---
title: "Count people matching a query in the lead database. Free. Filters: currentJobTitle, pastJobTitle, currentCompanyName, pastCompanyName, location, skills, languages, keyword, headcount, school, etc."
method: POST
path: "/icypeas/api/find-people/count"
tags: ["Icypeas"]
---

# Count people matching a query in the lead database. Free. Filters: currentJobTitle, pastJobTitle, currentCompanyName, pastCompanyName, location, skills, languages, keyword, headcount, school, etc.

`POST /icypeas/api/find-people/count`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.orthogonal.com/mpp`
- URL: `https://api.orthogonal.com/mpp/icypeas/api/find-people/count`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/docs/icypeas/api/find-people/count/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- object
  - `query` object, required: Query with include/exclude filters, e.g. {"currentJobTitle": {"include": ["CTO"]}, "location": {"include": ["US"]}}

## Response `200`

Successful response

## Other responses

- `402`: Payment Required (x402 / MPP / np)

## Changes

- **2026-11-08** `857e915717f4`: 1 breaking
  - added required request body

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/changes/icypeas/api/find-people/count/post.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/revisions/f89fb77710bc?raw)