Retrieve SIC industry codes

Use GET /web/sic when an existing system expects Standard Industrial Classification codes. Choose the dataset that matches the consumer of your data.

Choose a dataset

`type`	Use it when	Extra result fields
`original_sic`	You need the 1987 SIC system or compatibility with a historical dataset. This is the default.	`majorGroup`, `majorGroupName`
`latest_sec`	You need the SIC list published for SEC filing workflows.	`office`

The two datasets are not interchangeable. Persist the selected classification value with every code.

Classify a company

export CONTEXT_DEV_API_KEY="ctxt_secret_..."

curl --get https://api.context.dev/v1/web/sic \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $CONTEXT_DEV_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "input=stripe.com" \
  --data-urlencode "type=latest_sec" \
  --data-urlencode "maxResults=3"

import ContextDev from "context.dev";

const client = new ContextDev({
  apiKey: process.env.CONTEXT_DEV_API_KEY,
});

const result = await client.industry.retrieveSic({
  input: "stripe.com",
  type: "latest_sec",
  maxResults: 3,
});

console.log(result.classification, result.codes);

import os
from context.dev import ContextDev

client = ContextDev(api_key=os.environ["CONTEXT_DEV_API_KEY"])

result = client.industry.retrieve_sic(
    input="stripe.com",
    type="latest_sec",
    max_results=3,
)

print(result.classification, result.codes)

require "cgi/core"
require "context_dev"

client = ContextDev::Client.new(
  api_key: ENV.fetch("CONTEXT_DEV_API_KEY")
)

response = client.industry.retrieve_sic(
  input: "stripe.com",
  type: :latest_sec,
  max_results: 3
)

puts response.classification
puts response.codes.inspect

package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "os"

    contextdev "github.com/context-dot-dev/context-go-sdk/v2"
    "github.com/context-dot-dev/context-go-sdk/v2/option"
)

func main() {
    client := contextdev.NewClient(
        option.WithAPIKey(os.Getenv("CONTEXT_DEV_API_KEY")),
    )

    response, err := client.Industry.GetSic(
        context.Background(),
        contextdev.IndustryGetSicParams{
            Input: "stripe.com",
            Type: contextdev.IndustryGetSicParamsTypeLatestSec,
            MaxResults: contextdev.Int(3),
        },
    )
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(response.Classification, response.Codes)
}

<?php

require __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';

use ContextDev\Client;

$client = new Client(apiKey: getenv('CONTEXT_DEV_API_KEY'));

$response = $client->industry->retrieveSic(
    input: 'stripe.com',
    type: 'latest_sec',
    maxResults: 3,
);

var_dump($response->classification, $response->codes);

The endpoint costs 10 credits.

Read the result

An SEC-list response can contain:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "domain": "stripe.com",
  "type": "sic",
  "classification": "latest_sec",
  "codes": [
    {
      "code": "7372",
      "name": "SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE",
      "confidence": "high",
      "office": "Office of Technology"
    }
  ]
}

An original_sic item uses majorGroup and majorGroupName instead of office. The common fields are code, name, and confidence. Keep four-digit SIC codes as strings so leading zeroes are preserved.

Control result count

Parameter	Contract
`input`	Required domain or company title, at least 4 characters.
`type`	`original_sic` or `latest_sec`; defaults to `original_sic`.
`minResults`	Minimum result count, 1 to 10; defaults to 1.
`maxResults`	Maximum result count, 1 to 10; defaults to 5.
`timeoutOpts`	Set `milliseconds` up to 300,000 and choose `behavior: "fail"` or `"return-partial"`. Partial results contain validated, scored codes. See timeouts.

Result count is not a confidence threshold. Filter by confidence separately and keep a human-review path for classifications that affect reporting or compliance.

Production behavior

Prefer a domain over a company title to reduce identity ambiguity.
Do not infer NAICS or EIC values by transforming a SIC code.
Treat 404 as a normal no-match and 408 or 429 as retryable with a bounded policy.
Use the dataset owner’s source when you need an authoritative taxonomy definition rather than an inferred company match.

Next steps

SIC API reference

Review the complete classification request and response contract.

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Retrieve SIC industry codes

Choose a dataset

Classify a company

Read the result

Control result count

Production behavior

Next steps

SIC API reference

​Choose a dataset

​Classify a company

​Read the result

​Control result count

​Production behavior

​Next steps

SIC API reference

Choose a dataset

Classify a company

Read the result

Control result count

Production behavior

Next steps