---
ref: tool:lusha/search-people
name: Search for people
company: company:lusha
workflows: []
access: [mcp, api]
tags: [capability:build-audience, category:data-provider, has:api, has:mcp]
docs: https://docs.lusha.com/mcp-docs
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Search for people

Returns preview profiles of contacts who match job title, seniority, department, location and company filters, each listing which emails and phones can be revealed and at what credit cost.

Job titles are free text; resolve seniority, department and location values
with `prospecting_contact_filters` first, which costs no credits. Scope the
search to accounts with `companyDomains` or `companyNames`, and pass a
`signals` filter to keep only people with a recent promotion or company
change. Previews carry no emails or phones: reveal the people you keep with
`prospecting_contact_enrich`.

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

Call the MCP tool `prospecting_contact_search`.

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

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.lusha.com
- Endpoint: `POST /v3/contacts/prospecting`
- Auth: send the header `api_key: $LUSHA_API_KEY`
- Get a key: https://dashboard.lusha.com/enrich/api
- Docs: https://docs.lusha.com/apis/openapi

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
- Never print API keys.