create_technographic_audience
Creates B2B audiences based on technology stack, software usage, and firmographic attributes.
Writes audiences
Creates or changes something in the account. Put it behind whatever review your agent uses.
What it does
Creates B2B audiences based on technology stack, software usage, and firmographic attributes.
ESTIMATE-ONLY MODE:
Pass estimate_only=true to preview audience size (companies + contacts) WITHOUT creating the audience.
In this mode the tool returns expectedNumberOfCompanies,
expectedNumberOfContacts, and cappedContactCount. Default is false (audience is created).
WHEN TO USE:
- Target companies using specific technologies or software
- Create audiences based on technology adoption patterns
- Target by technology categories (CRM, Marketing Automation, Analytics, etc.)
- Combine technology targeting with firmographic filters
- Build tech-savvy audience segments for B2B campaigns
- User wants to target companies and contacts that are familiar/using some specific software like hubspot, g2, etc.
TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES:
- CRM: Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics, Zoho, Pipedrive
- Marketing Automation: Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, HubSpot, Mailchimp
- Analytics: Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude
- E-commerce: Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce
- Content Management: WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Adobe Experience Manager
- Collaboration: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Asana, Monday.com
- Cloud Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud
- Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, SQL Server
- And many more technology categories available
FIRMOGRAPHIC FILTERS (OPTIONAL):
- Industries: Use industry IDs (1-148, same as firmographic audiences)
- Employees: "LESS_THAN_10", "FROM_10_TO_50", "FROM_50_TO_200", "FROM_200_TO_500", "FROM_500_TO_1000", "FROM_1000_TO_5000", "FROM_5000_TO_10000", "OVER_10000"
- Revenue: "LESS_THAN_1M", "FROM_1M_TO_10M", "FROM_10M_TO_50M", "FROM_50M_TO_100M", "FROM_100M_TO_200M", "FROM_200M_TO_500M", "FROM_500M_TO_1000M", "OVER_1000M"
CONTACTS CRITERIA:
Use the following parameters to filter and target specific contacts within accounts:
GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING:
- location_country_ids: Array of country IDs (e.g., [29] for Brazil, [229] for United States)
- location_state_ids: Array of state IDs (e.g., [5] for California, [32] for New York)
JOB TITLES:
- job_title_includes: Array of free text strings to include (e.g., ["Software Engineer", "Manager"])
- job_title_excludes: Array of free text strings to exclude (e.g., ["Senior", "Lead"])
JOB FUNCTIONS:
Valid job function IDs and their labels:
- 1: Marketing, 2: Sales, 3: Customer Service, 4: Finance, 5: Human Resources, 6: Public Relations
- 7: Media, 8: Design, 9: Engineering, 10: Operations, 11: Legal, 12: Education
- 13: Health, 14: Real Estate, 15: Accounting, 16: Administrative, 17: Business Development
- 18: Community and Social Services, 19: Consulting, 20: Entrepreneurship, 21: Information Technology
- 22: Military and Protective Services, 23: Product Management, 24: Program and Project Management
- 25: Purchasing, 26: Quality Assurance, 27: Research, 28: Trades
- job_function_include_ids: Array of job function IDs to include (e.g., [9] for Engineering)
- job_function_exclude_ids: Array of job function IDs to exclude
SENIORITY LEVELS:
Valid seniority IDs and their labels:
- 2: Manager, 3: Director, 4: VP, 5: CXO, 6: Unpaid, 7: Training
- 8: Senior, 9: Owner, 10: Entry, 11: Partner
- seniority_include_ids: Array of seniority level IDs to include (e.g., [10, 7] for Entry and Training)
- seniority_exclude_ids: Array of seniority level IDs to exclude
CONTACT LIMITS:
- contacts_per_company_limit: Maximum number of contacts to target per company (optional). Example: 20
USAGE NOTES:
- All ID fields (countries, states, job functions, seniorities) use numeric IDs from the platform
- Job titles are free text strings, not IDs
- Use include parameters to specify which criteria to target
- Use exclude parameters to filter out contacts matching specific criteria
- Combine multiple criteria for precise targeting (e.g., Senior Engineers in California)
- Criteria are combined with AND logic, so all conditions must be met
CONTACTS CRITERIA PARAMETERS(Usually after other initial audience parameters to be described next):
- location_country_ids: Array of country IDs (optional)
- location_state_ids: Array of state IDs (optional)
- job_title_includes: Array of job title keywords to include (optional)
- job_title_excludes: Array of job title keywords to exclude (optional)
- job_function_include_ids: Array of job function IDs (optional)
- job_function_exclude_ids: Array of job function IDs (optional)
- seniority_include_ids: Array of seniority level IDs (optional)
- seniority_exclude_ids: Array of seniority level IDs (optional)
- contacts_per_company_limit: Maximum contacts per company (optional)
PARAMETERS:
- name: Audience name (required) - **IMPORTANT: Name MUST NOT exceed 50 characters. This is a mandatory requirement.**
- technologies: Array of technology names (required)
- industries: Array of industry IDs (optional)
- employees: Array of employee count ranges (optional)
- revenue: Array of revenue ranges (optional)
RETURNS:
Audience details with ID, size estimation, and creation status.
COMMON USE CASES:
- Target companies using Salesforce and HubSpot
- Find AWS users in the software industry
- Build audiences of companies using specific MarTech stacks
- Combine technology and firmographic targeting for precise B2B campaigns
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- **CRITICAL: Audience name MUST NOT exceed 50 characters - this is mandatory and will cause creation to fail if exceeded**
- name and technologies are required parameters
- All other parameters are optional for flexible audience creation
- Technology names should match available technologies in the Metadata platform
- Contact criteria fields work the same as in other audience types
- Audience size depends on technology filters and applied criteriaArguments
| Argument | Type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | required | Audience name (required). Maximum 50 characters. |
technologies |
array | required | Array of technology names to target (required). Example: ['Salesforce', 'HubSpot', 'Marketo'] |
industries |
array | Industry IDs for firmographic/technographic filtering (optional). Valid IDs: 1=Defense & Space, 3=Computer Hardware, 4=Computer Software, 5=Computer Networking, 6=Internet, 7=Semiconductors, 8=Telecommunications, 9=Law Practice, 10=Legal Services, 11=Management Consulting, 12=Biotechnology, 13=Medic | |
employees |
array | Employee count ranges for firmographic filtering (optional). Valid enum values: LESS_THAN_10 (0-9), FROM_10_TO_50 (10-49), FROM_50_TO_200 (50-199), FROM_200_TO_500 (200-499), FROM_500_TO_1000 (500-999), FROM_1000_TO_5000 (1,000-4,999), FROM_5000_TO_10000 (5,000-9,999), OVER_10000 (10,000+). Example: | |
revenue |
array | Revenue ranges for firmographic filtering (optional). Valid enum values: LESS_THAN_1M ($0-$1M), FROM_1M_TO_10M ($1M-$10M), FROM_10M_TO_50M ($10M-$50M), FROM_50M_TO_100M ($50M-$100M), FROM_100M_TO_200M ($100M-$200M), FROM_200M_TO_500M ($200M-$500M), FROM_500M_TO_1000M ($500M-$1B), OVER_1000M ($1B+). | |
location_country_ids |
array | Country IDs for geographic targeting (optional). Valid IDs: 1 (Afghanistan), 2 (Albania), 3 (Algeria), 4 (American Samoa), 5 (Andorra), 6 (Angola), 7 (Anguilla), 8 (Antarctica), 9 (Antigua and Barbuda), 10 (Argentina), 11 (Armenia), 12 (Aruba), 13 (Australia), 14 (Austria), 15 (Azerbaijan), 16 (Baha | |
location_state_ids |
array | State IDs for geographic targeting (optional). Valid US State IDs: 1 (Alabama), 2 (Alaska), 3 (Arizona), 4 (Arkansas), 5 (California), 6 (Colorado), 7 (Connecticut), 8 (Delaware), 9 (Florida), 10 (Georgia), 11 (Hawaii), 12 (Idaho), 13 (Illinois), 14 (Indiana), 15 (Iowa), 16 (Kansas), 17 (Kentucky), | |
job_title_includes |
array | Free text keywords for job titles to include (optional). Example: ['Software Engineer', 'Manager'] | |
job_title_excludes |
array | Free text keywords for job titles to exclude (optional). Example: ['Senior', 'Lead'] | |
job_function_include_ids |
array | Job function IDs to include (optional). Valid IDs: 1 (Marketing), 2 (Sales), 3 (Customer Service), 4 (Finance), 5 (HR), 6 (PR), 7 (Media), 8 (Design), 9 (Engineering), 10 (Operations), 11 (Legal), 12 (Education), 13 (Health), 14 (Real Estate), 15 (Accounting), 16 (Administrative), 17 (Business Devel | |
job_function_exclude_ids |
array | Job function IDs to exclude (optional). Valid IDs: 1-28 as listed above | |
seniority_include_ids |
array | Seniority level IDs to include (optional). Valid IDs: 2 (Manager), 3 (Director), 4 (VP), 5 (CXO), 6 (Unpaid), 7 (Training), 8 (Senior), 9 (Owner), 10 (Entry), 11 (Partner). Example: [10, 7] for Entry and Training | |
seniority_exclude_ids |
array | Seniority level IDs to exclude (optional). Valid IDs: 2-11 as listed above | |
contacts_per_company_limit |
integer | Maximum number of contacts to target per company (optional). Example: 20 | |
estimate_only |
boolean | If true, do NOT create the audience — only estimate its size and return the counts. Use this when the user wants to preview how many companies/contacts match the criteria before committing. Defaults to false (audience is created). |
Request
curl
curl -s -X POST https://mcp-server.metadata.io/mcp \
-H "Authorization: $METADATA_PAT" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-H "MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-11-25" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"create_technographic_audience","arguments":{"name":"<name>","technologies":[]}}}'
Response
No recorded response. This tool writes to the account, so it is never executed to build these docs.
The request above is still the exact shape to send. Nothing on this page is invented.
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