How to set up Ocean.io
Authentication
Ocean.io uses API key authentication:- Sign up at ocean.io
- Navigate to your API settings
- Copy your API key
- 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
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
Search companies
Find companies matching specific criteria. Company filters:| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Lookalike domains | Find similar companies |
| Include/Exclude domains | Domain lists |
| LinkedIn industries | Industry classification |
| Company sizes | Employee count ranges |
| Revenues | Revenue ranges |
| Countries / States | Geographic filters |
| Technologies | Tech stack filters |
| Keywords | Keyword matching |
| Year founded | Founding date range |
| Web traffic | Traffic volume filters |
| E-commerce | E-commerce businesses only |
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Job titles | Role filters |
| Seniorities | Level filters (C-Level, VP, etc.) |
| Departments | Department filters |
| Email statuses | Email validity filters |
| Countries | Person location |
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:| Action | Credits |
|---|---|
| Enrich company | 1 (fixed) |
| Enrich person | 1 (fixed) |
| Search companies | 1 per result |
| Search people | 1 (fixed) |
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