---
ref: tool:zoominfo/search-people
name: Search people
company: company:zoominfo
workflows: []
access: [mcp, cli, api]
tags: [capability:find-prospects, category:data-provider, has:api, has:cli, has:mcp]
docs: https://docs.gtm.ai/reference/searchinterface_searchcontact
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Search people

Returns contacts who match job title, management level, department, company and location filters, with their title and accuracy score but not their emails or phone numbers.

Note: Filter values such as industries, departments and management levels are ZoomInfo's own: resolve them first with the `lookup` MCP tool, `gtm lookup` or the Lookup Data endpoint. Costs no credits but counts toward request limits. Enrich the people you keep for emails and phones.

## 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_contacts`.

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 contacts search`.

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.zoominfo.com/gtm
- Endpoint: `POST /data/v1/contacts/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.