Sell niche custom B2B datasets by audience

Package one-off lists (e.g. 'dental clinic owners in Texas') for buyers who don't want a subscription.

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Uses POST /person_role_search/ · People search API reference

What it costs: Charged per request: credit pricing.

How the data flows

2 inputs → People data feed + People search + Company data feed → 3 fields sample data

01 · Inputs

audience spec

linkedin.com/in/lee-sampler

feeds

linkedin.com/in/lee-sampler

02 · Forager

People data feed + People search + Company data feed POST /person_role_search/

Match found

03 · Outputs

Lee SamplerVP Revenue Operations · Example Inc.

record count: 12
name: Lee Sampler
title: VP Revenue Operations
mobile: +1 (312) 555-0107
work email: lee@example.com
company: Example Inc.

3 fields in the responseexample data

Steps

Translate the request into people_feed / company_feed filters or POST /person_role_search/ queries
Size with /totals/ endpoints and quote
Assemble, dedupe and enrich the list
Deliver as CSV with licence terms

import json, os, requests

BASE = "https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage"
HEADERS = {"X-API-KEY": os.environ["FORAGER_KEY"]}
body = json.load(open("request.json"))  # request fields: see the API reference

# 1. Translate the request into people_feed / company_feed filters or POST
# /person_role_search/ queries
r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 2. Size with /totals/ endpoints and quote

# 3. Assemble, dedupe and enrich the list

# 4. Deliver as CSV with licence terms

# 1. POST /person_role_search/
curl -X POST \
  https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/person_role_search/ \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @request.json

Generated from the recipe stepsRequest fields: API reference

Run it yourself: People search API reference

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Inputs and outputs

Inputs	Outputs
audience spec	`custom dataset`
feeds	`record count`
	`field list`

Questions about this recipe

Where can I buy a one-time list of contacts in a niche industry?

This recipe uses Forager People data feed, People search and Company data feed. People data feed: A licensed file of 800M+ professional profiles, refreshed on a schedule and delivered to Snowflake or S3. Package one-off lists (e.g. 'dental clinic owners in Texas') for buyers who don't want a subscription.

What does it cost to sell niche custom B2B datasets by audience?

People search: people search 1 credit per request and people search: role details 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. People data feed is a flat annual licence, global or regional, not priced in credits. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 8,250 search requests, or a mix. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. See plans and prices

What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?

You send audience spec and feeds. You get back custom dataset, field list and record count, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.

How do data marketplaces build custom B2B audience lists?

Translate the request into people_feed / company_feed filters or POST /person_role_search/ queries. Size with /totals/ endpoints and quote.

Is there a free way to try Forager on this workflow?

Yes. Request a sample extract of the people data feed on a 30-minute call and check the fields against your own records before you license it.

When should I run this workflow?

When a buyer requests a niche audience on a data marketplace. Buyers get niche lists quickly without a subscription.

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

People data feed, people search and company data feed. People data feed: a licensed file of 800M+ professional profiles, refreshed on a schedule and delivered to Snowflake or S3. People search: find the people who hold a role at target companies, filtered by title, seniority, department and location.

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.

Which tools can run this workflow?

Native in Clay, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo, delivered as a data share to Snowflake, Databricks and Amazon S3 and called through the API from Google BigQuery and your own code. Or call the endpoints in the steps above from your own code with one API key.

How many steps is this workflow?

4 steps: translate the request into people_feed / company_feed filters or POST /person_role_search/ queries, size with /totals/ endpoints and quote, assemble, dedupe and enrich the list and deliver as CSV with licence terms.

Is there a contract or minimum commitment?

No contract to start: a free account comes with $5 in credits. To keep using Forager, 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.

Can we show Forager data inside 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.

A selection of teams that run this job on Forager · plus other teams on Forager

Clay
- GTM workflow builders
Selected use case: Forager mobile numbers, emails and people data inside Clay tables.
Juicebox
- AI candidate sourcing
Selected use case: Forager data behind its PeopleGPT search and sourcing agents.
SeekOut
- Talent intelligence
Selected use case: Forager’s people data feed, used to keep candidate profiles current.

2–3 years on the Forager people data feed, by SeekOut’s own account¹
Andela
- Customer
Selected use case: Forager data for the go-to-market team at a global talent marketplace.
Coram
- Internal use
Selected use case: mobile numbers for outbound calling.
Kalkine
- Internal use
Equities research publisher.
Airscale
- Waterfall enrichment
Selected use case: a Forager step in its mobile number waterfall.
Bitscale
- GTM workflow builders
Selected use case: Forager in its contact waterfall for mobile numbers.

Sources

¹ SeekOut: SeekOut, customer interview, Sep 2026.

Sell niche custom B2B datasets by audience

How the data flows

Steps

Inputs and outputs

Questions about this recipe

Where can I buy a one-time list of contacts in a niche industry?

What does it cost to sell niche custom B2B datasets by audience?

What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?

How do data marketplaces build custom B2B audience lists?

Is there a free way to try Forager on this workflow?

When should I run this workflow?

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

How do you check data quality?

Which tools can run this workflow?

How many steps is this workflow?

Is there a contract or minimum commitment?

Can we show Forager data inside our product?

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