People Data Labs MCP server

Enrich and search people and companies, resolve identities, and enrich IP addresses. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.

Connect People Data LabsFree 50 tool calls / monthPro $9/mo · $90/yr · pricing12 tools

What can I ask?

Turn on the People Data Labs connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.

What you can do with People Data Labs in Claude and ChatGPT

For sales, marketing and recruiting teams who look up people and companies in People Data Labs.

Enrich a person from an email or name

The AI sends identifying details such as name, email, phone, profile URL or company and gets the best-matching profile with a likelihood score from 1 to 10.

Find possible matches from unclear person details

When the details are broad or unclear, the AI gets up to 20 related profiles ranked by match score. You pick the right person.

Search people by job role, company or place

The AI searches the person dataset with a query, for example everyone with a given job role at a company. It can check valid search values with autocomplete first.

Look up a company's size, industry and location

The AI finds one company by name, website, ticker or profile and returns firmographics such as industry, size and location.

Find companies by size, industry and country

The AI searches the company dataset, for example SaaS companies with 50 to 200 employees in the US, and lists the matches.

Find which company is behind an IP address

The AI matches an IP address and returns its location and company, and optionally related person data.

How do I connect People Data Labs?

Before you connect

The login page asks for your People Data Labs API key.

Find it at dashboard.peopledatalabs.com → API Keys. Your key is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.

Claude claude.ai · Desktop

  1. Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
  2. Enter the name People Data Labs and this URL, then click Add:
    https://peopledatalabs.usefulapi.io/mcp
  3. Claude opens the login page: enter your People Data Labs API key.
  4. In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on People Data Labs.

Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.

ChatGPT chatgpt.com

  1. Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
  2. Enter the name People Data Labs and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:
    https://peopledatalabs.usefulapi.io/mcp
  3. ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your People Data Labs API key.
  4. In Plugins, install People Data Labs, then choose it in a chat.

No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.

Claude Code

Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:

claude mcp add --transport http peopledatalabs https://peopledatalabs.usefulapi.io/mcp

Cursor

Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "peopledatalabs": {
      "url": "https://peopledatalabs.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "peopledatalabs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://peopledatalabs.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex

Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:

codex mcp add peopledatalabs --url https://peopledatalabs.usefulapi.io/mcp
codex mcp login peopledatalabs

Other clients

Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.

https://peopledatalabs.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your People Data Labs API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

Pricing

PlanPriceLimit
Free$050 tool calls / month
Pro$9/mo · $90/yr10,000 tool calls / month
Pro+$39/mo · $390/yr100,000 tool calls / month

Each paid plan covers this People Data Labs server only. Ask your AI to run peopledatalabs_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with peopledatalabs_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with peopledatalabs_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].

Tools 12

Show all 12 tools (the AI picks them for you)

Read only · 8

  • Enrich a personpdl_person_enrich
    Find the single best-matching person profile for a set of identifying attributes (name, email, phone, profile URL, company, etc.). Returns one record plus a likelihood score (1-10), or a 404 'no match' body. Use uniquely-identifying inputs for best results.
  • Identify a personpdl_person_identify
    Given broad, possibly-ambiguous attributes about a person, return up to 20 strongly-related profiles ranked by match score. Sits between enrich (1:1) and search (open-ended) — ideal when you can't uniquely resolve someone.
  • Search peoplepdl_person_search
    Search the full PDL Person Dataset with an Elasticsearch query object OR a SQL string over the Person Schema (e.g. everyone with job_title_role='engineering' at a company). Returns matching profiles sorted by completeness; paginate with scroll_token. Each returned record costs 1 credit.
  • Enrich a companypdl_company_enrich
    Find the single best-matching company record. Requires a non-ambiguous input — name OR website OR ticker OR profile (website/ticker/profile resolve more reliably than name). Returns firmographics (industry, size, location, etc.) or a 404 'no match' body.
  • Search companiespdl_company_search
    Search the full PDL Company Dataset with an Elasticsearch query object OR a SQL string over the Company Schema (e.g. all SaaS companies with 50-200 employees in the US). Paginate with scroll_token. Each returned record costs 1 credit.
  • Enrich an IP addresspdl_ip_enrich
    Enrich an IP address with its location, company, and (optionally) associated person data via a 1:1 match against PDL's IP dataset.
  • Autocomplete search valuespdl_autocomplete
    Get suggested values for a search field along with the number of available records for each — useful for building valid Person/Company Search queries. Free on all plans.
  • Search job postingspdl_job_posting_search
    Search PDL's Job Posting Dataset (millions of active & historical postings sourced from company career pages) with an Elasticsearch query object OR a SQL string. Beta — may require plan access (HTTP 403 if not enabled). Each returned posting costs 1 credit.

Your usefulapi plan · 4

  • Usage status (free-tier meter)peopledatalabs_usage_status
    Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter.
  • Request a missing featurepeopledatalabs_request_feature
    Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the People Data Labs tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter.
  • Upgrade to Pro or Pro+peopledatalabs_upgrade
    Get a paid plan for People Data Labs (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter.
  • Cancel the Pro subscriptionpeopledatalabs_cancel_subscription
    Cancel the caller's People Data Labs Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run peopledatalabs_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.

FAQ

What can I do with People Data Labs in Claude or ChatGPT?

Enrich a person from an email or name. Find possible matches from unclear person details. Search people by job role, company or place. Look up a company's size, industry and location. Find companies by size, industry and country. Find which company is behind an IP address. See what you can do for the details.

Is this an official People Data Labs product?

No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by People Data Labs. The server calls the People Data Labs API with your own People Data Labs access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.

Can I connect People Data Labs to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.

What do I need to connect?

The login page asks for your People Data Labs API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.

Do I put my People Data Labs key or an Authorization header in the client config?

No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your People Data Labs API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

How do you keep my People Data Labs credentials?

The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the People Data Labs API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in People Data Labs.

Can the AI change my People Data Labs data?

All 8 People Data Labs tools are marked read-only.

What does it cost?

The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this People Data Labs server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run peopledatalabs_usage_status to see how many calls you used.

How do I subscribe or cancel?

Ask the AI to run peopledatalabs_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run peopledatalabs_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.

What if a People Data Labs tool that I need is missing?

Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with peopledatalabs_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.

Which AI clients can I use?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.

This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.

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