---
ref: tool:zoominfo/search-intent
name: Find companies showing buyer intent
company: company:zoominfo
workflows: []
access: [mcp, cli, api]
tags: [capability:track-intent, category:data-provider, has:api, has:cli, has:mcp]
docs: https://docs.gtm.ai/reference/searchinterface_searchintent
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Find companies showing buyer intent

Returns intent signals for up to 50 topics, each naming a company researching the topic with its signal score, audience strength and date, plus recommended contacts there.

Note: Your package must include Intent. Topic names must match ZoomInfo's exactly: look them up first (`gtm lookup --field intent-topics`). Costs no credits, but each signal returned counts as a record toward your limits.

## 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": { "zoominfo": { "url": "https://mcp.zoominfo.com/mcp" } } }
```

Call the MCP tool `search_intent`.

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

### CLI (official)

Install the command and sign in with it, then confirm it runs.

```sh
brew install zoominfo/gtm-ai/gtm-ai-cli
gtm --version
```

Run `gtm intent search`.

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.zoominfo.com/gtm
- Endpoint: `POST /data/v1/intent/search`
- Auth: an OAuth access token, sent as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
- Docs: https://docs.gtm.ai/reference/api-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.