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How Are Search Results Selected When Limited to 600? | Clay

How Are Search Results Selected When Limited to 600?

·Dec 18, 2025 05:20 PM·

I have a Find Companies search that returns about 4K results. If I limit the number of search results to be, say, 600, then how are those 600 results chosen out of the original 4K? Is it just at random?

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The documentation mentions that you can set a "maximum number of company records to import" to limit search results, but it doesn't specify how those results are selected from the larger pool. The Find Companies feature allows you to "Limit results" as part of the configuration, but the selection method isn't detailed. [1]
What specific criteria are you using in your Find Companies search - like industry filters, company size, or location parameters?
Yury V.
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The search criteria are Industries, Company Size, and Location, as shown in the screenshot.
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The documentation doesn't specify how Clay selects which 600 companies from your 4K results when you set a limit. [1] While we know you can set a "maximum number of company records to import" and use the "Limit results" feature, the selection methodology isn't detailed in our available resources.
Since you're getting such a large pool with your current criteria (IT services, financial services, healthcare companies with 1000-5000 employees in US/Canada), have you considered adding more specific filters like funding amount, company type, or keyword filters to naturally narrow down your results instead of relying on the limit?
Yury V.
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Additional criteria are a good idea, I'll look into it. Thank you!
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Glad to hear that was helpful. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, just let me know.