Search people by title, company, skills or location

pdl.people.search

Search PDL people by title, company, seniority, skills or location — pays per record

Price: $0.28/resultAt provider cost
Success rate: 92.7%Last 30 days · 78 calls
Latency p50: 223 msp95 5.3 s
Last verified: Jul 31, 2026Verified working

GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/pdl.people.search?sql=SELECT+*+FROM+person+WHERE+location_country%3D%27united+states%27&size=1

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Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

exactly one of sql | query. GET caps `size` at 100, POST at 1000 — the only real difference between the two methods. Always set an explicit small size while iterating: you pay per record, so a size=100 call is a 100-credit call. Rate limit 10 req/min

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`sql`	string	Optional	SQL WHERE clause over the Person schema, e.g. "SELECT * FROM person WHERE job_title_role='engineering' AND location_country='united states'"	`SELECT * FROM person WHERE location_country='united states'`
`size`	integer	Optional	records to return, 1-100, default 1 — THIS IS THE PRICE DIAL: you pay 1 credit per record	`1`
`query`	string	Optional	Elasticsearch JSON query — the alternative to sql, more expressive
`pretty`	boolean	Optional
`dataset`	string	Optional	restrict to a licensed dataset, e.g. resume, email, phone
`titlecase`	boolean	Optional
`scroll_token`	string	Optional	cursor from the previous response, for paging past 100

Query parameters
sqlstringOptional
SQL WHERE clause over the Person schema, e.g. "SELECT * FROM person WHERE job_title_role='engineering' AND location_country='united states'"
Example: SELECT * FROM person WHERE location_country='united states'
sizeintegerOptional
records to return, 1-100, default 1 — THIS IS THE PRICE DIAL: you pay 1 credit per record
Example: 1
querystringOptional
Elasticsearch JSON query — the alternative to sql, more expressive
prettybooleanOptional
datasetstringOptional
restrict to a licensed dataset, e.g. resume, email, phone
titlecasebooleanOptional
scroll_tokenstringOptional
cursor from the previous response, for paging past 100

Code samples

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

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/pdl.people.search?sql=SELECT+*+FROM+person+WHERE+location_country%3D%27united+states%27&size=1' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/pdl.people.search?sql=SELECT+*+FROM+person+WHERE+location_country%3D%27united+states%27&size=1",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/pdl.people.search?sql=SELECT+*+FROM+person+WHERE+location_country%3D%27united+states%27&size=1", {
  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 $0.28/result, including the service fee.