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People search API for lead databases

Find the right person.

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

5 recipes use people search for prospecting databases / lead finders.

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

A selection of lead databases using Forager for people search · plus other sales-tech platforms

  • Clay
  • Aydentify
  • Nooks
  • Bitscale
  • HubSpot
  • Orbital
  • Cortex Intelligence
  • Jeeva AI
For prospecting databases / lead finders
The job
Reach new leaders in their first 90 days and teams that are growing while budgets are being set.
When
A new VP joins a target account, or the account opens roles on a relevant team.
Outcome
Reps reach champions in new roles and growing teams while decisions are open.
Lead recipe 1

Trigger outreach on new hires and open roles at target accounts

When to use it: A new VP joins a target account, or the account opens roles on a relevant team.

  1. Detect new roles via people_feed (role_position_start_date in last 30 days, role_title)
  2. Detect team growth via job_postings_feed or POST /job_search/ by organization
  3. Match events to target accounts and personas
  4. Enrich contacts and enqueue a signal-specific play
InputsOutputs
target accountssignal type
persona titlesperson
people + jobs feedrole_position_start_date
open roles
contact fields
Lead recipe 2

Prospect contacts at a target domain by title and country via API

When to use it: A GTM engineer receives a list of target domains and personas to cover.

Show the steps
  1. Call POST /person_role_search/ with organization_domains, role_title boolean and person_locations
  2. Check volume first with /person_role_search/totals/
  3. Paginate results and dedupe on person_id
  4. Get work emails with /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and load into the ABM list
InputsOutputs
company domainperson_id
title keywordsname
countryrole_title
person location
work_email
Open the recipe: Prospect contacts at a target domain by title and country via API
Lead recipe 3

Find fleet managers across title variants for B2B vehicle sales

When to use it: A dealer group or OEM fleet team opens a new region or campaign.

Show the steps
  1. Query POST /person_role_search/ with role_title boolean ("fleet" OR "mobility" OR "car policy" OR "facility") and person_locations
  2. Filter organizations by employees_start to companies with company-car fleets
  3. Add work_email and mobile from contact endpoints
  4. Export to the dealer CRM with region tags
InputsOutputs
regionname
title variant listrole_title
company size floororganization
work_email
phone_number
Open the recipe: Find fleet managers across title variants for B2B vehicle sales
Fields

Fields you get back

  • signal type
  • person
  • role_position_start_date
  • open roles
  • contact fields
  • person_id
  • name
  • role_title
  • person location
  • work_email
  • organization
  • phone_number

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

Who owns this

Who evaluates people search at prospecting databases / lead finders, 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 lead databases 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.

  • Aydentify
    • Lead databases

    Lead-discovery tool that shows ingredient and packaging suppliers which consumer brands use their products.

  • Nooks
    • Power & parallel dialers

    Selected use case: mobile numbers inside their dialer.

  • 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.

  • Orbital
    • Lead databases

    Selected use case: contact lookups in its enrichment waterfall, for teams selling to local businesses.

  • Cortex Intelligence
    • ABM & intent

    GTM intelligence platform for account research and outbound.

  • Jeeva AI
    • AI SDRs

    Agentic platform of AI digital workers for sales teams.

“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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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do lead databases use Forager people search?

Reach new leaders in their first 90 days and teams that are growing while budgets are being set. 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 lead databases?

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 lead databases add people search?

Power your lead database without maintaining scrapers. 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.

What is signal-based selling and which signals work best?

Reach new leaders in their first 90 days and teams that are growing while budgets are being set. Reps reach champions in new roles and growing teams while decisions are open.

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 lead databases 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 search contacts by company domain and job title?

Call POST /person_role_search/ with organization_domains, role_title boolean and person_locations. Check volume first with /person_role_search/totals/.

How accurate is Forager data?

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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