Search Companies
Find companies matching firmographic criteria. Returns a ranked list with basic company data. Free to call without `redeem`.
Rowan BaileySenior Director, Product
Overview
Describe the kind of company you want to sell to and get back a ranked list of real ones. Search Companies queries more than 100 million company records, filtering on industry, size, location, and the technologies a company runs. Running it is free unless you pass redeem: true, which uses one data credit per new record returned (see Credits & Billing). Refine the shape of a target list as many times as you need before spending a single credit on detail.
What You'll Get
A ranked list of matching companies. Each result carries:
- Company name and website
- Revenue
- Employee count
- City, state, and country
- ZoomInfo company ID, used by Enrich Companies
Industry and other profile fields come from Enrich Companies, or from a search with redeem: true.
Best For
- Building a target account list
- Testing how large a segment is before committing to it
- Territory and ICP planning
- Finding the accounts behind a market thesis
Already know the company and want full detail? Go straight to Enrich Companies. To find companies by buying behavior or a recent event instead of profile, use Search Intent or Search Scoops. Search Scoops also covers hiring events such as hiring plans and open positions.
How It Works
ZoomInfo Data
Common filters include:
- Industry
- Employee count range
- Revenue range
- Location, by country, state, or metro region
- Technologies used
- Employee growth rate
Technical Details
Credits
Free unless you pass redeem: true, which uses one data credit per new record returned. Enrichment is where cost begins, so the usual pattern is to search broadly and enrich only the accounts worth the spend. See Credits & Billing.
Automatic Tool Selection
The AI reaches for Search Companies when you describe a target account profile rather than name a company. It often chains: Lookup to resolve filter values, Search Companies to find matches, then Enrich Companies when you need full detail.
Example Prompts
"Find SaaS companies with 200 to 1000 employees headquartered in New York."
"What companies in the healthcare industry are using Salesforce?"
"Show me fast-growing fintech companies whose headcount grew 20% in the past year."
"How many manufacturers in the Midwest fit our ICP?"
To get full profiles for the accounts worth pursuing, use Enrich Companies.