---
ref: tool:g2/unlock-companies
name: Unlock companies showing intent
company: company:g2
workflows: []
access: [api]
tags: [capability:track-intent, category:intent, has:api]
docs: https://data.g2.com/api/v2/docs/index.html
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Unlock companies showing intent

Spends G2 Activate credits to reveal up to 25 masked companies that are showing intent for your product, and returns them.

Note: Every new unlock spends credits: confirm with the user first. Get the `sig` values from `GET /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/locked_companies`; it always returns 200, so check `meta.skipped[]` for sigs that couldn't be unlocked.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://data.g2.com
- Endpoint: `POST /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/unlocked_companies`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: Bearer $G2_API_KEY`
- Get a key: https://my.g2.com/developers
- Docs: https://data.g2.com/api/v2/docs/index.html

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.