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POST
https://api.crustdata.com
/
person
/
search
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.crustdata.com/person/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-version: <x-api-version>' \
  --data '
{
  "filters": {
    "field": "experience.employment_details.current.title",
    "type": "=",
    "value": "CEO"
  },
  "limit": 1,
  "fields": [
    "basic_profile.name",
    "experience.employment_details.current.title",
    "experience.employment_details.current.company_name"
  ]
}
'
{
  "profiles": [
    {
      "basic_profile": {
        "name": "Nithin Kamath"
      },
      "experience": {
        "employment_details": {
          "current": [
            {
              "title": "CEO"
            },
            {
              "title": "Founder & CEO"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "H4sIACIdzWkC...",
  "total_count": 1105055
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Headers

​
x-api-version
string
required

API version to use. Must match a supported version (e.g., "2025-11-01").

Example:

"2025-11-01"

Body

application/json

Search filters, sorting, pagination, and field selection options.

Request body for searching the person database. Specify filter conditions to narrow results, optional sorting, cursor-based pagination, and field selection.

​
filters
object
required

Filter criteria (basic or complex)

Example:
{
  "field": "experience.employment_details.current.title",
  "type": "=",
  "value": "CEO"
}
​
fields
string[]

List of fields to include for each returned person profile.

Example:
[
  "basic_profile.name",
  "experience.employment_details.current.title"
]
​
sorts
object[]
​
limit
integer
default:20
Required range: 1 <= x <= 1000
​
count
integer

Alias for limit

Required range: 1 <= x <= 1000
Example:

20

​
cursor
string | null

Pagination cursor from previous response

Example:

"H4sIACIdzWkC_xWMMQ7DIAwAv..."

​
post_processing
object

Post-processing options for excluding specific profiles or names from results.

​
return_query
boolean
default:false

Debug flag - include search query in response

​
preview
boolean
default:false

Preview mode - return only basic fields for faster response

Response

People matching the search criteria

Paginated response from the person search endpoint containing matched profiles and pagination metadata.

​
profiles
object[]
required

Array of person profiles matching the search criteria

Example:
[]
​
next_cursor
string | null

Opaque cursor string for fetching the next page of results. Pass this value as the cursor parameter in subsequent requests. Null when no more results are available.

Example:

"H4sIACIdzWkC_xWMMQ7DIAwAv..."

​
total_count
integer | null

Total number of profiles matching the search criteria across all pages

Example:

1105055

​
query
object

Echo of the original search query for debugging (only present when return_query is true)

Example:
{}