# Pipl Search API Documentation Portal > Welcome to the Pipl Search API Documentation Portal. You'll find comprehensive guides and documentation to help you start working with Pipl Search as quickly as possible. This file contains links to documentation sections following the llmstxt.org standard. ## Table of Contents - [Data Sources](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/data-sources.md): Pipl includes more than 3 billion online identities cross-referenced from more than 25 billion individual records. Our search platform gathers data... - [Data Types](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/data-types.md): Our API returns a wide range of data types for each query. These data types contain what we know about the person you’re looking for. Each field co... - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/faq.md): Billing is simple. You are charged only when the API response includes a match to your query. A match can be a person or a list of possible persons... - [Inferred Data](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/inferred-data.md): Our people data is source-validated, meaning that every piece of information originates from records in one or more of our data sources. Full detai... - [API Key Security - Best Practices](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/api-key-security-best-practices.md): ![](../static/img/api_security_key_theft.jpg 'key_theft.jpg') - [Best Practices By Use Case](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/best-practices-by-use-case.md): Pipl Search applies to a variety of use cases. Each use case has unique objectives and requirements, as well as preferred ways of working with the ... - [Searching by Address](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/searching-by-address-1.md): The best way to include an [address](/reference/address) into an API query is to separate it into individual fields (`house, street, city, state, c... - [Searching by Names](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/best-practices-for-searching-with-names.md): Names are the most common data field used in a Pipl Search query. However, they are also a common source of API errors, especially when used alone ... - [Blacklisting People with Pipl](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/blacklisting-people-with-pipl.md): The following is a guide for blacklisting people on your product for opt-out and compliance purposes. You can use this strategy with or without mul... - [Checking for new data updates](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/checking-for-new-data-updates.md): In some cases, Pipl allows caching of search results as long as you’re a paying customer, you may end up looking for the best way to update that c... - [Data-Driven Decisioning](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/using-pipl-search-in-machine-learning-and-data-driven-decisioning.md): > 📘 Pipl Trust - [Basic Coding Flowchart](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/general-application-flow-diagram.md): Many applications using the Pipl Search API follow the same general structure. This is a starting point and will need to be adjusted and enhanced d... - [Monitoring Package key usage and spend](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/monitoring-package-key-usage-and-spend.md): Congratulations on your new Search API package key! Now we'll teach you how to use its features to monitor and control your usage and spend for the... - [Monitoring usage and spend](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/monitoring-usage-and-spend.md): Did you know that as an API customer you can track your usage and billing in your Pipl account? The [usage page](https://search.pipl.com/api/manage... - [Throttling Your Queries](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/rate-limiting-your-queries.md): You might have just received an email error alert from Pipl with the subject “Whoa Nellie! Too many API calls per second…” What now? - [Rate Limiting in Pipl Search](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/rate-limiting.md): We want you to use our API as much as possible. However, sometimes we must limit the numbers of API calls run. This document outlines the default r... - [Code Libraries](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/code-libraries.md): We love developers, so we want to make your life as easy as possible. We've created a set of client libraries for major programming languages so th... - [Code Snippets and Example Programs](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/code-snippets.md): The following snippets and examples are meant to highlight some commonly used capabilities of the API. For a complete understanding of the API's fe... - [First Steps](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/getting-started.md): All API calls must include a valid API key. This is our way of identifying you and authorizing your call. - [MCP Server](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/mcp-server.md): Connect the Pipl Search API to AI assistants like Cursor and Claude Desktop using the MCP server. - [Integration Checklist](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/pipl-search-api-integration-checklist.md): As you integrate the Pipl Search API, you want to make sure that your integration is robust and optimized. This integration checklist is meant to h... - [Postman Collection](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/postman-collection.md): Test the Pipl Search API in Postman before integrating. - [Welcome to the Pipl Search API](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/welcome-to-the-pipl-search-api.md): Pipl Search helps you gather information on customers and contacts to ensure that you are targeting the right people with the right content. This i... - [Email Owner API Key](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/email-owner-key.md): Responses made from an Email Owner API key have the same basic response structure as other search API responses, but only can be queried by an emai... - [Emails API Key](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/emails-key.md): Responses made from an Emails API key have the same basic response structure as other search API responses, but only the emails data field is retur... - [Phone Owner API Key](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/phone-owner-key.md): Responses made from a Phone Owner API key have the same basic response structure as other search API responses, but only can be queried by a single... - [Phones and Emails API Key](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/phones-and-emails-key.md): Responses made from a Phones+Emails API key have the same basic response structure as other search API responses, but only the emails and phone num... - [Phones API Key](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/phones-key.md): Responses made from a Phones API key have the same basic response structure as other search API responses, but only the phones data field is return... - [Pipl Search Subscription Plan](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/pipl-search-subscription-plan.md): The subscription plan supports Pipl's customers in the contact enrichment space by subscribing you to a query result from Pipl Search for each of y... - [Recruiter API Key](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/recruiter-api.md): Pipl's Recruiter Key API response is similar to a regular API response, except for certain data fields that are not shown. Data coverage is similar... - [Summary API Key](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/summary-api.md): The Pipl Summary API response is similar to a regular API response, however only the [header information](/reference/response) from the response is... - [Teaser API Key](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/teaser-api.md): The Pipl Teaser API response is similar to a regular API response, with some parts of the data obfuscated. Data coverage is similar to [Business Pr... - [How to Manage API Keys](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/how-to-manage-api-keys.md): As an administrator you can create additional Contact, Social and/or Business keys on your [API keys page](https://search.pipl.com/api/manage/keys/... - [Linking Social Username, User ID and URL](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/linking-social-username-user-id-and-url.md): In this short tutorial we’ll help you to determine the link between a [user ID](/reference/user-id), [username](/reference/username) and [URL](/ref... - [Q3 2022 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2022-q3-index-update.md): Guess what? We've added a new update to the Pipl Search Identity Index with hundreds of millions of new data elements. - [Q4 2022 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2022-q4-index-update.md): Drumroll, please! Introducing our latest Pipl Search Identity Index update with the following content: - [Q1 2023 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2023-q1-index-update.md): Take a look! The Pipl Search Identity Index has been updated with the following content: - [Q2 2023 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2023-q2-index-update.md): It's time to unveil our latest index update for Q2 2023. It will include the following content: - [Q3 2023 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2023-q3-index-update.md): Summer is here and so is our latest index update for Q3 2023. It will include the following content: - [Q3 2023 - New Features and SDK Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2023-q3-update.md): We're bursting with excitement to share some incredible news that's about to level up your Pipl Search API experience! 🚀 - [Q4 2023 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2023-q4-index-update.md): It's a great day to use Pipl! Gearing up for 2024 we've added a lot more data to the Pipl Identity Index. - [Q1 2024 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2024-q1-index-update.md): New year, new data! We're excited to release a new index update with a lot of new data: - [Q2 2024 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2024-q2-index-update.md): We're excited to release a new index update with a lot of new data: - [Q3 2024 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2024-q3-index-update.md): We're excited to release a new index update with a lot of new data: - [Q4 2024 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2024-q4-index-update.md): We're excited to release a new index update with a lot of new data: - [2025 - Year-End Data Highlights](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2025-data-year-in-review.md): In taking a moment to reflect on the incredible strides made in 2025 to strengthen your ability to uncover and trust identity information. This pas... - [Q1 2025 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2025-q1-index-update.md): It's a new year, and we're excited to release a new index update with a lot of new data: - [Q2 2025 - Index Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2025-q2-index-update.md): We're excited to release a new index update with a lot of new data: - [Q3 2025 - New Feature Update](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/release-notes/2025-q3-feature-update.md): We're excited to release a new metadata feature to [phone numbers](/reference/phone). - [Using Tags](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/pipl-api-tags.md): [Tags](/reference/tag) hold additional information about a person and their attributes. Examples of tags associated with a given person include: - [Advanced Search Queries](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/searching-by-specific-parameters.md): Below are some examples for running some more advanced queries - [Pipl Thumbnails API](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/thumbnails.md): As an API subscriber, you also enjoy complimentary access to our Thumbnail API. The Thumbnail API saves you the hassle of dealing with profile pict... - [Working with Images](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/using-images-in-your-application.md): Learn how to work with images in the Pipl Search API, including determining image sources and handling inaccessible images. - [Don't log my query data](https://your-docusaurus-site.example.com/docs/dont-log-my-query-data.md): By using the no_log parameter in your Pipl API queries, no input query information will be stored by Pipl servers. Query data will only be used to ...