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Sales-tech & GTM platforms · Autonomous or AI-assisted SDR products

People search API for AI SDR products

Find the right person.

What AI SDRs need from people search, what Forager returns, and how teams like yours test it.

6 recipes use people search for autonomous or AI-assisted SDR products.

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

A selection of AI SDRs using Forager for people search · plus other sales-tech platforms

  • Clay
  • Roger
  • Nooks
  • Amplemarket
  • Bitscale
  • HubSpot
  • Jeeva AI
  • Cortex Intelligence
For autonomous or AI-assisted SDR products
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.
Lead recipe 1

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
Lead recipe 2

Source a role-tagged buying committee for every target account

When to use it: An account is marked target or an opportunity is created with a single contact.

Show the steps
  1. Call POST /person_role_search/ with organization_domains and role_title groups per committee role
  2. Tag each result with a committee role from role_title and seniority
  3. Enrich with /work_emails/ and /phone_numbers/
  4. Write contacts to the CRM opportunity with role tags and push to the agent's sequence
InputsOutputs
account domaincommittee role tag
committee role definitionsperson name
role_title
work_email
phone_number
Open the recipe: Source a role-tagged buying committee for every target account
Lead recipe 3

Qualify PLG sign-ups and route enterprise accounts to sales

When to use it: A user activates a free workspace or crosses a usage threshold.

Show the steps
  1. Resolve the sign-up with POST /person_detail_reverse_lookup/by_email/ when the address is personal; otherwise use the work domain
  2. Score the employer with POST /organization_search/ (employees_start, industries, funding_types)
  3. For accounts above threshold, find decision makers with POST /person_role_search/ (organization_domains, role_title)
  4. Add work emails and create a routed task for the BDR with the user's product activity
InputsOutputs
sign-up emailfit score
product usage eventsorganization employees/industry
decision-maker contacts
work_email
Open the recipe: Qualify PLG sign-ups and route enterprise accounts to sales
Fields

Fields you get back

  • person name
  • role_title
  • organization
  • work_email
  • phone_number
  • committee role tag
  • fit score
  • organization employees/industry
  • decision-maker contacts

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

Who owns this

Who evaluates people search at autonomous or AI-assisted SDR products, and what they are judged on

  • Product manager who owns the enrichment feature: judged on what users see when they open a record
  • Engineering lead integrating the API: judged on response time and errors they can route on
  • Partnerships or data lead managing vendors: judged on cost per valid result

A selection of AI SDRs using Forager for people search · plus other sales-tech platforms

  • Clay
    • GTM workflow builders

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

  • Roger
    • AI SDRs

    AI outbound sales rep.

  • Nooks
    • Power & parallel dialers

    Selected use case: mobile numbers inside their dialer.

  • Amplemarket
    • AI SDRs

    Selected use case: mobile numbers inside its contact waterfall.

  • Bitscale
    • GTM workflow builders

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

  • HubSpot
    • CRM add-ons

    Selected use case: enriching contact and company records with people, company and job-posting data.

  • Jeeva AI
    • AI SDRs

    Agentic platform of AI digital workers for sales teams.

  • Cortex Intelligence
    • ABM & intent

    GTM intelligence platform for account research and outbound.

“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.
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  • Run your sample
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do AI SDR products 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.

What does people search cost for AI SDR products?

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. See plans and prices

Why do AI SDR products add people search?

Give your AI SDR verified mobiles and emails before it dials or writes. Products like yours are judged on connect rate and cost per valid result, which is why the cost that counts is per result that reaches the right person. Run your own sample to see what people search returns for your users before you build on it.

How AI SDR tools find verified emails?

Enrich each result with /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and /phone_numbers/. Drop contacts without a verified channel and write the rest to the sequence.

What inputs does it take and what does it return?

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

Can our users see Forager data in our product?

Yes, under platform terms. Self-serve plans cover internal use by your own team. Showing Forager data to your users, or passing records on, is licensed separately: talk to sales about volume and which fields your users need to see.

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 AI SDR products 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.

How do I find buying committee contacts at target account?

Call POST /person_role_search/ with organization_domains and role_title groups per committee role. Tag each result with a committee role from role_title and seniority.

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.

How is a people search API different from searching profiles by hand?

Searching by hand works for a handful of accounts. A people search API filters by title, seniority, department and location across your target companies in one request, returns people your product can act on, and hands off to a contact lookup for the mobile or email.

Where can I use Forager people search?

Native in Clay, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo and called through the API from your own code. Everything else connects through the REST API with one API key.

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