Changelog

April 22, 2026

Pagination on v2 person search

The v2 person search endpoint now supports pagination. Use page (1–10, default 1) and page_size (1–15, default 15) to page through results. Every response now includes a metadata object:

{
  "results": [...],
  "metadata": {
    "result_count": 432,
    "page": 1,
    "page_size": 15
  }
}

result_count reflects the total number of matching records for your query. See the pagination guide for details.

April 2, 2026

Fuzzy name matching

Person search now accepts include_fuzzy_matching=true to broaden results with phonetic, nickname, and misspelling matching. See the fuzzy matching guide.

March 26, 2026

Email as a search parameter

Person search now accepts an email address alongside name, phone, and address.

March 25, 2026

Address field breakdown

Address objects in person responses now include discrete fields — line1, city, state, and zip — in addition to the formatted address string.

March 12, 2026

v2 person search and detail endpoints

The v2 person search (GET /v2/person/) and detail (GET /v2/person/{id}) endpoints are now available. v2 responses include enriched data:

current_addresses and historic_addresses as separate lists
match_score — a relevance and completeness score from 1–99
matched_by — which input fields contributed to the match
emails — email addresses with confidence scores

v1 person endpoint deprecation

The v1 person endpoints (GET /v1/person/ and GET /v1/person/{id}) are deprecated. Whitepages will announce a removal date. Migrate to v2 for all new integrations.

February 20, 2026

Webhooks for property deed events

Subscribe to real-time property deed events and receive HTTP POST notifications when deeds record in your target jurisdictions.

POST /v1/webhooks — create a subscription
GET /v1/webhooks — list subscriptions
PUT /v1/webhooks/{id} — update a subscription
DELETE /v1/webhooks/{id} — remove a subscription
POST /v1/webhooks/{id}/test — send a test delivery

See the Webhook Quickstart for setup instructions.

GET /v1/regions/states and GET /v1/regions/states/{state}/counties return the list of supported states and counties, including a webhook_available field indicating which jurisdictions support deed event delivery.

February 11, 2026

Address confidence scores

Address objects in person responses now include a score field (0–100) indicating confidence in the address association with the person.

January 9, 2026

Search by geographic radius

Person search now accepts a radius parameter (in miles) alongside an address to restrict results to records within that distance. See the search by radius guide.

December 11, 2025

Age range filter

Person search accepts min_age and max_age parameters (18–65) to filter results to people within a specific age range.

December 9, 2025

Component name parameters

In addition to name, person search now accepts first_name, middle_name, and last_name as discrete parameters. name and the component parameters are mutually exclusive.

November 21, 2025

Historical locations

Person search accepts include_historical_locations=true to include past addresses in address matching. By default, only current addresses are considered.