> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api.tryspecter.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search person name

> Returns people whose name matches the `query`, each with a Specter person ID and a match confidence. Fetch a full profile with [Get person by ID](/api-reference/people/get-person-by-id).

<Note> Costs 1 credit per request, regardless of how many matches are returned. </Note>

## What you need

A name to search on, at least 3 characters.

## Behaviour

- Returns at most 10 matches.
- Results are sorted by `match_confidence` (0-1) descending; only matches at or above 0.5 are returned.
- No matches returns an empty list.

## What you do next

- **Open the full profile.** Pass a match's `id` to [Get person by ID](/api-reference/people/get-person-by-id).
- **Get an email.** Fetch a verified address with [Get person email](/api-reference/people/get-person-email).




## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-ref/bundle_api.yaml get /people/search
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Specter API
  termsOfService: https://tryspecter.com/terms/
  contact:
    name: API support
    email: api-support@tryspecter.com
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://app.tryspecter.com/api/v1
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Enrich
    description: >
      Look up a company, person, or investor and, if Specter does not already
      hold it, fetch it on demand. Includes email-based person enrichment.
  - name: Search
    description: |
      Find records across every product from a single plain-English query.
  - name: Companies
    description: >
      Company profiles, funding, headcount, traction, the per-company signals
      and sub-resources attached to a single company, and identifier resolution.
  - name: People
    description: >
      Specter people records: profile data, contact details, and per-person
      lookups for a known person ID.
  - name: Investors
    description: >
      Specter investor records: profile, activity, targeting, funds, portfolio
      companies, and the funding rounds they have participated in.
  - name: Transactions
    description: |
      Transaction detail by ID: funding rounds, acquisitions, and IPOs.
  - name: News Signals
    description: |
      Company-level news signals: by ID, and for a saved list or company search.
  - name: Revenue Signals
    description: >
      Revenue and profitability signals: by ID, by date, and for a saved list or
      company search.
  - name: Talent Signals
    description: |
      Talent signals: by ID and in bulk by ID.
  - name: Investor Interest Signals
    description: |
      Investor interest signals: by ID and in bulk by ID.
  - name: Company Lists
    description: |
      Create, query, and maintain lists of companies, including their results.
  - name: Investor Lists
    description: |
      Create, query, and maintain lists of investors, including their results.
  - name: People Lists
    description: |
      Create, query, and maintain lists of people, including their results.
  - name: Saved Searches
    description: |
      List and delete searches saved via tryspecter.com.
  - name: Company Saved Searches
    description: |
      Details and results for saved company searches.
  - name: People Saved Searches
    description: |
      Details and results for saved people searches.
  - name: Investor Saved Searches
    description: |
      Details and results for saved investor searches.
  - name: Talent Signals Saved Searches
    description: |
      Details and results for saved Talent Signals searches.
  - name: Investor Interest Saved Searches
    description: |
      Details and results for saved Investor Interest Signals searches.
  - name: Network
    description: >
      Your team's LinkedIn network: the people and companies your teammates are
      connected to, and your reach into a given company.
  - name: Account
    description: >
      Organisation-level resources: your team's members, API call logs, and
      credit balance.
paths:
  /people/search:
    get:
      tags:
        - People
      summary: Search person name
      description: >
        Returns people whose name matches the `query`, each with a Specter
        person ID and a match confidence. Fetch a full profile with [Get person
        by ID](/api-reference/people/get-person-by-id).


        <Note> Costs 1 credit per request, regardless of how many matches are
        returned. </Note>


        ## What you need


        A name to search on, at least 3 characters.


        ## Behaviour


        - Returns at most 10 matches.

        - Results are sorted by `match_confidence` (0-1) descending; only
        matches at or above 0.5 are returned.

        - No matches returns an empty list.


        ## What you do next


        - **Open the full profile.** Pass a match's `id` to [Get person by
        ID](/api-reference/people/get-person-by-id).

        - **Get an email.** Fetch a verified address with [Get person
        email](/api-reference/people/get-person-email).
      parameters:
        - in: query
          name: query
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 3
          required: true
          allowEmptyValue: false
          description: |
            A name to search people by. Must be at least 3 characters.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The list of matching people, sorted by descending match confidence.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchPersonResult'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/OutOfCredits'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimits'
components:
  schemas:
    SearchPersonResult:
      properties:
        id:
          description: >-
            The Specter person ID for this person, can be used in people
            endpoints.
          type: string
          example: per_34f8a8ad1f7497b83e821345
        full_name:
          description: The person's full name.
          nullable: true
          type: string
          example: Cosmin Urdea
        headline:
          description: The person's LinkedIn headline.
          nullable: true
          type: string
          example: Software Consultant / Contractor
        linkedin_url:
          description: URL for the LinkedIn account.
          nullable: true
          type: string
          example: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cosmin-urdea-0848973
        profile_picture_url:
          description: A URL for a profile picture if there is one.
          nullable: true
          type: string
          example: >-
            https://peopledb-public.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/profile-pictures/per_34f8a8ad1f7497b83e821345.jpg
        current_company_name:
          description: The name of the person's current employer, when resolvable.
          nullable: true
          type: string
          example: valantic (vormals mm1)
        match_confidence:
          description: >
            How closely the person matched the query, from 0 to 1. Only matches
            with a confidence of at least 0.5 are returned.
          type: number
          example: 1
      required:
        - id
        - match_confidence
    ApiKeyMissing:
      properties:
        errorCode:
          description: API_KEY_MISSING
          example: API_KEY_MISSING
          type: string
        message:
          description: No API Key was presented on the header X-API-KEY
          example: No API Key was presented on the header X-API-KEY
          type: string
    ApiKeyNotValid:
      properties:
        errorCode:
          description: API_KEY_NOT_VALID
          example: API_KEY_NOT_VALID
          type: string
        message:
          description: API key present, but not valid
          example: API key present, but not valid
          type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            oneOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiKeyMissing'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiKeyNotValid'
    OutOfCredits:
      description: Out of credits - API credit limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
              - errorCode
              - message
            properties:
              errorCode:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - OUT_OF_CREDITS
              message:
                type: string
                description: |
                  There are no more credits available to complete the request.
      headers:
        X-CreditLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: The total number of credits allocated for the current period
        X-CreditLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: The number of credits remaining for the current period
        X-CreditLimit-Reset:
          schema:
            type: number
            format: float
          description: The number of seconds until the credit limit resets
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden - There is no permissions to use the endpoint
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              errorCode:
                description: NOT_PERMITTED
                type: string
                example: NOT_PERMITTED
              message:
                type: string
                description: You do not have permission to access this resource.
                example: You do not have permission to access this resource.
            required:
              - errorCode
              - message
    RateLimits:
      description: Too Many Requests - API Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
              - errorCode
              - message
            properties:
              errorCode:
                type: string
                description: RATE_LIMITED
              message:
                type: string
                description: You have been rate-limited
      headers:
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: The total rate limit allowed for this endpoint
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: The number of requests remaining
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          schema:
            type: number
            format: float
          description: The number of seconds until the rate limit resets
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key

````