# AI Ark, free, Plan, POST /v1/people/preview: Cached people search API

> Run any People Search for a flat 1 credit per page and see who matches before spending per-result credits — the recommended first call of every list-building workflow.

AI Ark's cached people search API on its Free Plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 people. It returns 3 of the 13 key fields we check: Experience, Headline, Location.
The cheapest of the 491 priced plans is [Apollo, $588 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/apollo/588-yearly/llms.txt), at $0.00033 per 1,000.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v1-people-preview
- Get it: https://ai-ark.com/pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.ai-ark.com/reference/people-preview
- Sold by: AI Ark (https://ai-ark.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-23

## In the answer

- Completeness: 23%
- Experience: ✓
- Headline: ✓
- Location: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000: $0.00
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Per: page of 100
- Most per search: 10,000
- Also pays for: from the same budget: People Search · Company Search · Find Emails by Track ID · Export People with Email · Export Single Person with Email · Mobile Phone Finder · Reverse People Lookup · Personality Analysis

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Run any People Search for a flat 1 credit per page and see who matches before spending per-result credits — the recommended first call of every list-building workflow.

## Data

- Freshness: 30 days
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Subject to your compliance with these Terms and all applicable laws, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license during the Subscription Term to: Access and use the Service for your internal business purposes, and Use and store data exported from the Service (“Exported Data”) solely in connection with your internal sales, marketing, recruiting, and other B2B outreach activities. You may not resell, rent, lease, license, or otherwise distribute Exported Data as a stand-alone asset or use it to create, improve, or enrich a competing product, database, or service. [...] You expressly agree that your use of Exported Data will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including, where applicable, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, CAN-SPAM, CASL, TCPA, and PECR. [...] Data provided by the Service may not be used for determining any consumer’s eligibility for credit, insurance, employment, housing, tenant screening, or any other purpose regulated by the FCRA. [...] You agree not to use the Service or Exported Data to: Harass, stalk, phish, or otherwise abuse individuals, Promote or facilitate illegal activity, Distribute malware, viruses, or other harmful code, Misrepresent your identity or affiliation, including by impersonating AI Ark or another entity, or Resell or redistribute AI Ark data to third parties except as incidental to your internal business processes (e.g., sharing with your sales agents). [...] You must not: Use the Service or Exported Data to build, train, or improve any competing database, sales intelligence platform, lead generation tool, or similar service, Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Service to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without our prior written consent.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 credits a month
- Enough for: 100 pages a month
- Expires: rolls over month to month, up to 2× the monthly allowance

## Rate limit

- Per second: 5
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: page, size, Content-Type header "application/json". Optional: account, contact, lists
- Method: POST
- Path: /v1/people/preview

## About the plan

- Plan: Free Plan
- Who can get it: anyone 18 or over with authority to bind the company or organization the account is for, not in a US-embargoed country or on a US restricted-party list

## The 138 fields the plan's answer can hold

provider record ID, first name, last name, headline, current title, location, short location, country, region, city, jobs, job company, job company ID, job company logo, job company URL, job company employee range, job company start date, job company end date, job title, job description, job employment type, job location, job start date, job end date, current department, current sub-department, current job function, current seniority, updated at, company ID, company name, company legal name, company description, company overview, company SEO description, company founded, company type, company industry, company employee count, company employee range, company logo, company website, company domain, company domain LTD, company LinkedIn URL, company Facebook URL, company Twitter URL, company Crunchbase URL, company revenue range, company revenue min, company revenue max, company funding type, company total funding, company last funding amount, company investor count, company funding count, company latest funding date, company funding rounds, company funding round date, company funding round amount, company funding round type, company funding round investors, company stock ticker, company stock URL, company IPO amount raised, company IPO valuation, company IPO share price, company IPO date, company exit count, company exits, company exit ID, company exit name, company exit image, company exit description, company acquisition count, company acquisitions, company acquisition ID, company acquisition name, company acquisition image, company acquisition role, company acquisition date, company investment count, company lead investment count, company investments, company investment ID, company investment name, company investment image, company investment is lead, company investment round ID, company investment round name, company investment round type, company investment round amount, company diversity investment count, company diversity investments, company diversity investment ID, company diversity investment name, company diversity investment image, company diversity investment round ID, company diversity investment round name, company diversity investment round type, company diversity investment round amount, company diversity investment spotlights, company diversity investment date, company IT spend, company HQ continent, company HQ country, company HQ state, company HQ city, company HQ street, company HQ postal code, company HQ address, company HQ coordinates, company locations, company location continent, company location country, company location city, company location street, company location postal code, company location address, company location coordinates, company technologies, company technology name, company technology category, company industries, company keywords, company hashtags, company languages, company sub-organizations, company SIC code, company NAICS code, company updated at, total results, total pages, page, results per page, has mobile, has skills, has educations

## AI Ark's plans (26)

- [AI Ark, free, Plan, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $49 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 5,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/49-monthly-usage-based-plan-5000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.098 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $79 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 15,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/79-monthly-usage-based-plan-15000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.053 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $119 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 30,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/119-monthly-usage-based-plan-30000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.04 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $219 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 60,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/219-monthly-usage-based-plan-60000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.036 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $399 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 120,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/399-monthly-usage-based-plan-120000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.033 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $649 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 210,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/649-monthly-usage-based-plan-210000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.031 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $879 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 300,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/879-monthly-usage-based-plan-300000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.029 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $1,249 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 450,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/1249-monthly-usage-based-plan-450000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.028 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $1,949 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 750,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/1949-monthly-usage-based-plan-750000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.026 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $2,449 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 1,000,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/2449-monthly-usage-based-plan-1000000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.025 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $4,449 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 2.000.000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/4449-monthly-usage-based-plan-2-000-000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.022 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $9,999 monthly, Usage-Based Plan, 5,000,000 Credits / Month, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/9999-monthly-usage-based-plan-5000000-credits-month-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.02 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $470 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 60k Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/470-yearly-usage-based-plan-60k-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.078 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $758 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 180k Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/758-yearly-usage-based-plan-180k-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.042 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $1,142 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 360k Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/1142-yearly-usage-based-plan-360k-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.032 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $2,102 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 720k Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/2102-yearly-usage-based-plan-720k-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.029 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $3,830 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 1.44M Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/3830-yearly-usage-based-plan-1-44m-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.027 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $6,230 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 2.52M Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/6230-yearly-usage-based-plan-2-52m-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.025 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $8,438 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 3.6M Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/8438-yearly-usage-based-plan-3-6m-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.023 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $11,990 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 5.4M Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/11990-yearly-usage-based-plan-5-4m-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.022 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $18,710 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 9M Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/18710-yearly-usage-based-plan-9m-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.021 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $23,510 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 12M Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/23510-yearly-usage-based-plan-12m-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.02 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $42,710 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 24M Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/42710-yearly-usage-based-plan-24m-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.018 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, $95,990 yearly, Usage-Based Plan, 60M Credits / Year, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/95990-yearly-usage-based-plan-60m-credits-year-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): $0.016 per 1,000, 23% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, contact us, Agency & Enterprise Plan, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/contact-us-agency-enterprise-plan-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt): 23% complete, 30 days

## AI Ark's calls (3)

- `POST /v1/people/export`: [AI Ark, free, Plan, POST /v1/people/export](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v1-people-export/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/people/preview`: [AI Ark, free, Plan, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/people`: [AI Ark, free, Plan, POST /v1/people](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v1-people/llms.txt)

## AI Ark's APIs (7)

- [AI Ark: cached company discovery API pricing, 26 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/ai-ark/free/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: similar companies API pricing, 26 plans](https://datacircle.dev/similar-company-apis/ai-ark/free/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: cached reverse email lookup API pricing, 26 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-reverse-email-lookup-apis/ai-ark/free/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: cached people search API pricing, 26 plans, POST /v1/people/preview](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v1-people-preview/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: email finder API pricing, 26 plans, POST /v1/people/export/single](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/ai-ark/free/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: email finder API pricing, 26 plans, POST /v2/people/export/single](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v2-people-export-single/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: email finder API pricing, 26 plans, POST /v1/people/email-finder](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v1-people-email-finder/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: cached LinkedIn profile API pricing, 26 plans, POST /v1/people/export/single](https://datacircle.dev/cached-linkedin-profile-apis/ai-ark/free/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: cached LinkedIn profile API pricing, 26 plans, POST /v2/people/export/single](https://datacircle.dev/cached-linkedin-profile-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v2-people-export-single/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: cached phone finder API pricing, 26 plans, POST /v1/people/mobile-phone-finder](https://datacircle.dev/find-cached-phone-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v1-people-mobile-phone-finder/llms.txt)
- [AI Ark: cached phone finder API pricing, 26 plans, POST /v2/people/mobile-phone-finder](https://datacircle.dev/find-cached-phone-apis/ai-ark/free-plan-post-v2-people-mobile-phone-finder/llms.txt)

## AI Ark: cached people search API alternatives

- [AnyAPI, free, trial key, POST /v1/run/people_search.ai_ark](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/anyapi/free-trial-key-post-v1-run-people-search-ai-ark/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 85% complete, 30 days
- [Renidly, free](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/renidly/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 0% complete, 1 month
- [The Swarm, free, 14-day free trial, POST /v3/profiles/fetch](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/the-swarm/free-14-day-free-trial-post-v3-profiles-fetch/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 85% complete, 1 day
- [People Data Labs, free, Free, GET /v5/person/identify](https://datacircle.dev/cached-people-search-apis/people-data-labs/free-free-get-v5-person-identify/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% complete, 1 month

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-23.

- https://ai-ark.com/faq
- https://ai-ark.com/llms.txt
- https://ai-ark.com/platform/enrichment-api
- https://ai-ark.com/pricing
- https://ai-ark.com/terms
- https://docs.ai-ark.com/
- https://docs.ai-ark.com/docs/ai-agents
- https://docs.ai-ark.com/reference/fetch-credit
- https://docs.ai-ark.com/reference/people-preview