{"id":48612,"date":"2026-09-07T11:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/?p=48612"},"modified":"2026-09-07T16:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:27:46","slug":"how-to-use-database-search-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-use-database-search-api\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Database Search API"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide explains how to find prospects and companies from the Database Search API.<\/p>\n<div class=\"snovio-toc\">\n<p><a href=\"#database-search-api-methods\">Database Search API methods<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#search-prospects\">Search for prospects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#find-a-prospects-email\">Find a prospect's email<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#search-companies\">Search for companies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#add-prospects-to-a-list\">Add prospects to a list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"notification-block note\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/themes\/knowledgebase-n\/assets\/img\/ph_circle-wavy-warning.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">The Database Search API is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-use-snov-io-api\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several API categories available<\/a> to automate your work in Snov.io.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#DatabaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database Search API<\/a> lets you access the same prospect and company database behind <a href=\"https:\/\/app.snov.io\/database-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database Search in the app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Use it to find prospects and companies through API requests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/themes\/knowledgebase-n\/assets\/img\/ph_circle-wavy-warning.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">Checking how many prospects are available is free, and you spend credits only when you find a verified email and full profile. The API returns the same data you'd see in the app.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"database-search-api-methods\"><strong>Database Search API methods<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here are the API methods broken down by workflow stage:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"search-prospects\"><strong>Search for prospects<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These methods search Snov.io's prospect database using your filters.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"start-prospect-search\"><strong>Start a prospect search<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Send your filters to start a prospect search. You'll get a task hash to retrieve the results in the next step.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">POST <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#DatabaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/start<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Required input:<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\nAt least one filter. <span class=\"notification-block note-gray\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><code style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">filters<\/code><\/span><br \/>\nFilter your search down to the prospects who fit your ICP. You can combine prospect-level and company-level filters in the same request:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prospect filters: job title, management level, department, skills, location, first and last name<\/li>\n<li>Company filters: name, location, industry, size, revenue range, specialties, founded year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"notification-block tip\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/themes\/knowledgebase-n\/assets\/img\/academicons_ideas-repec.svg\" alt=\"tip\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">Job title filters recognize common variations, so \"CEO\" also matches \"Chief Executive Officer.\" Location filters match Snov.io's verified location list; if nothing matches, the API returns up to 15 similar options instead of an empty result.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"get-prospect-search-results\"><strong>Get prospect search results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Retrieve the prospects that matched your filters.<\/p>\n<p>Each prospect in the response includes their job title, location, industry, and company details. The last name and LinkedIn URL are partially hidden until you start an email search.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">GET <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#DatabaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/result\/{task_hash}<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Required input:<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"notification-block note-gray\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><code style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">task_hash<\/code><\/span> \u2014 the task hash from your search request, in the URL<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block learn\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/themes\/knowledgebase-n\/assets\/img\/fluent_chat-warning-16-regular.svg\" alt=\"learn\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">Results come paginated, with up to 20 prospects per page. You get page 1 by default; change the page number to get results from later pages. The total count shows how many prospects and pages match your filters.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"find-a-prospects-email\"><strong>Find a prospect's email<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These methods get a prospect's email address, full last name, and full LinkedIn URL.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"start-email-search\"><strong>Start the email search<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Request the hidden contact details for a prospect you found: use their <span class=\"notification-block note-gray\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><code style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">email_and_hidden_info_reveal<\/code><\/span> URL to get the email address, full last name, and full LinkedIn URL.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">POST <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#DatabaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/search-emails\/start\/{task_hash}<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Required input:<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"notification-block note-gray\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><code style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">task_hash<\/code><\/span> \u2014 the prospect's task hash, in the URL<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"get-email-search-results\"><strong>Get the email search results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Get the prospect's email address and their full profile details.<\/p>\n<p>The response includes the prospect's full name, LinkedIn URL, and email address with its status (valid or unknown).<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">GET <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#DatabaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/search-emails\/result\/{task_hash}<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Required input:<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"notification-block note-gray\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><code style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">task_hash<\/code><\/span> \u2014 the task hash from the previous request, in the URL<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"search-companies\"><strong>Search for companies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These methods search Snov.io's company database. Use company search to build a target account list before you search for people inside those accounts.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"start-company-search\"><strong>Start a company search<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Send your filters to start a company search.<\/p>\n<p>You'll get a task hash to retrieve the results in the next step. Filters cover company name, location, industry, size, revenue, specialties, and founded year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">POST <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#DatabaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/companies\/start<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Required input:<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\nAt least one filter. <span class=\"notification-block note-gray\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><code style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">filters<\/code><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"get-company-search-results\"><strong>Get company search results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Retrieve the companies that matched your filters.<\/p>\n<p>Each company in the response includes its domain, location, industry, size, revenue range, and logo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">GET <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#DatabaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/companies\/result\/{task_hash}<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Required input:<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"notification-block note-gray\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><code style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">task_hash<\/code><\/span> \u2014 the task hash from your search request, in the URL<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block tip\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/themes\/knowledgebase-n\/assets\/img\/academicons_ideas-repec.svg\" alt=\"tip\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">You're charged 1 credit for each unique request, and only if the results include at least one company.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"add-prospects-to-a-list\"><strong>Add prospects to a list<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Once you've found the emails you want, add those prospects to a Snov.io list with this method. Then launch an outreach campaign the same way you would with prospects added through the app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">POST <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#AddProspectToList\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v1\/add-prospect-to-list<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Next steps in API<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"run-campaigns\"><strong>Run outreach campaigns<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Build and launch multichannel outreach sequences for the prospects you found. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/api#GroupCampaignManagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Campaigns API<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-it-charges-credits\"><strong>Database Search API credit cost<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the table below, we'll provide details on how Snov.io charges credits from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.snov.io\/account\/billing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your account balance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when using requests for the Database Search API.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border: 1px solid #b3d9ff; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 55px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 28.6349%; height: 55px; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Method<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6259%; height: 55px; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">API request<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6282%; height: 55px; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 28.6349%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Start a prospect search<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6259%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/start\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/start<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6282%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 28.6349%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Get prospect search results<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6259%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/result\/%7Btask_hash%7D\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/result\/{task_hash}<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6282%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 28.6349%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Start the email search<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6259%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/search-emails\/start\/%7Btask_hash%7D\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/search-emails\/start\/{task_hash}<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6282%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 28.6349%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Get the email search results<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6259%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/search-emails\/result\/%7Btask_hash%7D\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/prospects\/search-emails\/result\/{task_hash}<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6282%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>1 credit<\/strong> for each prospect for which we find a <em>valid<\/em> or <em>unverifiable<\/em> email address. If no email is found, we don't charge credits for it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 28.6349%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Start a company search<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6259%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/companies\/start\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/companies\/start<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6282%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 28.6349%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Get company search results<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6259%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/companies\/result\/%7Btask_hash%7D\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v2\/database-search\/companies\/result\/{task_hash}<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6282%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>1 credit<\/strong> for each unique request in which we return at least one company. If no companies match, we don't charge credits for it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 28.6349%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\">Add prospects to a list<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6259%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v1\/add-prospect-to-list\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/api.snov.io\/v1\/add-prospect-to-list<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6282%; border: 1px solid #c3dfff; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">\n<h3><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-use-snov-io-api\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to use Snov.io tools via API<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-use-domain-search-api\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to find emails and prospects in Domain Search API<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-enrich-your-data-via-snov-io-api\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to enrich your data via Snov.io API<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide explains how to find prospects and companies from the Database Search API. Database Search API methods Search for prospects Find a prospect&#8217;s email Search for companies Add prospects to a list The Database Search API is one of several API categories available to automate your work in Snov.io. 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