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Seamless AI

Seamless AI API

B2B Sales Intelligence / Contact Data / Prospecting · seamless.ai

Seamless exposes a self-serve REST API on every plan, including free, documented at docs.seamless.ai. Keys generate from account settings and calls draw from the plan's credit pool, so bulk enrichment burns credits fast. Enrichment is async only, returning via webhook or polling.

Last verified: July 2026Marketing & Sales
API GRADE
A
VERIFIED JUL 2026

SCORECARD

ExistenceGOODDocumented REST API at docs.seamless.ai for company and contact search plus async enrichment.
AccessGOODSelf-serve on every plan including free; keys generate from Settings, and calls draw down plan credits.
CoverageGOODSearch and research endpoints for companies and contacts, bulk and singular, with encrypted pagination.
AuthGOODAPI key in a Token header or OAuth 2.0 Bearer tokens, both self-serve from account settings.
Docs & DXGOODHosted docs plus official MCP servers for agent stacks; webhook signature docs run thin.
StabilityGOOD
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Seamless AI scores A on the API Report Card. Seamless exposes a self-serve REST API on every plan, including free, documented at docs.seamless.ai. Keys generate from account settings and calls draw from the plan's credit pool, so bulk enrichment burns credits fast. Enrichment is async only, returning via webhook or polling.

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API calls consume the same credits as UI lookups, bulk enrichment jobs burn through monthly credit pools quickly and trigger upgrade prompts seamless.ai
Default 60 req/min per-endpoint rate limit is restrictive for high-volume enrichment and bulk sync jobs docs.seamless.ai
Async-only enrichment model, Research Companies/Contacts requires search-then-research handoff with webhook or polling, adding latency vs. synchronous lookup docs.seamless.ai
Advanced endpoints, higher rate limits, and certain data fields are gated to higher plan tiers, free/basic plans hit caps quickly seamless.ai
Data accuracy issues in the UI carry directly into the API, same 60-75% email and 45-60% phone hit rates apply marketbetter.ai
Webhook setup and signature verification documentation is thinner than peers, requiring trial-and-error during integration docs.seamless.ai
API key management and OAuth flow are functional but lack granular per-key scoping, rotation, or per-key usage reporting seamless.ai
No published SLA on data freshness, uptime, or enrichment latency on standard plans seamless.ai
Data accuracy is materially below the marketed 98%, real-world email accuracy lands around 60-75% and phone accuracy around 45-60%, with 20-30% bounce rates on email sends marketbetter.ai
Aggressive auto-renewal and difficult cancellation practices are the #1 user complaint across Trustpilot/G2/Capterra, users report being charged after cancellation requests trustpilot.com
Outdated job titles and stale firmographic data, particularly for sub-50-employee companies and non-US contacts alexberman.com
Credit pricing is opaque and burns quickly; phone reveals cost more credits than emails, and overage handling forces plan upgrades cleanlist.ai
Hidden fees and contract traps, annual contracts auto-renew, cancellation windows are narrow, and downgrades mid-term are restricted marketbetter.ai
Chrome extension performance degrades on heavy LinkedIn use and occasionally returns no data for valid profiles g2.com
Customer support is slow and frequently scripted; cancellation requests get routed through retention reps before resolution trustpilot.com
Data coverage is uneven outside the F1000, mid-market and SMB accounts and international contacts return materially worse hit rates reply.io
Email deliverability through the native sender is inconsistent and bounce-prone, hurting sender reputation when sent at volume sybill.ai