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How to set up Ocean.io

Authentication

Ocean.io uses API key authentication:
  1. Sign up at ocean.io
  2. Navigate to your API settings
  3. Copy your API key
  4. Paste the API key in Cargo when connecting

Ocean.io actions

Enrich company

Get detailed company information from various identifiers. Company fields:
  • Name: Company name
  • Domain: Company domain
  • Registration number: Company registration ID
  • Email / Phone: Contact information
  • Address details: Country, state, city, street, postal code
  • Social profiles: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Xing
People (optional): Include associated contacts with their details. Credits: 1 credit per request

Enrich person

Get detailed person information with company context. Person fields:
  • ID / Name: Person identifier
  • First name / Last name: Full name
  • Job title: Role at company
  • Email / Phone: Contact information
  • Social profiles: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter
  • Country: Location
Company fields: Same as company enrichment for context. Credits: 1 credit per request

Search companies

Find companies matching specific criteria. Company filters: People filters: Credits: 1 credit per result

Search people

Find people matching specific criteria. People filters: Same as search companies people filters. Company filters: Same as search companies company filters. Credits: 1 credit per result (fixed)

Credits

All Ocean.io actions use a credit-based system:

Rate limits

Ocean.io API has a rate limit of 60 requests per minute. Cargo handles rate limiting automatically.

Best practices

  • Use lookalike search to find similar companies to your best customers
  • Combine company and people filters for precise targeting
  • Filter by technologies for competitive displacement campaigns
  • Include people in company enrichment for one-call contact discovery
  • Use email status filters to ensure deliverability