I have a list of companies and a cognism API. Can I search for people on Cognism in Clay?
You can search for people at companies in Clay using the Find People feature, which allows you to identify and filter contacts based on company data, job title, seniority, and more. To do this, go to "Actions," select "Find people at these companies," and ensure your table includes company domains or LinkedIn URLs. However, there is no information in the sources about directly integrating a Cognism API for people search within Clay. Are you looking to use Cognism data specifically, or are you open to using Clay’s built-in people search features?
Yes http api
Yes, you can use the Cognism API with Clay through our HTTP API feature. This allows you to connect to external tools that you have API access to, including Cognism for enrichment. To set this up: 1. Go to the HTTP API integration in Clay 2. Define your Cognism API endpoint URL 3. Set the appropriate HTTP method (likely GET or POST) 4. Add your authentication parameters (API key, etc.) 5. Configure the request to include your company list data 6. Map the response fields to your Clay table If you encounter any JSON formatting issues or "failed to parse body" errors, please copy and paste the JSON into this chat so I can help troubleshoot further.
Can I search for people in Cognism with a list of companies in Clay using HTTP API?
yup
Have you done that and can you give me the settings in http api?
Yes, you can use Clay's HTTP API integration to search for people in Cognism using your list of companies. To set this up: 1. Use the "Find People" action in Clay with the HTTP API option 2. Configure the HTTP API to connect to your Cognism API endpoint 3. Set up the request to pass your company list data from Clay to Cognism 4. Map the response fields from Cognism back to your Clay table This approach allows you to leverage your Cognism API while working with your existing company data in Clay. If you encounter any JSON formatting issues or "failed to parse body" errors, please copy and paste the JSON into this chat so I can help troubleshoot further.
To set up an HTTP API integration in Clay for searching people in Cognism using your list of companies, follow these steps:
** Method: Choose the appropriate HTTP method (usually GET
or POST
depending on Cognism's API requirements).
** Endpoint: Enter the Cognism API endpoint URL for people search.
** Query String/Body: Map your company data from Clay to the API request. For example, use tokens like { "company": ##{{company field}} }
in the body if Cognism expects a JSON payload.
** Headers: Add required headers, such as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
and Content-Type: application/json
.
** *Field Paths: Optionally, specify which fields from the Cognism response you want to return to your Clay table.
You can save this configuration as a template for reuse, and Clay’s AI can help generate the request structure if you provide the endpoint. Make sure to remove any empty fields from the request to avoid errors. If you encounter JSON or body parsing issues, you can paste your JSON here for troubleshooting help .
Which Cognism API endpoint are you planning to use for the people search?