Understanding Lookalike Filter Limitations in Company Searches

Erol T. · 2025-12-15T18:04:54.904Z

When searching for people, one of the filter options is Lookalikes -- is the result set always limited to 50 companies? Any strategies/features to get a broader data set?

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The result set for Lookalikes isn’t always limited to 50 companies. You can set the maximum number of lookalikes returned using the “Maximum number of lookalikes” option in the Ocean.io integration. Adjusting this lets you get a broader data set. You can also refine results with filters for company size, industry, country, and more to target your search and scale up as needed. [1] [2]
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Erol T.
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no, i wasn't using the ocean.io integration for this. i was using the clay native option
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Hi there, thanks for reaching out to support! Just wanted to clarify, did you mean when you are searching for Companies one of the filter options is Lookalikes? I believe you are referring to the preview number of companies returned, correct? I believe this is just the preview - do you mind sending the table link where you saved the Find Companies search? In my testing, I saw the previewing 50 companies message, however when I saved the search to a new table, it populated many more rows than 50.
Erol T.
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hello!
yes you got that right, It was the filter in the company search
here is an example. No matter what company I filter by, the the most rows I can get in a table is 50
Andrew Q.
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Hey there! For source searches, you will be previewed 50 as a maximum. At times, based off filters and specifications, it will preview less than 50. However, from your table it looks like you have 5,000 rows loaded up.
If I'm wrong on this, feel free to correct me and clarify. Thank you!
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The result set for Lookalikes isn’t always limited to 50 companies. You can set the maximum number of lookalikes returned using the “Maximum number of lookalikes” option in the Ocean.io integration. Adjusting this lets you get a broader data set. You can also refine results with filters for company size, industry, country, and more to target your search and scale up as needed. [1] [2]
Clay Support
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Is that what you were looking for?
Erol T.
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no, i wasn't using the ocean.io integration for this. i was using the clay native option
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Thanks for clarifying. I’ll connect you to a human agent who can assist you further with the native option. Please hold on a moment.
Clay Support
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Our support team has got your message and we'll get back to you soon!
If you’re dealing with a specific table, drop the URL below so we can help you quicker. Otherwise, someone from our team will be in touch soon!
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Ariana (.
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Hi there, thanks for reaching out to support! Just wanted to clarify, did you mean when you are searching for Companies one of the filter options is Lookalikes? I believe you are referring to the preview number of companies returned, correct? I believe this is just the preview - do you mind sending the table link where you saved the Find Companies search? In my testing, I saw the previewing 50 companies message, however when I saved the search to a new table, it populated many more rows than 50.
Erol T.
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hello!
yes you got that right, It was the filter in the company search
here is an example. No matter what company I filter by, the the most rows I can get in a table is 50
Andrew Q.
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Hey there! For source searches, you will be previewed 50 as a maximum. At times, based off filters and specifications, it will preview less than 50. However, from your table it looks like you have 5,000 rows loaded up.
If I'm wrong on this, feel free to correct me and clarify. Thank you!
Clay Support
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We haven't heard back from you here, so we're going to go ahead and close this thread out.
Still need help here? Reply back and someone will jump back in.
Have a question thats not related to this thread? We recommend kicking off a new ticket in the support channel!