AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API Contacts API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data Contacts API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Fleet intelligence API for looking up FMCSA-registered carriers by DOT number, MC number, or company name. Access carrier profiles with 200+ fields, safety data, authority history, fleet equipment, inspections, crashes, news, and decision-maker contacts.


    Base URL: https://api.runalphaloops.com


    API access is available exclusively on the Enterprise plan. Contact sales at https://runalphaloops.com/contact to get your API key.'
  contact:
    name: AlphaLoops
    url: https://runalphaloops.com/contact
    email: hello@runalphaloop.com
servers:
- url: https://api.runalphaloops.com
  description: Production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Contacts
paths:
  /v1/contacts/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchContacts
      summary: Find people at a carrier company
      description: 'Returns professional profiles including name, title, seniority, social profiles, and industry. Use dot_number or company_name to search. Note: This endpoint may return HTTP 202 with a Retry-After header if contacts are still being fetched — retry after the specified delay.'
      parameters:
      - name: dot_number
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The carrier's USDOT number
      - name: company_name
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Company name to search (required if dot_number not provided)
      - name: job_title
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by job title keyword (e.g. "safety", "operations")
      - name: job_title_levels
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - vp
          - director
          - manager
          - c_suite
        description: Filter by seniority level
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 25
          maximum: 100
        description: 'Results per page (default: 25, max: 100)'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated contact results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactSearchResponse'
        '202':
          description: Contacts are being fetched asynchronously. Retry after the delay specified in the Retry-After header.
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: pending
                  dot_number:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  retry_after:
                    type: integer
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      tags:
      - Contacts
  /v1/contacts/{contact_id}/enrich:
    get:
      operationId: enrichContact
      summary: Enrich a contact profile
      description: Returns verified emails, phone numbers, skills, full work history, education, and social profiles. Consumes 1 enrichment credit per new lookup (cached results are free). Returns HTTP 402 when credits are exhausted.
      parameters:
      - name: contact_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The contact ID returned from /v1/contacts/search
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Enriched contact profile
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnrichedContact'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          description: Enrichment credits exhausted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      tags:
      - Contacts
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Carrier does not exist
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid or missing API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    RateLimited:
      description: Too many requests. Check X-RateLimit-Remaining and Retry-After headers.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Short error type
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description
      required:
      - error
      - message
    EnrichedContact:
      type: object
      description: Enriched contact profile with verified emails, phone numbers, work history, education, and social profiles. Consumes 1 enrichment credit per new lookup.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        full_name:
          type: string
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        sex:
          type: string
        job_title:
          type: string
        job_title_role:
          type: string
        job_title_levels:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        job_company_name:
          type: string
        job_company_website:
          type: string
        job_company_size:
          type: string
        job_company_industry:
          type: string
        work_email:
          type: string
          format: email
          nullable: true
        personal_emails:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: email
        mobile_phone:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        phone_numbers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        linkedin_url:
          type: string
        facebook_url:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        location_name:
          type: string
        location_locality:
          type: string
        location_region:
          type: string
        location_country:
          type: string
        location_geo:
          type: string
          description: Lat,lng coordinates
        skills:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        experience:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkExperience'
        education:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Education'
        profiles:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              network:
                type: string
              url:
                type: string
        credits:
          type: object
          properties:
            remaining:
              type: integer
            total:
              type: integer
            used:
              type: integer
    ContactSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        dot_number:
          type: string
        total_contacts:
          type: integer
        contacts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    WorkExperience:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        company:
          type: string
        start_date:
          type: string
        end_date:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        is_primary:
          type: boolean
    Contact:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        full_name:
          type: string
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        sex:
          type: string
        job_title:
          type: string
        job_title_role:
          type: string
        job_title_levels:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        job_company_name:
          type: string
        job_company_website:
          type: string
        job_company_size:
          type: string
        job_company_industry:
          type: string
        job_start_date:
          type: string
        industry:
          type: string
        linkedin_url:
          type: string
        facebook_url:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        location_name:
          type: string
        location_region:
          type: string
        location_country:
          type: string
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
        limit:
          type: integer
        total_results:
          type: integer
        total_pages:
          type: integer
    Education:
      type: object
      properties:
        school:
          type: string
        start_date:
          type: string
        end_date:
          type: string
          nullable: true
  parameters:
    page:
      name: page
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
      description: 'Page number (default: 1)'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'API key provided by AlphaLoops. Include as: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'