Search by titleFilter by seniorityReturn the people
ApplicantExample
Jordan ExampleProduct manager · Example Co
Product manager at Example CoFound
Sales · senior leaderSenior
Austin, United StatesLocation
Right person
Built for reaching past applicants
A selection of applicant tracking systems using Forager for people search · plus other recruiting platformsSelected teams using Forager for people search
10x Management
Sellershub
Pin.com
For applicant tracking systems
The job
In an ATS or referral tool, show each employee the people they worked with before who now fit an open role, and let the employee make the introduction.
When
A new requisition opens, or an employee opens the referral page.
Outcome
Employees refer people they actually know for roles that fit, and recruiters get warmer candidates.
When to use it: A new requisition opens, or an employee opens the referral page.
Fetch the employee's history with POST /person_detail_lookup/ (linkedin_public_identifier)
Find people who held roles at the same organizations in overlapping years with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_position_start_date, role_position_end_date)
Keep those whose current role_title fits the open requisition
After the employee agrees to refer, fetch a personal email via POST /person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/ for the outreach
Inputs
Outputs
employee LinkedIn URL
former colleagues who fit the role
open requisition title
shared employer and years
personal email
Lead recipe 2
Rebuild a corporate alumni list for boomerang hiring
When to use it: A company launches an alumni program, or a role opens that past employees could fill.
Show the steps
Find former employees with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_is_current: false)
Fetch current roles with POST /person_detail_lookup/ to see where each person is now
Fetch personal emails via POST /person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/, since the old work address no longer reaches them
Invite alumni to the network and match them to open roles
Who evaluates people search at applicant tracking systems, 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 applicant tracking systems using Forager for people search · plus other recruiting platformsSelected teams using Forager for people search
Juicebox
AI candidate sourcing
Selected use case: Forager data behind its PeopleGPT search and sourcing agents.
SBR2TH
Staffing firms
Selected use case: people and job-postings feeds loaded into its own data lake for AI search.
Velox
Staffing firms
Technical staffing firm in the Netherlands.
Leelu
AI candidate sourcing
Team behind the Leelu AI recruiting copilot.
PrimeHammer
Staffing firms
Software studio in Czechia.
10x Management
Staffing firms
Tech talent agency that connects companies with senior freelance technologists.
Sellershub
Staffing firms
Recruiting firm that places only sales talent.
Pin.com
AI candidate sourcing
AI recruiting platform that sources candidates and runs multi-channel outreach for recruiters.
“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
Pull a sample. Take profiles your users looked up last week.
Run it. Use a self-serve key, or book a demo and send us the list.
Measure what your users feel. Connect rate for mobiles, bounces for emails, and whether the right person answers.
How do applicant tracking systems use Forager people search?
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In an ATS or referral tool, show each employee the people they worked with before who now fit an open role, and let the employee make the introduction. 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 applicant tracking systems?
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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 applicant tracking systems add people search?
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Reach applicants and passive candidates without stale contacts. Products like yours are judged on candidate replies, 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 do I find former colleagues for referrals?
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Fetch the employee's history with POST /person_detail_lookup/ (linkedin_public_identifier). Find people who held roles at the same organizations in overlapping years with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_position_start_date, role_position_end_date).
What inputs does it take and what does it return?
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You send company filters, company organization id and employee LinkedIn URL. You get back work_email, hiring leader, personal email and phone_number, from POST /person_role_search/, as JSON.
Can our users see Forager data in our product?
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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?
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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 applicant tracking systems test people search for free?
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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 former employees of a company?
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Find former employees with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_is_current: false). Fetch current roles with POST /person_detail_lookup/ to see where each person is now.
How do I know the data is right?
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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?
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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?
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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.
Written answers are not available right now. The matching pages above still help, or book a demo and ask the team.
