Capabilities / people.search
People search
A list of people you did not have: from a description — a role, a company, a place — or from a source that names them, such as a repository, a paper, a Scholar profile or a company page.
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Identify the subject with any one of these:
qcompany_domaincompany_domain + titletitlefull_namesource_urlalways returned: people
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Authors of a paper, by DOIAPI details · original referencecrossref.people.from_doiAuthors of a paper, by DOI · The author list Crossref holds for a DOI, with ORCIDs and affiliations where givenGET /works/{doi}Inputs: — | CrossrefGET /works/{doi} | free | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Authors of a paper, by DOIAPI details · original referenceopenalex.people.from_doiAuthors of a paper, by DOI · Every author of a work with their institution and ORCIDGET /worksInputs: filter | OpenAlexGET /works | free | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Researchers by name or topicAPI details · original referenceopenalex.people.searchResearchers by name or topic · Authors in the open scholarly graph: name, ORCID, institutions, works and citation countsGET /authorsInputs: per-page, search | OpenAlexGET /authors | free | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Researchers by nameAPI details · original referenceorcid.people.searchResearchers by name · The ORCID registry: a researcher's persistent id, names and institutionsGET /expanded-search/Inputs: q, rows | ORCIDGET /expanded-search/ | free | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Search people by title, company, skills or locationAPI details · original referenceicypeas.people.searchSearch people by title, company, skills or location · Find people by job title, company, seniority, skills, school, location or years of experiencePOST /find-peopleInputs: pagination, query | IcypeasPOST /find-people | 1 credits per row | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Search people by descriptionAPI details · original referenceexa.people.searchSearch people by description · The search endpoint lets you intelligently search the web and extract contents from the results.POST /searchInputs: category, contents, includeDomains, numResults, query | ExaPOST /search | 2 credits per call | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Search people by title, seniority, department or companyAPI details · original referencecompanyenrich.people.searchSearch people by title, seniority, department or company · Searches people based on given criteria using page-based paginationPOST /people/searchInputs: atCurrentCompanyAfter, atCurrentCompanyBefore, atCurrentPositionAfter, atCurrentPositionBefore, companyFilter, countries, department, domains, education, exclude, expand, page, pageSize, positionQuery, query, seniority | CompanyEnrichPOST /people/search | 3 credits per row | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Scroll people search results past 10,000 rowsAPI details · original referencecompanyenrich.people.search.scrollScroll people search results past 10,000 rows · Searches people based on given criteria using cursor-based paginationPOST /people/search/scrollInputs: cursor, domains, pageSize, positionQuery | CompanyEnrichPOST /people/search/scroll | 3 credits per row | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Search people by seniority or current employerAPI details · original referencefiber-ai.people.searchSearch people by seniority or current employer · Search for people using filtersPOST /v1/people-searchInputs: currentCompanies, cursor, pageSize, searchParams | Fiber AIPOST /v1/people-search | 3 credits per row | not measured yet | — | · |
GitHub developersAPI details · original referencedinqmcp.github.searchGitHub developers · Find people on github from a query; preserves profile links and original evidence.POST /api/tools/github_find_developersInputs: limit, query | DINQ MCPPOST /api/tools/github_find_developers | 15 credits per answer | not measured yet | — | · |
Hugging Face contributorsAPI details · original referencedinqmcp.huggingface.searchHugging Face contributors · Find people on huggingface from a query; preserves profile links and original evidence.POST /api/tools/huggingface_find_buildersInputs: limit, query | DINQ MCPPOST /api/tools/huggingface_find_builders | 15 credits per answer | not measured yet | — | · |
Instagram creatorsAPI details · original referencedinqmcp.instagram.searchInstagram creators · Find people on instagram from a query; preserves profile links and original evidence.POST /api/tools/instagram_find_creatorsInputs: keywords, limit, query, search_mode | DINQ MCPPOST /api/tools/instagram_find_creators | 15 credits per answer | not measured yet | — | · |
LinkedIn professionalsAPI details · original referencedinqmcp.linkedin.searchLinkedIn professionals · Find people on linkedin from a query; preserves profile links and original evidence.POST /api/tools/linkedin_find_professionalsInputs: limit, query | DINQ MCPPOST /api/tools/linkedin_find_professionals | 15 credits per answer | not measured yet | — | ✓ |
Academic researchersAPI details · original referencedinqmcp.scholar.searchAcademic researchers · Find people on scholar from a query; preserves profile links and original evidence.POST /api/tools/scholar_find_researchersInputs: limit, query | DINQ MCPPOST /api/tools/scholar_find_researchers | 15 credits per answer | not measured yet | — | · |
X creatorsAPI details · original referencedinqmcp.x.searchX creators · Find people on x from a query; preserves profile links and original evidence.POST /api/tools/x_find_kolsInputs: keywords, limit, query, search_mode | DINQ MCPPOST /api/tools/x_find_kols | 15 credits per answer | not measured yet | — | · |
Xiaohongshu creatorsAPI details · original referencedinqmcp.xiaohongshu.searchXiaohongshu creators · Find people on xiaohongshu from a query; preserves profile links and original evidence.POST /api/tools/xiaohongshu_find_creatorsInputs: keywords, limit, query, search_mode | DINQ MCPPOST /api/tools/xiaohongshu_find_creators | 15 credits per answer | not measured yet | — | · |
Zhihu expertsAPI details · original referencedinqmcp.zhihu.searchZhihu experts · Find people on zhihu from a query; preserves profile links and original evidence.POST /api/tools/zhihu_find_expertsInputs: keywords, limit, query, search_mode | DINQ MCPPOST /api/tools/zhihu_find_experts | 15 credits per answer | not measured yet | — | · |
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