---
ref: tool:perplexity/search-people
name: Search people
company: company:perplexity
workflows: []
access: [api]
tags: [capability:find-prospects, category:web-search, has:api]
docs: https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/search/filters/people-search
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Search people

Returns web results about professionals who match a name, role, company or location, with titles, URLs and snippets naming their jobs and employers.

Note: Set `search_type` to `people` on the Search API request. Use it only for legitimate professional research, following the privacy and data protection laws that apply to you.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.perplexity.ai
- Endpoint: `POST /search`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: Bearer $PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`
- Get a key: https://console.perplexity.ai/project/keys
- Docs: https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/overview

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.