# Search Contacts

> Find contacts matching role, seniority, company, or signal criteria. Returns a ranked list. Free to call.

**Date:** 2026-08-07  
**Source:** https://gtm.ai/docs/mcp/tools/search-contacts

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## Overview

Describe the person you want to reach and get back a ranked list of real people who fit. Search Contacts queries more than 600 million contact records, filtering by title, seniority, function, company, and location, so a vague persona description becomes a concrete list of names. Searching costs nothing. Spend credits only on the people you actually plan to contact.

## What You'll Get

A ranked list of matching contacts. Each result carries:

- Name
- Job title
- Company
- ZoomInfo contact ID, used by [Enrich Contacts](/docs/mcp/tools/enrich-contacts)

Email addresses and phone numbers are not part of search results. Pass the contact IDs to [Enrich Contacts](/docs/mcp/tools/enrich-contacts) to retrieve those.

## Best For

- Building a prospecting list around a persona
- Mapping a buying committee at a target account
- Sizing how many people match a role profile
- Finding the right entry point into a new account

Looking for a named individual rather than a persona? Use [Contact Research](/docs/mcp/tools/contact-research). To get recommendations on who to approach first at an account, use [Find Recommended Contacts](/docs/mcp/tools/find-recommended-contacts).

## How It Works

**ZoomInfo Data**

Common filters include:

- Job title or function
- Management level, from C-suite through manager
- Company name or domain
- Location
- Industry

## Technical Details

### Credits

Free. Search Contacts consumes no credits. Contact detail is where cost begins, so search widely and enrich only the people you plan to contact. See [Credits & Billing](/docs/mcp/credits).

### Automatic Tool Selection

The AI reaches for Search Contacts when you describe a target persona rather than name a person. It often chains: [Lookup](/docs/mcp/tools/lookup) to resolve filter values, Search Contacts to find matches, then [Enrich Contacts](/docs/mcp/tools/enrich-contacts) when you need contact details.

## Example Prompts

> *"Find VP-level sales leaders at companies in our target account list."*

> *"Who are the IT decision-makers at Acme Corp?"*

> *"Show me SDRs and BDRs at Series B SaaS companies in California."*

> *"Map the finance buying committee at these five accounts."*