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Issue with Importing People into Existing Table: Wrong Results Encountered

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Hello, I'm encountering an issue while importing new people into an existing table. Here’s the process I’m following:

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I open the table and select Actions -> Import.
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I then click on Find People, set the search criteria, and preview the results.
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The preview correctly displays the number of people that match the criteria.
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I proceed with Import -> Import to Current Table.

After this, I receive a success message indicating the correct number of imported people. However, when I check the table, I find that over 1,000 irrelevant people have been imported. Additional Notes:

This process is part of my daily routine, and it's the first time I've experienced this issue.
I tried adjusting the search criteria multiple times, but the result remains the same.
I also lost credits due to enrichment for people I didn’t intend to import.

Could you please look into this? Thank you!

2 comments

Mark L.
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I had a look at a few of the sources, and noticed that the search terms are often pretty broad. I'm not sure of the exact terms you were using in your screenshots. If you're able to share, I'm happy to compare. But more generally, it's possible that while only a few are displayed for preview, Clay will return as many as you allow, up to the limit. In many sources, that limit was set to 25000. (E.g., there will be many people with "Marketing" or "Product" in their job titles in the USA.) Also, I noticed you have many sources feeding into this table. That's not inherently problematic, but thought I'd note that you can always view the existing sources, select one, and modify it. https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/w28k1kwz/1252119539/8cf545c6e5b94181224e27dfcd12/20241114-65701-edit-sources.png?expires=1731609000&signature=bd7cc901b888be8d93ea4d62e6d21cc6e761977dd9f814d816f4d9fbd2df1162&req=dSIiFMh%2FlIRcUPMW1HO4zdV2cC5TTZSaN6aDVdJn3G6s5dnkD4doT%2FqBx1E%2F%0AqMAx%0A So you don't have to create a new one every time. (Soon we'll have ability to delete and clean up previous sources, too.)
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