Clarification on Employee Headcount Function in Clay Support

Youcef S. · 2025-12-31T15:39:27.016Z

Hello Clay Support, I had a question regarding one of your enrichments. I used the "Find Employee Headcount by Criteria" enrichment, providing the company's LinkedIn link, and I left the criteria blank. So we agree that it returns the total number of employees?

Clarification on Employee Headcount Function in Clay Support | Clay

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Not exactly. The "Find Employee Headcount by Criteria" function requires at least one filter to work properly. [1]
For the People Data Labs version, you must provide either a role filter or country filter to get employee count data. For the Companies, People, Jobs version, while most criteria fields are optional, leaving all criteria blank may not return the total employee count as expected. [2]
If you want the total employee count, consider using the "Enrich Company" action instead, which provides an "Employee Count" field directly. [3]
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Youcef S.
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Yes, but the `Enrich company` action returns the number of associated members, which is generally not the actual headcount. What are the sources for `Find Employee Headcount by Criteria`? Where do the results it returns come from?
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The "Find Employee Headcount by Criteria" action has two data source options:
Companies, People, Jobs version: Uses data from Indeed.com as the provider. [1]
People Data Labs version: Uses People Data Labs as the data source to retrieve employee count for companies based on role or geographic location criteria. [2] [3]
Both versions provide actual employee headcount data based on your specified criteria, rather than just associated members like the standard company enrichment. [4]
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If you need any more help understanding the data sources or how to use the employee headcount functions, I’m here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about what you’re trying to achieve with these enhancements?
Youcef S.
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Is there a way to use Find Employee Headcount by Criteria without any criteria? Basically, to get the total headcount.
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No, you cannot use "Find Employee Headcount by Criteria" without any criteria to get total headcount. [1]
People Data Labs version: Requires at least one role filter OR one country filter.
Companies, People, Jobs version: While most criteria fields are optional, leaving all blank won't return reliable total headcount data. [2]
For total employee count, use the "Enrich Company" action instead, which provides a direct "Employee Count" field without requiring specific criteria.
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Youcef S.
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I don't want to use Enrich Company because it returns the number of associated members, which is generally not accurate. Are there other enrichment methods that can provide the total headcount?
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Yes, there are several alternative enrichment methods for total headcount:
Data Provider Options:
LeadMagic: Provides employee count when enriching companies using social URLs [1]
Apollo.io: Retrieves employee count through company domain enrichment [2]
Clearbit, HG Insights: Also offer employee count range data
Web Scraping Alternative:
For SMB companies or when data providers lack accurate information, web scraping might be more reliable than traditional enrichment methods [4]
AI-Powered Solution:
Before exploring these options, I'd recommend trying Sculptor - our built-in AI tool in the top-right corner. Sculptor can help you build custom workflows and automations to find the most accurate headcount data for your specific use case, and it's completely free to use.
Would you like to try Sculptor first to see if it can help you set up a more accurate headcount enrichment workflow?
Clay Support
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If you still need help with finding the most accurate total headcount method, I’m here to assist. Would you like to share more about your specific use case or any challenges you’re facing with these enrichment options?

Clay Support
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Not exactly. The "Find Employee Headcount by Criteria" function requires at least one filter to work properly. [1]
For the People Data Labs version, you must provide either a role filter or country filter to get employee count data. For the Companies, People, Jobs version, while most criteria fields are optional, leaving all criteria blank may not return the total employee count as expected. [2]
If you want the total employee count, consider using the "Enrich Company" action instead, which provides an "Employee Count" field directly. [3]
Clay Support
APP
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Was that helpful?
Youcef S.
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Yes, but the `Enrich company` action returns the number of associated members, which is generally not the actual headcount. What are the sources for `Find Employee Headcount by Criteria`? Where do the results it returns come from?
Clay Support
APP
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The "Find Employee Headcount by Criteria" action has two data source options:
Companies, People, Jobs version: Uses data from Indeed.com as the provider. [1]
People Data Labs version: Uses People Data Labs as the data source to retrieve employee count for companies based on role or geographic location criteria. [2] [3]
Both versions provide actual employee headcount data based on your specified criteria, rather than just associated members like the standard company enrichment. [4]
Clay Support
APP
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Is that what you were looking for?
Clay Support
APP
·
·
If you need any more help understanding the data sources or how to use the employee headcount functions, I’m here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about what you’re trying to achieve with these enhancements?
Youcef S.
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·
Is there a way to use Find Employee Headcount by Criteria without any criteria? Basically, to get the total headcount.
Clay Support
APP
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No, you cannot use "Find Employee Headcount by Criteria" without any criteria to get total headcount. [1]
People Data Labs version: Requires at least one role filter OR one country filter.
Companies, People, Jobs version: While most criteria fields are optional, leaving all blank won't return reliable total headcount data. [2]
For total employee count, use the "Enrich Company" action instead, which provides a direct "Employee Count" field without requiring specific criteria.
Clay Support
APP
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Did that answer your question?
Youcef S.
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I don't want to use Enrich Company because it returns the number of associated members, which is generally not accurate. Are there other enrichment methods that can provide the total headcount?
Clay Support
APP
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Yes, there are several alternative enrichment methods for total headcount:
Data Provider Options:
LeadMagic: Provides employee count when enriching companies using social URLs [1]
Apollo.io: Retrieves employee count through company domain enrichment [2]
Clearbit, HG Insights: Also offer employee count range data
Web Scraping Alternative:
For SMB companies or when data providers lack accurate information, web scraping might be more reliable than traditional enrichment methods [4]
AI-Powered Solution:
Before exploring these options, I'd recommend trying Sculptor - our built-in AI tool in the top-right corner. Sculptor can help you build custom workflows and automations to find the most accurate headcount data for your specific use case, and it's completely free to use.
Would you like to try Sculptor first to see if it can help you set up a more accurate headcount enrichment workflow?
Clay Support
APP
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If you still need help with finding the most accurate total headcount method, I’m here to assist. Would you like to share more about your specific use case or any challenges you’re facing with these enrichment options?