> ## Documentation Index
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# Search personnel related events by name

> Return a paginated, deduplicated event list for up to 50 personnel records whose full name exactly matches the supplied name. This endpoint requires an active paid user. A non-empty result consumes 50 credits; an empty result consumes 0 credits. At most 10 requests can run concurrently for one user.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /external/personnel/events/by-name
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Lensmor API
  version: 0.25.0
  description: >-
    Lensmor Event Intelligence API for event discovery, exhibitor research,
    personnel lookup, credits, and profile matching.
  license:
    name: Lensmor Terms of Service
    url: https://www.lensmor.com/terms
servers:
  - url: https://platform.lensmor.com
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Credits
    description: Inspect the credit balance available to the authenticated API key owner.
  - name: Actions
    description: Preflight access and credit-sensitive actions before executing them.
  - name: Events
    description: Discover, inspect, score, rank, and unlock trade show event records.
  - name: Exhibitors
    description: Search and inspect exhibiting companies and their related events.
  - name: Personnel
    description: >-
      Browse event personnel, related events, LinkedIn activity, and outreach
      content.
  - name: Contacts
    description: Search contacts and run asynchronous email or phone unlock workflows.
  - name: Profile Matching
    description: Apply a buyer profile to rank events and recommend exhibitors.
paths:
  /external/personnel/events/by-name:
    get:
      tags:
        - Personnel
      summary: Search personnel related events by name
      description: >-
        Return a paginated, deduplicated event list for up to 50 personnel
        records whose full name exactly matches the supplied name. This endpoint
        requires an active paid user. A non-empty result consumes 50 credits; an
        empty result consumes 0 credits. At most 10 requests can run
        concurrently for one user.
      operationId: searchPersonnelEventsByName
      parameters:
        - name: person_name
          in: query
          required: true
          description: >-
            Exact personnel full name. Matching is case-insensitive and ignores
            leading and trailing whitespace.
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            maxLength: 200
          example: Jane Smith
        - name: date_start_from
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Inclusive lower bound for the event start date. Defaults to the
            current date when omitted.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
          example: '2026-08-10'
        - name: date_start_to
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Inclusive upper bound for the event start date. Omit for no upper
            bound.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
          example: '2026-12-31'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CallSource'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            Paginated events, or a business-error envelope when the per-user
            concurrency limit is exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventPage'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConcurrencyLimitBusinessError'
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    items:
                      - id: '501'
                        eventId: '139574'
                        name: Retail Technology Expo 2026
                        nickname: null
                        description: Retail technology event
                        url: https://example.com/events/retail-technology-expo-2026
                        dateStart: '2026-10-01'
                        dateEnd: '2026-10-03'
                        venue: Las Vegas Convention Center
                        city: Las Vegas
                        region: NV
                        country: United States
                        exhibitorCount: 950
                        hasVisitors: true
                        sponsorMatchStarred: 0
                        image: null
                        dataSource: Lensmor
                    total: 1
                    page: 1
                    pageSize: 20
                    totalPages: 1
                    hasMore: false
                concurrencyLimitExceeded:
                  value:
                    code: 429
                    message: Too many concurrent requests for this endpoint
                    errorKey: USER_CONCURRENCY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
                    data: null
                    details: null
                    traceId: trace-123
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '403':
          description: Active paid subscription required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  parameters:
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
    PageSize:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 20
    CallSource:
      name: x-call-source
      in: header
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
          - api
          - agent
  schemas:
    EventPage:
      type: object
      required:
        - items
        - total
        - page
        - pageSize
        - totalPages
        - hasMore
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventItem'
        total:
          type: integer
        page:
          type: integer
        pageSize:
          type: integer
        totalPages:
          type: integer
        hasMore:
          type: boolean
      additionalProperties: true
    ConcurrencyLimitBusinessError:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
        - errorKey
        - data
        - details
        - traceId
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          const: 429
        message:
          type: string
        errorKey:
          type: string
          const: USER_CONCURRENCY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
        data:
          type: 'null'
        details:
          type: 'null'
        traceId:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
        - errorKey
        - traceId
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        errorKey:
          type: string
        traceId:
          type: string
    EventItem:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - eventId
        - name
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        eventId:
          type: string
        name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        nickname:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        description:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        dateStart:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date
        dateEnd:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date
        venue:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        city:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        region:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        country:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        exhibitorCount:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        hasVisitors:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            True when the event currently has registered Visitor data available.
            This is an availability signal, not proof that the caller has
            unlocked Visitor access.
        sponsorMatchStarred:
          type: integer
          enum:
            - 0
            - 1
          description: Sponsor Match starred state returned by Lensmor.
        image:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        dataSource:
          type: string
          const: Lensmor
      additionalProperties: true
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    PaymentRequired:
      description: Insufficient credits
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Business sk API key
      description: >-
        Send the full Business API key from Settings -> API Keys, for example
        `Authorization: Bearer sk_your_api_key`.

````