---
ref: tool:hubspot/search-crm-records
name: Search CRM records
company: company:hubspot
workflows: [workflow:content-download-nurture, workflow:high-intent-visitors, workflow:meetings-to-crm, workflow:gtm-knowledge-answers, workflow:job-title-personas, workflow:support-expansion-signals, workflow:support-ticket-churn-risk, workflow:visitor-company-fit, workflow:nps-detractor-rescue]
access: [mcp, api]
tags: [capability:manage-crm, category:crm, has:api, has:mcp]
docs: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api-reference/latest/crm/search-the-crm
updated: 2026-10-28
---

# Search CRM records

Returns contacts, companies, deals or other CRM records that match property filters or a text query.

Note: The MCP tool takes up to five groups of six filters and returns up to 200 records per page.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "hubspot": { "url": "https://mcp.hubspot.com" } } }
```

Call the MCP tool `search_crm_objects`.

Server URL: https://mcp.hubspot.com

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.hubapi.com
- Endpoint: `POST /crm/objects/2026-09/{objectType}/search`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: Bearer $HUBSPOT_API_KEY`
- Docs: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api-reference/latest/overview

Note: Use a service key or an app's static access token with the CRM scopes the calls need; paths carry a dated version such as `2026-09`.

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.