Find People Tool Showing Duplicate Results in Search Preview

Garrett W. · 2025-12-03T05:45:15.078Z

find people is showing duplicates within the actual search preview 😭 😭 😭 https://app.clay.com/workspaces/288214/w/find-people?existingSourceId=s_0t3tzzgpaBG[…]ableId=t_0t3tzzhPopp6YqmM7Gn&workbookId=wb_0t3tmp4RF3hsf74Sq5h (https://app.clay.com/workspaces/288214/w/find-people?existingSourceId=s_0t3tzzgpaBGeQc2t2aA&destinationTableId=t_0t3tzzhPopp6YqmM7Gn&workbookId=wb_0t3tmp4RF3hsf74Sq5h)

Find People Tool Showing Duplicate Results in Search Preview | Clay

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I see the duplicates in your Find People search preview! Once you run the search and the results populate in your table, you can enable auto-dedupe to clean this up.
Click the Auto-dedupe button at the bottom-right of your table, toggle on "Enable automatic deduplication," then select a unique identifier column (like LinkedIn URL or email) to dedupe by. This will automatically remove duplicate records and save you credits by not enriching the same person twice. [1]
The auto-dedupe feature is being rolled out to Find People searches specifically to handle this issue.
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Is that what you were looking for?
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If you still need help with removing duplicates or using the auto-dedupe feature, I’m here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about what you’re trying to resolve?
Taimoor A.
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have you check the per company filter?
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Yes! That's likely what's causing the duplicates. If you have a "Limit Results" or per-company filter set (like "3 people per company"), the preview might show duplicates from the same company before that limit gets applied.
Check your search filters - look for any "Limit Results" setting that restricts how many people per company you're pulling. The preview shows the raw results before limits are applied, which is why you're seeing duplicates. [1]
Once you run the search, those limits should filter out the extras, but auto-dedupe will still help clean up any remaining duplicates.
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Did that answer your question?
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If you still need help with filtering or deduplication, I’m happy to assist further. Would you like to share more about what you’re trying to achieve or any other issues you’re encountering?
Garrett W.
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its set to 4
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Got it - with your limit set to 4 people per company, you're still seeing duplicates in the preview because the preview shows raw results before the per-company limit gets applied.
The duplicates should get filtered out when you actually run the search and import the results. But to be extra safe, definitely use auto-dedupe after importing to catch any remaining duplicates.
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Is that what you were looking for?
Garrett W.
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but theres no a way find people should be returning dupes for the same search lol
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You're absolutely right - Find People shouldn't return duplicates for the same search! This is actually a known issue that our auto-dedupe feature is specifically being rolled out to address. [1]
The duplicates you're seeing in the preview are happening before your per-company limit gets applied, but they shouldn't be there at all. Once you run the search, enable auto-dedupe on your table using LinkedIn URL as the unique identifier - this will clean up any duplicates and prevent wasting credits on the same person twice.
This is exactly why we're rolling out auto-dedupe to Find People searches.
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Does this clarify things?
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I understand your concern about the duplicates and apologize for the inconvenience this causes. Would you like to share more details about your search setup or any other issues so I can assist you further?
Garrett W.
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