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

# People Search

> Search for people in the music industry — artists, managers, A&R reps, producers. Returns multi-source profiles including LinkedIn data.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi/research.json POST /api/research/people
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Recoup API - Research
  description: >-
    API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the
    music industry
  license:
    name: MIT
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.recoupable.dev
security: []
paths:
  /api/research/people:
    post:
      description: >-
        Search for people in the music industry — artists, managers, A&R reps,
        producers. Returns multi-source profiles including LinkedIn data.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchPeopleRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: People search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchPeopleResponse'
        '400':
          description: Validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed — invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchErrorResponse'
        '501':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResearchDataSourceUnsupported'
components:
  schemas:
    ResearchPeopleRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - query
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Natural language search for people (e.g., "A&R reps at Atlantic
            Records").
        num_results:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 10
          description: Number of results to return.
    ResearchPeopleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - success
            - error
          example: success
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchPeopleResult'
    ResearchErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - error
      description: >-
        Error response returned by all research endpoints for validation
        failures (400) and authentication errors (401).
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - error
          example: error
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message describing what went wrong.
          example: 'Missing required parameter: artist'
    ResearchPeopleResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: Person name and role.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Profile URL (often LinkedIn).
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique result identifier from the search provider.
        publishedDate:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Date the profile or page was published.
        author:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Author of the page, if available.
        highlights:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Key excerpts from the profile.
        summary:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Brief summary of the person.
  responses:
    ResearchDataSourceUnsupported:
      description: >-
        The configured research data source does not support this endpoint or
        data shape.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchErrorResponse'
          example:
            status: error
            error: Request failed with status 501

````