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People search in Clay

Find the right person.

Use Forager people search where your team already works in Clay.

ClayNative

Forager is built into the partner product.

Forager in Clay See it on Clay →

  • $5 free credits
  • 800M+ people
  • 65M+ companies

A selection of waterfalls and workflow tools running Forager for people search · plus other teams using people search

  • Clay
  • Deepline
  • BetterContact
  • Bitscale
  • Cargo
  • Dynasty Financial Partners
  • OXYGEN
  • Coram
For Clay users
The job
Let an AI SDR turn a natural-language prompt into a running sequence with verified emails and phones for every prospect.
When
A rep asks the AI SDR to 'find heads of finance at Series B fintechs in Germany and start a sequence'.
Outcome
Reps go from prompt to a running sequence in minutes and run more efficient outbound.
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Power an AI SDR's email and phone waterfall from a chat prompt

When to use it: A rep asks the AI SDR to 'find heads of finance at Series B fintechs in Germany and start a sequence'.

  1. Agent translates the prompt into POST /person_role_search/ filters (role_title, organization_industries, person_locations)
  2. Use /person_role_search/totals/ to size the audience before paying for pages
  3. Enrich each result with /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and /phone_numbers/
  4. Drop contacts without a verified channel and write the rest to the sequence
  5. Report found rate per channel to the platform's waterfall router
InputsOutputs
natural-language promptperson name
ICP filtersrole_title
organization
work_email
phone_number
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Revive a dead CRM with a one-time contact refresh

When to use it: A team inherits a large CRM where most contacts have left or never had phones.

Show the steps
  1. Export accounts and contacts; verify current role with POST /person_detail_lookup/
  2. Replace leavers with current personas via POST /person_role_search/ (organization_domains, role_title)
  3. Fill work_email and mobile via contact endpoints
  4. Write back with refreshed_at and route revived accounts to reps
InputsOutputs
CRM exportrole_is_current flag
persona definitionsreplacement contacts
work_email
phone_number
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Fields

Fields you get back

  • person name
  • role_title
  • organization
  • work_email
  • phone_number
  • role_is_current flag
  • replacement contacts

From the workflows above. Full field reference: People search and the API docs.

A selection of waterfalls and workflow tools running Forager for people search · plus other teams using people search

  • Clay
    • GTM workflow builders

    Selected use case: Forager mobile numbers, emails and people data inside Clay tables.

  • Deepline
    • Waterfall enrichment

    Selected use case: Forager lookups as typed tools inside enrichment waterfalls.

    19 typed Forager tools available inside Deepline1

  • BetterContact
    • Waterfall enrichment

    Selected use case: a Forager step in its waterfall for mobile numbers.

  • Bitscale
    • GTM workflow builders

    Selected use case: Forager in its contact waterfall for mobile numbers.

  • Cargo
    • GTM workflow builders

    Selected use case: enrichment plays that use Forager from its integrations catalog.

  • Dynasty Financial Partners
    • Internal use

    Firm that helps financial advisors build and grow independent practices.

  • OXYGEN
    • GTM workflow builders

    Agentic GTM platform with a multi-provider enrichment waterfall.

  • Coram
    • Internal use

    Selected use case: mobile numbers for outbound calling.

Sources

1 Deepline: deepline.com/integrations/forager (public page, read 2026-10-21).

“Forager leads in accuracy across all regions, Forager's dual strength in accuracy and volume makes it a powerhouse for sales teams that are targeting businesses around the globe.”
ClayStefan K.Data Partnerships
800M+people
65M+companies
How to test it

Test people search on your own sample

  1. Pull a sample. Take profiles your users looked up last week.
  2. Run it. Use a self-serve key, or book a demo and send us the list.
  3. Measure what your users feel. Connect rate for mobiles, bounces for emails, and whether the right person answers.
  • $5 free credits
  • No credit card
  • Run your sample
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do I set up people search in Clay?

Open the Forager listing in Clay, follow Clay's setup for that provider, and pick the Forager data you need: people search. The listing is linked from this page.

What does people search cost for Clay users?

People search: people search 1 credit per request and people search: role details 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. 1,000 search requests use 1,000 credits: about $13 of Starter credits month to month, or about $10 on Pro with yearly billing. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. How Clay bills for its own steps is set by Clay. See plans and prices

How do Clay users use Forager people search?

Let an AI SDR turn a natural-language prompt into a running sequence with verified emails and phones for every prospect. Find the people who hold a role at target companies, filtered by title, seniority, department and location. This page walks through 3 workflows with the exact steps.

Am I charged when nothing is found?

Yes. People search is charged per request, whether or not data comes back. Only mobile and email lookups are free when nothing is found, so try your inputs on a small run before you scale.

Can Clay users test people search for free?

Yes. Create a free account at app.forager.ai: it comes with $5 in free credits and an API key, and there is no credit card to sign up. Run it on records you already know, or book a demo and send us a list: we run it and show you what we find.

What inputs does it take and what does it return?

You send regions, persona titles and client ICP. You get back work_email, phone_number, role_title and organization, from POST /person_role_search/, as JSON.

How do you check data quality?

The test that counts is your own: send a list of profiles you care about. We run it and show you what we find, number by number, so you can measure hit rate and connect rate yourself.

Who built and maintains the Clay integration?

Native. Forager is built into the partner product. Clay lists Forager as a provider on its own site.

How do I find companies hiring engineers and their cto?

Find companies posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date). Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/.

Can I use the Forager API directly instead of Clay?

Yes. The same data is available through the REST API with one API key, so you can call it from your own code or another tool. Native in Clay, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo and called through the API from your own code.

Do I need a subscription?

Not to test: a free account comes with $5 in credits. To keep using people search, choose a monthly or yearly plan. Monthly plans cancel anytime and unused credits roll over; yearly plans grant all credits upfront and cost 10% less. Larger volumes are agreed with our team.

How is the data sourced, and what about privacy?

Bring your legal and security questions to a call with our team, and we take you through how Forager data is sourced and the terms that cover people search for Clay users. Forager's privacy policy is public, and anyone can send a request about their own personal data through the consumer rights form on forager.ai.

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