---
title: "Normalize companies from file"
method: POST
path: "/classifications/{release}/companies/normalize/file"
tags: ["Classifications"]
---

# Normalize companies from file

`POST /classifications/{release}/companies/normalize/file`

Normalize multiple company terms to the best matching Lightcast Companies. Limited to a maximum of 500 terms in one request. Note that this endpoint has a base tier monthly quota of 50 requests. Responses from this endpoint will include two headers, `RateLimit-Remaining` and `RateLimit-Reset`, which indicate how many requests you have remaining in your current quota period and when that quota will reset, respectively.
This endpoint uses the following form parameter:
  - fileUpload: A file containing the line-separated list of companies to normalize; can be plaintext, PDF, or docx.

## Path parameters

- `release` string, required

## Query parameters

- `confidenceThreshold` number
- `limit` integer
- `fields` string

## Response `200`

OK

- Schema — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — bad request
- `404` — requested resource not found
- `413` — request size too large

---

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