> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getpg.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contact Discovery

> Find the right people at target accounts

Contact Discovery helps you find the right stakeholders at your target accounts. Search by name, role, department, or seniority. Use AI-powered recommendations to discover decision-makers and influencers you didn't know about. Run single searches or batch discoveries across hundreds of accounts.

<Info>
  Contact Discovery works across multiple data sources - enrichment providers, company directories, LinkedIn, and job posting databases - so you get comprehensive coverage even for companies with limited public information.
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## How It Works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Define Search Criteria">
    Specify what you're looking for: job title or role keywords, department, seniority level, name, location, or a combination of these filters.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Data Sources">
    Choose which data providers to search across - multiple sources ensure broader coverage and reduce gaps in contact information.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Discovery">
    Conduct a single account search or batch discover across your entire account list. Results stream back with match quality indicators.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and Add">
    Evaluate results, preview contact profiles, and add matches to your database. Duplicate detection prevents adding the same person twice.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get AI Recommendations">
    Leverage AI-powered suggestions for stakeholders who fit your search criteria or buying profile, even if they don't match keyword searches exactly.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What You Can Discover

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  <Card title="By Role or Seniority" icon="briefcase">
    Find CFOs, VPs of Engineering, directors, managers, or any role. Filter by seniority level to target decision-makers or gather broader coverage.
  </Card>

  <Card title="By Department" icon="sitemap">
    Discover everyone in Finance, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, or any function within an account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="By Persona" icon="sparkles">
    Use pre-built personas like "Budget Owners", "CRO & CMO", "Sales Leaders", or "RevOps & Enablement" to find people matched to your buying criteria.
  </Card>

  <Card title="By Name or Location" icon="map-pin">
    Search for specific people by name, or find contacts in particular geographies or office locations.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Key Capabilities

**Batch Discovery:** Run a single search across 100+ accounts to find all matching contacts at once. Perfect for identifying budget owners across your target list or finding new hiring managers after funding rounds.

**AI-Powered Recommendations:** Go beyond keyword matching. AI surfaces people who match your buying profile or stakeholder type even if they don't have the exact title you searched for.

**Multiple Data Sources:** No single database has everyone. Discovery queries multiple enrichment providers and directories simultaneously, so you find people that others might miss.

**Match Quality Indicators:** Each result shows confidence scores and source information, so you know how verified each contact is before you reach out.

## Tips and Best Practices

* **Start broad, then refine:** Search for a role + department first, review results, then narrow by seniority or keywords if needed.

* **Use persona-based discovery:** Pre-built personas like "Budget Owners" or "Technical Decision Makers" are often faster than building custom role searches.

* **Batch discover before outreach campaigns:** Run batch discovery across your target account list before launching campaigns to ensure you have complete coverage.

* **Review data sources:** Some sources are more complete for specific industries or company sizes. If a search returns sparse results, adjust data source selection and try again.

* **Deduplicate across batch operations:** The system automatically checks for duplicate contacts when adding, but review the dedupe report to catch variations on names and titles.

## Related Modules

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  <Card title="Contact Enrichment" icon="envelope" href="/contact/enrichment">
    Once discovered, enrich contacts with verified email addresses and phone numbers to reach them immediately.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Contact Intelligence" icon="brain" href="/contact/intelligence">
    Turn discovered contacts into insights: background, expertise, and likely buying role for each person.
  </Card>

  <Card title="PG:AI Account" icon="users" href="/account/overview">
    Discovered contacts feed into account profiles and org charts, giving you a complete picture of account coverage.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>