# KnowFirst, free: People search API

> Search people by name, role, seniority, employer or location, with the same filter style as business search.

KnowFirst's people search API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 people. KnowFirst's docs list 3 of the 13 key fields we check: Experience, Location, Photo.
We haven't run KnowFirst through [our people search API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-people-search-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 650 plans for people search APIs by price. Half the plans cost $4.564 per 1,000 people or less.
[Coresignal's $49 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/coresignal/49-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 people. Coresignal's $49 monthly plan charges nothing per call. You get as many people as Coresignal's rate limit allows.
[PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack (/api/v1/search)](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack-starter-post-api-v1-search/llms.txt) covers any number of people. PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack costs less up front than Coresignal's $49 monthly plan.
[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/getprospect/49-monthly-starter-post-v2-people-search-people-search/llms.txt), [QuickEnrich](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/quickenrich/29-monthly-starter-post-api-employees-contact-finder/llms.txt) and [AnyAPI](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/anyapi/top-up-from-10-manual-top-up-post-v1-run-people-search-quickenrich/llms.txt) are the best people search API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/free
- [People lookup API: 40+ people search providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-people-search-api.txt)
- Get it: https://knowfirst.ai/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.knowfirst.ai/v1/person/list`
- API key: with the plan, on https://knowfirst.ai/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://app.knowfirst.ai/docs/api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing
- Sold by: KnowFirst (https://knowfirst.ai?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-06

## In the answer

- Completeness: 23%
- Experience: ✓ current job
- Location: ✓
- Photo: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 people: $0.00
- Per: page, size not stated
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Extra fields: email: +$0.00
- Also pays for: from the same budget: GET /business/list · GET /business/list/{views} · GET /business/enrich · GET /business/view/{views} · GET /business/view/overview · GET /business/view/locations · GET /business/view/socials · GET /business/view/ads · GET /business/view/organic · GET /business/view/directories · GET /business/view/domains · GET /business/view/tech_stack · GET /business/view/jobs · GET /business/view/people · GET /business/view/salaries · GET /business/view/news · GET /business/view/contracts · GET /business/view/trademarks · GET /business/view/awards · GET /business/view/customer_reviews · GET /business/view/employee_reviews · GET /business/view/feed · GET /business/view/related · GET /domain/list/{views} · GET /person/view/{id} · GET /person/view · GET /location/list · GET /business/suggestions · POST /business/list/export · GET /person/list/export

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Search people by name, role, seniority, employer or location, with the same filter style as business search.

## Data

- Countries: Australia, New Zealand
- Keep data: you must not [...] store [...] any part of the Website and API [...] without prior written consent from us
- Use data: you must not in any form or by any means copy, adapt, reproduce (other than for the purpose of viewing the Website and API in your browser), store, modify, distribute, print, upload, display, publish or create derivative works from any part of the Website and API or commercialise any information obtained from any part of the Website and API without prior written consent from us [...] You acknowledge and agree that you will: [...] h) not alter, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, sublicense or change any software that underpins the Website and API, i) not purport to grant to a third party any right to access or use our Website and API except as permitted by us [...] You acknowledge that you must: a) not resupply the Website and API to third parties, or permit third parties to access the Website and API [...] You agree that you will only use and disclose any personal information that you access through the Website and API in a manner that would be permitted under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) by an APP entity

## Plan

- Pay: A$0
- You get: 20 credits
- Enough for: 20 pages

## Rate limit

- Per day: 50,000
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: next_token, q, email[exists], phone[exists], seniority, role, osca, countrycode, state, suburb, latlong[radius], latlong[box], business.id, business.sector, business.type, business.type[not], business.locations.state, business.locations.postcode, business.locations.suburb, business.locations.lga, business.locations.latlong[radius], business.locations.latlong[box], business.anzsic, business.founded_year[gte], business.founded_year[lte], business.staff[gte], business.staff[lte], business.tags, business.tech_stack, business.customer_reviews.google.score, business.customer_reviews.google.count, business.customer_reviews.facebook.score, business.customer_reviews.facebook.count, business.employee_reviews.glassdoor.score, business.employee_reviews.glassdoor.count, list, show
- Method: GET
- Path: /person/list

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 32 fields the plan's answer can hold

total results, more results available, next token, applied filters, person ID, name, role, seniority, OSCA code, OSCA name, OSCA ancestors, role start date, role end date, role location, phone, employer name, employer ID, employer website URL, salary, salary minimum, salary maximum, salary currency, location, Facebook handle, Facebook URL, Twitter handle, Twitter URL, Instagram handle, Instagram URL, LinkedIn handle, LinkedIn URL, image

## KnowFirst's plans (8)

- [KnowFirst, free](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 23% complete
- [KnowFirst, A$120 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/a-120-monthly/llms.txt): 23% complete
- [KnowFirst, A$216 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/a-216-monthly/llms.txt): 23% complete
- [KnowFirst, A$600 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/a-600-monthly/llms.txt): 23% complete
- [KnowFirst, A$720 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/a-720-yearly/llms.txt): 23% complete
- [KnowFirst, A$1,296 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/a-1296-yearly/llms.txt): 23% complete
- [KnowFirst, A$3,600 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/a-3600-yearly/llms.txt): 23% complete
- [KnowFirst, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/contact-us/llms.txt): 23% complete

## KnowFirst's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /person/list`: [KnowFirst, free](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/free/llms.txt)

## KnowFirst's APIs (6)

- [KnowFirst: company discovery API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/knowfirst/free/llms.txt)
- [KnowFirst: company open jobs API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-open-job-apis/knowfirst/free/llms.txt)
- [KnowFirst: tech stack API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-technology-apis/knowfirst/free/llms.txt)
- [KnowFirst: people search API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/knowfirst/free/llms.txt)
- [KnowFirst: people enrichment API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/person-enrichment-apis/knowfirst/free/llms.txt)
- [KnowFirst: company enrichment API pricing, 8 plans, GET /business/view/overview](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/knowfirst/free-get-business-view-overview/llms.txt)
- [KnowFirst: company enrichment API pricing, 8 plans, GET /business/enrich](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/knowfirst/free-get-business-enrich/llms.txt)

## KnowFirst: people search API alternatives

- [GetProspect, free, POST /v2/people/search, People Search](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/getprospect/free-post-v2-people-search-people-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete, stored
- [QuickEnrich, free](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/quickenrich/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 8% complete, stored
- [AnyAPI, free trial key, POST /v1/run/people_search.ai_ark](https://datacircle.dev/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
- [Leadscart, free](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/leadscart/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete, stored
- [FoxAPIs, free, GET /v1/investors/search](https://datacircle.dev/people-search-apis/foxapis/free-free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 23% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-06.

- https://app.knowfirst.ai/docs/api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing
- https://cdn.knowfirst.ai/api/spec/knowfirst-v1.yaml?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing
- https://knowfirst.ai/api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing
- https://knowfirst.ai/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing
- https://knowfirst.ai/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=people-search-api-pricing