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# Search people

> Searches LinkedIn people by keyword, company, location, or name. At least one criterion other than `page` is required.

Requires the `data:people:search` scope.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/data/people/search
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Revcenter API
  description: >-
    Search, enrich, and activate people and companies. Two authentication
    surfaces share one host: the bearer-token API under `/v1` for
    server-to-server and agent use, and the workspace-session API under `/api`
    that the Revcenter app itself runs on.
  version: '2026-08-12'
servers:
  - url: https://api.revcenter.ai
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Search
    description: Web search, search runs, results, exports, and shareable shortlists.
  - name: People
    description: Person search, profile enrichment, and the workspace contact pool.
  - name: Companies
    description: Company search, company enrichment, and org-chart people.
  - name: Campaigns
    description: Plan, publish, and launch outbound sequences on Smartlead and HeyReach.
  - name: Account
    description: Health, usage totals, and cost events.
paths:
  /v1/data/people/search:
    post:
      tags:
        - People
      summary: Search people
      description: >-
        Searches LinkedIn people by keyword, company, location, or name. At
        least one criterion other than `page` is required.


        Requires the `data:people:search` scope.
      operationId: searchPeople
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKeyHeader'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                search:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 240
                  description: Free-text keyword search.
                  examples:
                    - wealth advisor
                currentCompany:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 300
                  description: Current employer name.
                companyId:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                      maxLength: 120
                    - type: integer
                  description: LinkedIn company identifier to scope the search to.
                location:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 180
                  examples:
                    - San Jose, CA
                geoId:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                      maxLength: 120
                    - type: integer
                  description: LinkedIn geo identifier. More precise than `location`.
                firstName:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 120
                lastName:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 120
                page:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 1
                  maximum: 100
                  default: 1
                idempotencyKey:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 8
                  maxLength: 160
            examples:
              byRoleAndCity:
                summary: Role and city
                value:
                  search: wealth advisor
                  location: San Jose, CA
                  page: 1
              byCompany:
                summary: Everyone at one employer
                value:
                  currentCompany: Merrill Lynch
                  location: California
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching profiles, one page at a time.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MeteredEnvelope'
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      data:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          profiles:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonSearchResult'
                          pagination:
                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderPagination'
                          response:
                            type: object
                            additionalProperties: true
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InsufficientScope'
        '424':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ProviderUnavailable'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '502':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ProviderError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  parameters:
    IdempotencyKeyHeader:
      name: Idempotency-Key
      in: header
      required: false
      description: >-
        Deduplicates the billing event when a request is retried. Safe to send
        on every call.
      schema:
        type: string
        minLength: 8
        maxLength: 160
  schemas:
    MeteredEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: The standard success envelope for billed endpoints.
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
        meta:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
            - type: object
              properties:
                usage:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Usage'
    PersonSearchResult:
      type: object
      description: >-
        A person as returned by search — enough to decide whether to spend an
        enrichment on them.
      properties:
        firstName:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        lastName:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        headline:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        location:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        publicIdentifier:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Pass to `GET /v1/data/people/{profileId}` to enrich.
        profileUrl:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uri
        photoUrl:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uri
      additionalProperties: true
    ProviderPagination:
      type:
        - object
        - 'null'
      description: Provider paging cursor, passed through untouched.
      additionalProperties: true
    Meta:
      type: object
      properties:
        request_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: >-
            Echoes an inbound `X-Request-Id` when you send one, otherwise
            generated. Always returned in the `X-Request-Id` header too.
    Usage:
      type: object
      description: What this single call cost.
      properties:
        operation:
          type: string
          examples:
            - data.people.profile
        acquisition_units:
          type: integer
          examples:
            - 10000
        billable_units:
          type: integer
          examples:
            - 10000
        funding_source:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FundingSource'
    Error:
      type: object
      description: The error shape used by every `/v1` endpoint.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              examples:
                - insufficient_scope
            message:
              type: string
            details:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
    FundingSource:
      type: string
      enum:
        - platform
        - workspace_byok
      description: >-
        `platform` means Revcenter's own provider keys paid for the call and it
        counts as billable acquisition. `workspace_byok` means your workspace's
        own provider key did — the activity is recorded, but the vendor spend is
        yours, not billable overage.
  responses:
    InvalidRequest:
      description: The request body failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            missingQuery:
              value:
                error:
                  code: invalid_request
                  message: query is required.
                meta:
                  request_id: 6f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c5f-8e21-0b7d4a9c1e33
    Unauthorized:
      description: No key, or the key is invalid, expired, or revoked.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            missing:
              value:
                error:
                  code: missing_api_key
                  message: 'Send Authorization: Bearer rvc_live_...'
                meta:
                  request_id: 6f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c5f-8e21-0b7d4a9c1e33
            invalid:
              value:
                error:
                  code: invalid_api_key
                  message: API key is invalid, expired, or revoked.
                meta:
                  request_id: 6f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c5f-8e21-0b7d4a9c1e33
    InsufficientScope:
      description: The key authenticated but lacks the scope this endpoint requires.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            scope:
              value:
                error:
                  code: insufficient_scope
                  message: API key requires scope 'data:people:read'.
                meta:
                  request_id: 6f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c5f-8e21-0b7d4a9c1e33
    ProviderUnavailable:
      description: >-
        The workspace has no usable provider key for this capability — it is
        either unprovisioned or switched off.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            unavailable:
              value:
                error:
                  code: provider_unavailable
                  message: Web search is unavailable for this workspace.
                meta:
                  request_id: 6f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c5f-8e21-0b7d4a9c1e33
    RateLimited:
      description: >-
        The key exceeded its per-minute limit. Check `X-RateLimit-Reset` for
        when the window rolls over.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            limited:
              value:
                error:
                  code: rate_limited
                  message: API key rate limit exceeded.
                meta:
                  request_id: 6f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c5f-8e21-0b7d4a9c1e33
    ProviderError:
      description: The upstream data source failed. Nothing is billed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            upstream:
              value:
                error:
                  code: provider_error
                  message: Harvest profile request failed
                meta:
                  request_id: 6f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c5f-8e21-0b7d4a9c1e33
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        A Revcenter API key: `Authorization: Bearer rvc_live_...`. Keys are
        scoped, rate limited per key, and metered per workspace.

````