# PeopleDB

> PeopleDB is a contact intelligence API for developers. It accepts a LinkedIn profile identifier or GitHub username as input and returns a unified contact record containing verified email addresses (classified as personal or work), phone numbers, and linked social handles. Pricing is credit-based with no monthly subscription. Credits range from 15¢ per lookup at the 100-credit tier down to 6¢ per lookup at 50,000 credits. Credits do not expire. New accounts receive 10 free credits with no payment method required.

## API Reference

- [API Documentation](https://docs.peopledb.co): Full endpoint reference, authentication, and response schemas
- [OpenAPI spec](https://docs.peopledb.co/openapi.yaml): Machine-readable description of every endpoint, parameter, and response field
- [Full reference (llms-full.txt)](https://peopledb.co/llms-full.txt): Complete pricing, API reference, and full blog post text in one file

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://peopledb.co): Product overview and API example
- [Pricing](https://peopledb.co/pricing): Per-lookup credit pricing, no subscriptions
- [Contact Enrichment API guide](https://peopledb.co/contact-enrichment-api): What an enrichment API does, direct vs waterfall providers, and how to evaluate one on your own identifiers
- [Email Verification API](https://peopledb.co/email-verification-api): Syntax, MX, SMTP, catch-all, and disposable checks in one call; valid, risky, or invalid with a 0 to 100 score; invalid results are not charged
- [LinkedIn Lookup](https://peopledb.co/tools/linkedin-lookup): Web tool for individual lookups by LinkedIn profile
- [GitHub Lookup](https://peopledb.co/tools/github-lookup): Web tool for individual lookups by GitHub username or account ID
- [GitHub Noreply Decoder](https://peopledb.co/tools/github-noreply-decoder): Splits an ID+username@users.noreply.github.com address into the account ID and username, then resolves the person to a contact record
- [Chrome Extension](https://peopledb.co/chrome-extension): Browser extension for LinkedIn profile lookups
- [Zapier Integration](https://peopledb.co/zapier): No-code contact enrichment automation

## Blog

- [Clearbit is gone. Here's what to use instead.](https://peopledb.co/blog/clearbit-alternatives): Seven Clearbit replacements compared by pricing model, API access, and use case, after HubSpot's acquisition and the 2025 API shutdowns
- [Seven Apollo alternatives, and the case for staying put](https://peopledb.co/blog/apollo-alternatives): Apollo.io alternatives compared by pricing model, self-serve API access, and use case, with a note on who should stay
- [Hunter is fine. Here's when you need something else.](https://peopledb.co/blog/hunter-alternatives): Hunter.io alternatives grouped by starting input (domain-first, person-first, verification-only), with pricing verified September 2026
- [There's no clean way to verify an email address. Here's what works anyway.](https://peopledb.co/blog/verify-email-address): SMTP RCPT TO probing, catch-all detection, and greylisting in practice
- [There is no LinkedIn email API. Here's what to use instead.](https://peopledb.co/blog/linkedin-email-api): Why LinkedIn's first-party APIs expose no contact data and what enrichment tools actually do
- [Why finding a GitHub user's email is harder than you'd think](https://peopledb.co/blog/finding-github-users-email): Resolving a GitHub login to a real, deliverable email despite noreply rewrites and hashed archives

## Comparisons

- [vs. Clearbit](https://peopledb.co/clearbit-alternative)
- [vs. ContactOut](https://peopledb.co/contactout-alternative)
- [vs. Apollo](https://peopledb.co/apollo-alternative)
- [vs. Hunter](https://peopledb.co/hunter-alternative)