# Ocean.io, free: Similar people API

> Search people using filters and/or people Ids

Ocean.io's similar people API on its Free trial plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 people. It returns 8 of the 13 key fields we check: Experience, Skills, Headline, About, Location, Photo, Connections, Open to work.
The cheapest of the 45 priced plans is [EnvoAPI, $1,799 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/envoapi/1799-monthly/llms.txt), at $0.09 per 1,000.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/ocean-io/free
- Get it: https://www.ocean.io/pricing
- Its API docs: https://app.ocean.io/docs/searchPeopleV3
- Sold by: Ocean.io (https://www.ocean.io)
- Checked: 2026-10-23

## In the answer

- Completeness: 62%
- Experience: ✓
- Skills: ✓
- Headline: ✓
- About: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Connections: ✓
- Open to work: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Per: result
- Also pays for: from the same budget: Search Companies · Enrich Company · Enrich Person · Enrich Companies (Batch) · Enrich People (Batch) · Lookup Companies · Lookup People · Autocomplete · Reveal Emails · Reveal Phones

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Search people using filters and/or people Ids

## Data

- Freshness: stored
- Keep data: during the term of this Agreement
- Use data: a revocable, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Ocean.io services and any outputs generated therefrom solely for Customer’s internal business purposes during the term of this Agreement. Customer may share such outputs with its professional advisors, auditors, and clients as reasonably necessary in the ordinary course of business, provided that such third parties are bound by confidentiality obligations no less protective than those in this Agreement. [...] Customer agrees not to: Use bots, scrapers, or automated extraction tools, Reverse engineer, decompile, or probe security features, Upload malware or introduce security vulnerabilities, Resell the Services or use them to operate a service bureau, Misrepresent identity or impersonate other users, Violate the intellectual property rights of Ocean.io or third parties. [...] standard subscriptions do not include reseller, redistribution, or sublicensing rights unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 300 credits
- Enough for: 1,500 results, once
- Expires: 2 weeks

## Rate limit

- Per day: 1,000
- Per second: 1
- Batch: 1

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: peopleFilters.lookalikeLinkedinHandles, size, peopleFilters.countries, peopleFilters.includePeopleIds, peopleFilters.includeLinkedinHandles, peopleFilters.excludePeopleIds, peopleFilters.excludeLinkedinHandles, peopleFilters.excludeListId, peopleFilters.seniorities, peopleFilters.skills.allOf, peopleFilters.skills.anyOf, peopleFilters.skills.noneOf, peopleFilters.jobTitleKeywords.allOf, peopleFilters.jobTitleKeywords.anyOf, peopleFilters.jobTitleKeywords.noneOf, peopleFilters.jobTitleKeywords.exactMatch.anyOf, peopleFilters.jobTitleKeywords.exactMatch.allOf, peopleFilters.jobTitleKeywords.exactMatch.noneOf, peopleFilters.allJobDescriptions.allOf, peopleFilters.allJobDescriptions.anyOf, peopleFilters.allJobDescriptions.noneOf, peopleFilters.currentJobDescription.allOf, peopleFilters.currentJobDescription.anyOf, peopleFilters.currentJobDescription.noneOf, peopleFilters.profileDescription.allOf, peopleFilters.profileDescription.anyOf, peopleFilters.profileDescription.noneOf, peopleFilters.regions, peopleFilters.states[].country, peopleFilters.states[].abbreviation, peopleFilters.excludeStates[].country, peopleFilters.excludeStates[].abbreviation, peopleFilters.excludeCountries, peopleFilters.cities[].city, peopleFilters.cities[].country, peopleFilters.cities[].region.country, peopleFilters.cities[].region.abbreviation, peopleFilters.excludeCities[].city, peopleFilters.excludeCities[].country, peopleFilters.excludeCities[].region.country, peopleFilters.excludeCities[].region.abbreviation, peopleFilters.names, peopleFilters.departments.departments, peopleFilters.departments.mode, peopleFilters.excludeDepartments, peopleFilters.subDepartments.subDepartments, peopleFilters.subDepartments.mode, peopleFilters.excludeSubDepartments, peopleFilters.fieldsExist, peopleFilters.fieldsNotExist, peopleFilters.changedPositionAfter, peopleFilters.changedPositionBefore, peopleFilters.updatedWithinMonths, peopleFilters.connections.from, peopleFilters.connections.to, peopleFilters.followers.from, peopleFilters.followers.to, peopleFilters.laborStatusOpenToWork, peopleFilters.laborStatusHiring, companiesFilters.lookalikeDomains, companiesFilters.includeDomains, companiesFilters.excludeDomains, companiesFilters.excludeListId, companiesFilters.companySizes, companiesFilters.ecommerce, companiesFilters.yearFounded.from, companiesFilters.yearFounded.to, companiesFilters.countriesCount.from, companiesFilters.countriesCount.to, companiesFilters.revenues, companiesFilters.employeeCountOcean.from, companiesFilters.employeeCountOcean.to, companiesFilters.mobileApps.from, companiesFilters.mobileApps.to, companiesFilters.mobileAppsFilter.count.from, companiesFilters.mobileAppsFilter.count.to, companiesFilters.mobileAppsFilter.downloads.from, companiesFilters.mobileAppsFilter.downloads.to, companiesFilters.mobileAppsFilter.releaseYear.from, companiesFilters.mobileAppsFilter.releaseYear.to, companiesFilters.locationsCount.from, companiesFilters.locationsCount.to, companiesFilters.departmentSizes[].from, companiesFilters.departmentSizes[].to, companiesFilters.departmentSizes[].department, companiesFilters.employeeCountLinkedin.from, companiesFilters.employeeCountLinkedin.to, companiesFilters.industries.industries, companiesFilters.industries.mode, companiesFilters.excludeIndustries, companiesFilters.industryCategories.industryCategories, companiesFilters.industryCategories.mode, companiesFilters.excludeIndustryCategories, companiesFilters.linkedinIndustries, companiesFilters.excludeLinkedinIndustries, companiesFilters.fundingRound.raised.from, companiesFilters.fundingRound.raised.to, companiesFilters.fundingRound.types, companiesFilters.fundingRound.date.from, companiesFilters.fundingRound.date.to, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.includeCountries, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.excludeCountries, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.includeRegions[].country, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.includeRegions[].abbreviation, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.excludeRegions[].country, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.excludeRegions[].abbreviation, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.includeCities[].city, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.includeCities[].country, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.includeCities[].region.country, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.includeCities[].region.abbreviation, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.includeCities[].postalCode, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.excludeCities[].city, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.excludeCities[].country, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.excludeCities[].region.country, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.excludeCities[].region.abbreviation, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.excludeCities[].postalCode, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.geolocation.latitude, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.geolocation.longitude, companiesFilters.primaryLocations.geolocation.radius, companiesFilters.otherLocations.includeCountries, companiesFilters.otherLocations.excludeCountries, companiesFilters.otherLocations.includeRegions[].country, companiesFilters.otherLocations.includeRegions[].abbreviation, companiesFilters.otherLocations.excludeRegions[].country, companiesFilters.otherLocations.excludeRegions[].abbreviation, companiesFilters.otherLocations.includeCities[].city, companiesFilters.otherLocations.includeCities[].country, companiesFilters.otherLocations.includeCities[].region.country, companiesFilters.otherLocations.includeCities[].region.abbreviation, companiesFilters.otherLocations.includeCities[].postalCode, companiesFilters.otherLocations.excludeCities[].city, companiesFilters.otherLocations.excludeCities[].country, companiesFilters.otherLocations.excludeCities[].region.country, companiesFilters.otherLocations.excludeCities[].region.abbreviation, companiesFilters.otherLocations.excludeCities[].postalCode, companiesFilters.otherLocations.geolocation.latitude, companiesFilters.otherLocations.geolocation.longitude, companiesFilters.otherLocations.geolocation.radius, companiesFilters.webTraffic.visits.from, companiesFilters.webTraffic.visits.to, companiesFilters.webTraffic.views.from, companiesFilters.webTraffic.views.to, companiesFilters.socialMedias.medias.anyOf, companiesFilters.socialMedias.medias.allOf, companiesFilters.socialMedias.medias.noneOf, companiesFilters.socialMedias.minCount, companiesFilters.technologies.apps.anyOf, companiesFilters.technologies.apps.allOf, companiesFilters.technologies.apps.noneOf, companiesFilters.technologies.categories.anyOf, companiesFilters.technologies.categories.allOf, companiesFilters.technologies.categories.noneOf, companiesFilters.keywords.anyOf, companiesFilters.keywords.allOf, companiesFilters.keywords.noneOf, companiesFilters.minRelevance, companiesFilters.maxRelevance, companiesFilters.headcountGrowth.asPercentage, companiesFilters.headcountGrowth.growthRange.from, companiesFilters.headcountGrowth.growthRange.to, companiesFilters.headcountGrowth.months, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.anyOf[].asPercentage, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.anyOf[].growthRange.from, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.anyOf[].growthRange.to, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.anyOf[].months, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.anyOf[].department, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.allOf[].asPercentage, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.allOf[].growthRange.from, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.allOf[].growthRange.to, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.allOf[].months, companiesFilters.departmentHeadcountGrowth.allOf[].department, companiesFilters.updatedWithinMonths, companiesFilters.fieldsExist, companiesFilters.fieldsNotExist, companiesFilters.companyMatchingMode, companiesFilters.jobPostings.count.from, companiesFilters.jobPostings.count.to, companiesFilters.jobPostings.departments.anyOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.departments.allOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.departments.noneOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.subDepartments.anyOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.subDepartments.allOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.subDepartments.noneOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.seniorities.anyOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.seniorities.allOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.seniorities.noneOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.countries.anyOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.countries.allOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.countries.noneOf, companiesFilters.jobPostings.states.anyOf[].country, companiesFilters.jobPostings.states.anyOf[].abbreviation, companiesFilters.jobPostings.states.allOf[].country, companiesFilters.jobPostings.states.allOf[].abbreviation, companiesFilters.jobPostings.states.noneOf[].country, companiesFilters.jobPostings.states.noneOf[].abbreviation, companiesFilters.buyingSignals.anyOf, companiesFilters.buyingSignals.allOf, peoplePerCompany, jobTitleThreshold, searchAfter, fields
- Method: POST
- Path: /v3/search/people

## About the plan

- Plan: Free trial
- Who can get it: anyone with a company email (no Gmail or other personal address)

## The 55 fields the plan's answer can hold

person ID, company domain, full name, first name, last name, country, state, location, LinkedIn URL, seniorities, departments, sub-departments, profile picture, job title, job title in English, current job description, experience company domain, experience job title, experience start date, experience end date, experience description, experience company LinkedIn handle, summary, skills, phone numbers, phone status, email, email status, updated at, LinkedIn connections, LinkedIn followers, headline, open to work, hiring, company size, company logo, company name, company revenue, company employee count, company industries, company technologies, company funding round date, company funding round type, company funding round money raised in USD, company funding round Crunchbase URL, relevance, successful people, not found people, triggered domain people, missing company information people, total results, search after cursor, redirect map, credits used, include domains statuses

## Ocean.io's plans (3)

- [Ocean.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, stored
- [Ocean.io, $3,000 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/ocean-io/3000-yearly/llms.txt): $10.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, stored
- [Ocean.io, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/ocean-io/contact-us/llms.txt): 62% complete, stored

## Ocean.io's calls (1)

- `POST /v3/search/people`: [Ocean.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)

## Ocean.io's APIs (11)

- [Ocean.io: LinkedIn company post API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-post-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: LinkedIn person post API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-post-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: cached LinkedIn profile API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-linkedin-profile-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: LinkedIn post comment API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-comment-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: LinkedIn post reaction API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-reaction-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: LinkedIn post repost API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-repost-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: similar companies API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/similar-company-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: similar people API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/ocean-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: cached company enrichment API pricing, 3 plans, POST /v2/enrich/companies](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-enrichment-apis/ocean-io/free-trial-post-v2-enrich-companies/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: cached company enrichment API pricing, 3 plans, POST /v2/enrich/company](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-enrichment-apis/ocean-io/free-trial-post-v2-enrich-company/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: cached company enrichment API pricing, 3 plans, POST /v2/lookup/companies](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-enrichment-apis/ocean-io/free-trial-post-v2-lookup-companies/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: cached email finder API pricing, 3 plans, POST /v2/enrich/person](https://datacircle.dev/find-cached-email-apis/ocean-io/free-trial-post-v2-enrich-person/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: cached email finder API pricing, 3 plans, POST /v2/reveal/emails](https://datacircle.dev/find-cached-email-apis/ocean-io/free-trial-post-v2-reveal-emails/llms.txt)
- [Ocean.io: phone finder API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/find-phone-apis/ocean-io/3000-yearly/llms.txt)

## Ocean.io: similar people API alternatives

- [Reverse Contact, free](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/reverse-contact/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, stored
- [Lusha, free](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/lusha/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [ZoomInfo, free](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/zoominfo/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 8% complete, stored

## 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://api.ocean.io/openapi.json
- https://app.ocean.io/docs/getting-started/credits
- https://app.ocean.io/docs/getting-started/pagination
- https://app.ocean.io/docs/getting-started/rate-limiting
- https://app.ocean.io/docs/searchPeopleV3
- https://cdn.ocean.io/assets/tos-08-2025.pdf
- https://support.ocean.io/en/articles/13130846-start-your-free-trial
- https://support.ocean.io/en/articles/17346893-using-ocean-io-api-data-in-your-product-or-service
- https://www.ocean.io/api
- https://www.ocean.io/pricing