitions, false for on-site only.
`prize_min_inr` e.g. 100000	int (INR)	Keep competitions with a prize pool at least this large.
`prize_max_inr`	int (INR)	Keep competitions with a prize pool at most this large.
`deadline_before`	ISO date	registration_deadline on or before this date.
`deadline_after`	ISO date	registration_deadline on or after this date.
`event_start_before`	ISO date	event_start_date on or before this date.
`event_start_after`	ISO date	event_start_date on or after this date.
`team_size_max` e.g. 4	int	'I have a team of up to N' — keeps competitions whose lower team-size bound fits under this ceiling.
`tags`	CSV	Overlap filter on tags.
`themes` e.g. climate,healthtech	CSV	Overlap filter on themes.

Sample response

GET /api/public/v1/competitions

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 128,
      "slug": "smart-india-hackathon-2026",
      "title": "Smart India Hackathon 2026",
      "type": "hackathon",
      "organizer": "AICTE, MoE",
      "location": "Pan-India",
      "is_online": false,
      "prize_pool": "₹1 crore total",
      "prize_pool_inr": 10000000,
      "registration_deadline": "2026-09-15",
      "event_start_date": "2026-12-05",
      "team_size_min": 6,
      "team_size_max": 6,
      "application_url": "https://sih.gov.in/",
      "url": "https://www.startupgrantsindia.com/competitions/smart-india-hackathon-2026"
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "MTI4"
}

Fields returned

title, slug, short_description, description, eligibility
type, organizer, organizer_url, location, is_online
prize_pool, prize_pool_inr
registration_deadline, event_start_date, event_end_date
tags, themes, team_size_min, team_size_max, participant_count
application_url, source, source_url

Events

Scope events:read · Continuously updated

Upcoming startup events across India — meetups, demo days, founder retreats, investor conferences. With dates, deadlines, organizer, location, category and price.

GET/api/public/v1/eventsList (paginated)

GET/api/public/v1/events/{slug}Detail

GET/api/public/v1/events/facetsFacet counts

Query parameters

Param	Type	Description
`limit` e.g. 20	int (1–50)	Page size. Defaults to 20.
`cursor`	string	Opaque token from the previous response's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.
`q` e.g. climate	string	Free-text search over title, summary, organizer and location.
`from` e.g. 2026-09-01	ISO date	Events with start_date on or after this. Default: now.
`to`	ISO date	Events with start_date on or before this.
`category` e.g. meetup	string	ilike match on the event category.
`location`	string	ilike match on the location string.
`organizer`	string	ilike match on the organizer.
`free`	bool	true = keep only free events (price null or 0); false = paid only.
`price_max_inr`	int (INR)	Keep events priced at or below this. Free events (null price) always pass.
`has_deadline_within_days` e.g. 7	int (1–365)	Keep events whose registration deadline is within N days from now.
`tags`	CSV	Overlap filter on tags.

Sample response

GET /api/public/v1/events

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "a3f1d0b6-9d0e-4c37-8e2b-1c4a2b5e6f01",
      "slug": "founders-meetup-bengaluru-sep-2026",
      "title": "Founders Meetup Bengaluru — September",
      "start_date": "2026-09-14T18:30:00+05:30",
      "category": "meetup",
      "location": "Bengaluru",
      "organizer": "SGI",
      "price_inr": 0,
      "tags": ["community", "meetup"],
      "url": "https://www.startupgrantsindia.com/events/founders-meetup-bengaluru-sep-2026"
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null
}

Fields returned

title, slug, description
start_date, end_date, deadline
category, location, organizer
price_inr, capacity, image_url, tags

Rate limits & errors

Every key defaults to 60 requests / minute(raiseable per customer). On overrun the API returns 429 with Retry-After and X-RateLimit-* headers.

Status	Meaning
400	Invalid query parameter or cursor.
401	Missing or malformed `Authorization` header, or unknown key.
403	Key does not carry the required dataset scope.
404	Unknown slug on a detail endpoint.
429	Rate limit exceeded. Wait `Retry-After` seconds.
500	Internal error — please retry, then contact us if it persists.

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