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

# Search for 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.

Search costs no credits, though each request counts toward your request
limits. Filter values such as industries, departments and management levels
must be ZoomInfo's own: resolve them first with the `lookup` MCP tool,
`gtm lookup` or the Lookup Data endpoint. Each result flags whether ZoomInfo
holds an email, direct phone or mobile phone; enrich the people you keep to
get them.

## 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, 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: OAuth; sign in when the agent asks
- Docs: https://docs.gtm.ai/reference/api-overview

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.