DiffbotPeople DataEnrichment

Search people by DQL filter — role, employer, skills

diffbot.people.search

Search the Diffbot Knowledge Graph for people by DQL filter (role, employer, skills)

Price: $0.0299/resultAt provider cost
Success rate: 100%Last 30 days · 21 calls
Latency p50: 3.8 sp95 4.7 s
Last verified: Jul 28, 2026Verified working

GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/diffbot.people.search?size=1&query=type%3APerson+employments.employer.name%3A%22Diffbot%22

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Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

same /dql endpoint as company search — the `type:` facet inside the query string is what switches the entity kind

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`from`	integer	Optional		`0`
`size`	integer	Optional	entities to return, DEFAULT 50 — at 25 credits each that is a 1,250-credit call if you leave it unset	`1`
`type`	string	Optional	'query' (default) \| 'refresh'
`query`	string	Required	a DQL query string starting with type:Person, e.g. type:Person employments.employer.name:"Diffbot"	`type:Person employments.employer.name:"Diffbot"`
`format`	string	Optional	json (default) \| jsonl \| csv \| xls \| xlsx
`jsonmode`	string	Optional	'extended' adds provenance, 'id' returns bare DiffbotIds

Query parameters
fromintegerOptional
Example: 0
sizeintegerOptional
entities to return, DEFAULT 50 — at 25 credits each that is a 1,250-credit call if you leave it unset
Example: 1
typestringOptional
'query' (default) | 'refresh'
querystringRequired
a DQL query string starting with type:Person, e.g. type:Person employments.employer.name:"Diffbot"
Example: type:Person employments.employer.name:"Diffbot"
formatstringOptional
json (default) | jsonl | csv | xls | xlsx
jsonmodestringOptional
'extended' adds provenance, 'id' returns bare DiffbotIds

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/diffbot.people.search?size=1&query=type%3APerson+employments.employer.name%3A%22Diffbot%22' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/diffbot.people.search?size=1&query=type%3APerson+employments.employer.name%3A%22Diffbot%22",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/diffbot.people.search?size=1&query=type%3APerson+employments.employer.name%3A%22Diffbot%22", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
  },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at $0.0299/result, including the service fee.