# SphereScout

## Docs

- [Create and configure your SphereScout account](https://docs.spherescout.io/account-setup.md): Sign up with email or Google, log in to your dashboard, reset your password, and understand where your credits and search history live.
- [Create and manage SphereScout API keys](https://docs.spherescout.io/api-access/api-keys.md): Generate long-lived API keys in the SphereScout Dashboard or via the API, then use them to authenticate programmatic requests to the contact database.
- [Authenticate requests to the SphereScout API](https://docs.spherescout.io/api-access/authentication.md): Learn both authentication methods for the SphereScout API: long-lived API keys for integrations and JWT bearer tokens for user-session-based applications.
- [SphereScout REST API overview](https://docs.spherescout.io/api-access/overview.md): Explore SphereScout's REST API for programmatic access to the contact database: search, filter, and export business contacts at scale.
- [Manage your SphereScout plan and billing](https://docs.spherescout.io/billing/managing-subscription.md): View your plan and credit balance, upgrade or downgrade, buy credit top-ups, manage payment methods, and review billing history from the Plans dashboard.
- [Buy business contacts without a subscription](https://docs.spherescout.io/billing/one-time-purchase.md): Buy a specific set of business contacts with a single payment and no subscription. Select a category and location, get a price quote, then download your CSV.
- [SphereScout subscription plans and pricing](https://docs.spherescout.io/billing/plans.md): Compare Starter, Growth, and Scale monthly plans. Understand how credits work, how to sign up, and when to choose a subscription over a one-time purchase.
- [What's included in a SphereScout contact record](https://docs.spherescout.io/concepts/contacts.md): SphereScout contacts include name, email, phone, location, website, and social profiles. Learn what each field contains and how data accuracy is maintained.
- [Understanding SphereScout credits and usage](https://docs.spherescout.io/concepts/credits.md): Credits are the currency you spend to export contacts from SphereScout. Learn how credits work, when they reset, and what to do when you run out.
- [Search filters in SphereScout explained](https://docs.spherescout.io/concepts/filters.md): Narrow 50M+ contacts by category, location, and presence filters in SphereScout. Learn how each filter works, how they combine, and tips for efficient searches.
- [Frequently asked questions about SphereScout](https://docs.spherescout.io/faq.md): Answers to the most common questions about SphereScout credits, data quality, exports, billing, and API access for B2B contact database users.
- [Get updated contacts with SphereScout data freshness](https://docs.spherescout.io/guides/data-freshness.md): Use SphereScout's data freshness feature to check for new contacts since your last export and download only the additions as a delta file, saving credits.
- [Manage past exports in your SphereScout history](https://docs.spherescout.io/guides/export-history.md): Find, re-download, rename, and review all your past SphereScout exports from the History page, including file versions and expiry dates.
- [Export business contacts to CSV from SphereScout](https://docs.spherescout.io/guides/exporting.md): How to download your search results as a CSV file, what columns are included, how credits are charged, and how long your download link stays active.
- [Search SphereScout's business contact database](https://docs.spherescout.io/guides/searching.md): Learn how to use SphereScout's filters to find the exact business contacts you need — by category, location, and contact detail availability.
- [SphereScout: B2B Contact Database Overview](https://docs.spherescout.io/introduction.md): Access 50M+ local business contacts across 20+ countries. Search by industry and location, filter by contact type, and export to CSV instantly.
- [Get started with SphereScout in minutes](https://docs.spherescout.io/quickstart.md): Sign up for free, run your first search, export contacts to CSV, and import them into your CRM — no credit card required to get started.
- [Troubleshoot common SphereScout issues](https://docs.spherescout.io/troubleshooting.md): Step-by-step solutions for login problems, missing credits, failed exports, CSV issues, data freshness errors, and API authentication failures in SphereScout.

## OpenAPI Specs

- [openapi](https://docs.spherescout.io/api-reference/openapi.json)