--- title: "UpLead API: pricing, rate limits & MCP | ONEGTMLAB" description: "UpLead API: Self-serve B2B contact and company database with real-time email verification; simple REST API (v2) for company, person and combined…" canonical: https://www.onegtmlab.dev/tool-directory/sourcing/uplead --- # UpLead API: pricing, rate limits & MCP | ONEGTMLAB [](/) [ Book a call ](/book) ![](/_astro/uplead.Cip5k3MJ_Z1ToX9a.webp) API review # UpLead API review Self-serve B2B contact and company database with real-time email verification; simple REST API (v2) for company, person and combined enrichment plus domain-based prospecting, 1 credit per record returned. Best for cheap, simple per-record enrichment by domain, email, or name+domain. Verified 25 Oct 2026 · 14 endpoints listed [ See pricing ](#pricing)[ UpLead API docs ](https://docs.uplead.com/) At a glance Category Sourcing, Enrichment Pricing model Credits Free tier Free Trial: $0 for 7 days, 5 credits, 1 user (no API listed) Entry price $74/mo, billed annually Essentials Auth API key Official MCP Not stated Best for Cheap, simple per-record enrichment by domain, email, or name+domain [uplead.com ↗](https://www.uplead.com)[Pricing page ↗](https://www.uplead.com/pricing/) ## What a call costs The actions you pay for, as UpLead prices them in credits. Action Cost Per Unlock a contact (email + mobile direct dial) 1 credit per contact API company / person / combined / prospector result 1 credit per record returned (no double charge for the same record) Extra credits $0.60 (Essentials) / $0.50 (Plus) / custom (Professional) per credit ## Pricing, plan by plan US dollars, as UpLead's pricing page shows them on 25 Oct 2026. Monthly and annual billing are shown apart. Free tier Free Trial: $0 for 7 days, 5 credits, 1 user (no API listed) ### Free Trial $0 Free 5 credits / 7 days No API ### Essentials $99/mo billed monthly $74/mo billed annually 170 credits/month (monthly); 2,040 credits billed annually No APIPlan details $0.60/credit ### Plus $199/mo billed monthly $149/mo billed annually 400 credits/month (monthly); 4,800 credits billed annually No APIPlan details $0.50/credit ### Professional Custom quote Custom seats and credits; annual billing only API includedPlan details Custom ## Rate limits 500 requests per minute. More on limitsLess Headers X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset (epoch seconds); 429 with Retry-After. ## How to get an API key UpLead uses API key. The steps below follow UpLead's own docs. 1. Create a UpLead account. API access starts on the Professional plan. 2. API key in UpLead account settings; docs and /data-api/ also link a 'Get a Free API key' Google form ([forms.gle/cMKiUHAUsiAnf1Gb8](https://forms.gle/cMKiUHAUsiAnf1Gb8)) 3. Send it with every request: header Authorization: (no Bearer prefix). 4. Make a first call: Paginated saved lists. Keep the key in an environment variable, never in the command. ``` curl -X GET "https://api.uplead.com/v2/lists" \ -H "Authorization: $UPLEAD_API_KEY" ``` ## Where the docs live What Where Documentation [docs.uplead.com](https://docs.uplead.com/) API reference [docs.uplead.com](https://docs.uplead.com/) Base URL `https://api.uplead.com/v2` ## Strengths and limits ### Where it fits - Cheap, simple per-record enrichment by domain, email, or name+domain - Prospecting contacts at a known domain by function, sub-function, management level, title and location - Company name to domain resolution - Free company logos by domain (logo.uplead.com, attribution required) - Not paying for bad emails: credits only deducted when email\_status is Valid or Accept All ### Where it falls short - API on self-serve plans: pricing page lists Enrichment API, Prospector Pro API and Full API Access only on Professional (annual, sales-led) - Intent, signals, job-change tracking or webhooks via API - EU-heavy outreach where phone verification depth and DNC handling matter - AI-agent/MCP workflows (no MCP server) - Bulk async jobs (no bulk endpoint; max 100 per page) ### Worth knowing - Plan gating conflict: pricing page shows Enrichment API, Prospector Pro API and Full API Access only on Professional (annual, custom quote); docs gate Prospector Pro, Quick Search, Industries and Lists to 'Professional, Elite, and Enterprise' (Elite/Enterprise no longer on the pricing page). Docs also offer a 'free API key' Google form. - Auth header is the raw key: 'Authorization: ', no 'Bearer'. - Credits are only charged on contacts whose email\_status is Valid or Accept All; Accept All (catch-all) still costs a credit. - Company name to domain matches exact name and returns the most-trafficked company; generic names can resolve to the wrong site. - Logo API is free only with a visible link back to uplead.com. 4 moreShow fewer - Preview API is reseller-only with its own terms: no storing preview data in a CRM/database, no LinkedIn scraping, re-acknowledged annually. - Terms: data is seeded to detect unauthorised duplication; fees non-refundable; plans auto-renew; downgrades only at renewal. - Pricing page currently shows a Black Friday '40% OFF Annual Plans' banner; list prices recorded as shown. - Monthly vs annual credit wording differs: Essentials 170 credits/month vs 2,040 billed annually (same 170/month). ## Who should use it Use UpLead for Cheap, simple per-record enrichment by domain, email, or name+domain Look elsewhere for API on self-serve plans: pricing page lists Enrichment API, Prospector Pro API and Full API Access only on Professional (annual, sales-led) ## If UpLead is not the answer Other Sourcing tools in this directory, each with its own review. [ ![](/_astro/ai-ark.BE60pifs_Z1HkjgQ.webp) AI Ark Sourcing Free planOfficial MCP Best for sizing an ICP for almost nothing: People Preview costs 1 credit per page of up to 100. AI Ark API review →](/tool-directory/sourcing/ai-ark)[ ![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg) Apollo Sourcing Free planOfficial MCP Best for people search at 0 credits on paid plans to size and pull prospect lists. Apollo API review →](/tool-directory/sourcing/apollo-io)[ ![](/_astro/blitz-api.Bf9EP17n_qoQcx.webp) BlitzAPI Sourcing From $99/moOfficial MCP Best for high-volume list building at a flat monthly price. BlitzAPI API review →](/tool-directory/sourcing/blitz-api) ## Before you build Four things to settle first, each read off UpLead's own pages. - **Confirm the API is on your plan**API access starts on the Professional plan. Free tier: Free Trial: $0 for 7 days, 5 credits, 1 user (no API listed). - **Keep the key out of your code**API key. It is sent as: header Authorization: (no Bearer prefix). - **Design around the rate limit**500 requests per minute. - **Know the catch before you scale**Plan gating conflict: pricing page shows Enrichment API, Prospector Pro API and Full API Access only on Professional (annual, custom quote); docs gate Prospector Pro, Quick Search, Industries and Lists to 'Professional, Elite, and Enterprise' (Elite/Enterprise no longer on the pricing page). Docs also offer a 'free API key' Google form. ## Want us to build it for you? Tell us what you want UpLead to do in your stack. We will show you how we would wire it into your data, outbound or CRM, and what we would check first. [ Book a call ](/book)[ See case studies ](/case-studies) Read from [uplead.com/pricing](https://www.uplead.com/pricing/) and [docs.uplead.com](https://docs.uplead.com/). Verified 25 Oct 2026. All 14 endpointsFor developers: method, path, what it does and what it costs. **Base URL:** `https://api.uplead.com/v2` **Bulk and async:** No bulk/async endpoint. Search endpoints page with per\_page max 100 (Preview up to 500). Source: [docs.uplead.com](https://docs.uplead.com/) Filter endpoints 14 endpoints Method Path What it does Cost GET/POST `/credits` Remaining credits Free (not stated as charged) GET/POST `/company-search` Company enrichment 1 credit per company result; never charged twice for the same record GET/POST `/person-search` Person enrichment 1 credit per person result; for records with email, charged only if email\_status is Valid or Accept All GET/POST `/combined-search` Person + company in one call 1 credit per combined result GET/POST `/prospector-search` Find contacts at one company 1 credit per prospector result; count\_only cost not stated GET/POST `/prospector-pro-search` Search contacts + company details like the web app 1 credit per record received (billing rule); count\_only cost not stated. Documented as Professional/Elite/Enterprise plans only. GET/POST `/quick-search` Free-text search for contacts or companies 1 credit per record received (billing rule). Documented as Professional/Elite/Enterprise plans only. GET/POST `/company-name-to-domain` Resolve company name to domain + logo (exact name match; most-trafficked company wins) Not stated GET `https://logo.uplead.com/{domain}` Company logo image Free with attribution (link back to uplead.com required) GET/POST `/industries` Industry list / lookup Not stated. Documented as Professional/Elite/Enterprise plans only. GET/POST `/prospector-preview` Preview matching contacts before unlocking (limited non-personal identifiers) Not stated. Resellers only; separate Preview API terms (no storing preview data, no LinkedIn scraping, annual re-acknowledgment) GET `/lists` Paginated saved lists Not stated. Documented as Professional/Elite/Enterprise plans only. POST/GET/DELETE `/lists, /lists/{id}` Create, retrieve, delete a list Not stated. Documented as Professional/Elite/Enterprise plans only. GET/POST/DELETE `/lists/{id}/contacts, /contacts/add, /contacts/delete` Retrieve, add, remove list contacts Not stated. Documented as Professional/Elite/Enterprise plans only. [](/) © 2026 ONEGTMLAB Private Limited. All rights reserved. COMPANY [ Why Us ](/#why-us)[ Process ](/#timeline)[ Blogs ](/blogs)[ About ](/about)[ Clients ](/clients)[ Free resources ](/free-resources)[ Newsletter ](/newsletter) Services [ GTM Engineering ](/ai-gtm-engineering)[ Account-Based Marketing ](/services/account-based-marketing)[ Paid Media ](/services/paid-media)[ Content Engineering ](/linkedin-personal-branding)[ RevOps ](/services/revops)[ SEO, AEO & GEO ](/services/seo-aeo-geo)[ All services ](/services) ![](/_astro/wordmark-3d.CMEfGdYr.svg)