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# August 2025 Release Notes

| Release Name | Dataset Version | Publish Date |
| :----------- | :-------------- | :----------- |
| August 2025  | `v31.1`         | 08/19/2025   |

**Welcome to our August 2025 release notes!**

This month, we're rolling out some fresh updates and exciting features across our products.

Here's what's new:

* **📊 Freshness Updates**: This past quarter, we [verified 65M+ jobs](#freshness) and detected [984K+ job changes](#job-changes) across our global dataset
* **<Icon icon="chart-line" /> Job Posting Growth**: Another month of [continued \~20% growth](#coverage) in our Job Posting Dataset.
* **<Icon icon="gamepad" /> API Playground**: A [streamlined tool](#api-playground) to build API requests and view live data directly from your dashboard.
* **<Icon icon="plus" /> More Office Insights (Beta)**: [Four new fields](#additional-office-insights-fields-beta) in our company records to give you richer company location context.

## Key Announcements

### Additional Office Insights Fields (Beta)

**What's new?**

This month, we are adding four new fields to the [Location Details](/docs/company-data-field-bundles#location-details) field bundle that we released last month for our Company Dataset:

| FIELD NAME                                                          | FIELD TYPE    | FIELD BUNDLE                                                          | FIELD DESCRIPTION                                                                                   |
| :------------------------------------------------------------------ | :------------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`locations.first_seen`](/docs/company-schema#locations)            | `Object`      | [Location Details](/docs/company-data-field-bundles#location-details) | The date that this location was first observed in association with the company record.              |
| [`locations.last_seen`](/docs/company-schema#locations)             | `String`      | [Location Details](/docs/company-data-field-bundles#location-details) | The date that this location was last observed in association with the company record.               |
| [`locations.is_active`](/docs/company-schema#locations)             | `Boolean`     | [Location Details](/docs/company-data-field-bundles#location-details) | Denotes whether this location was active ("true") or inactive ("false") as of the last observation. |
| [`num_active_locations`](/docs/company-schema#num_active_locations) | `Integer > 0` | [Location Details](/docs/company-data-field-bundles#location-details) | Count of all active locations associated with the company record.                                   |

**Why it matters**

These new fields offer richer context on company locations:

* **Get a clear count** - `num_active_locations` complements `num_total_locations` (from v31.0) to show active vs. total historical locations.
* **Spot activity changes** - Quickly determine if a location is still operational.
* **Track history** - See when a location was first and last active.

Together, these insights make it easier to understand a company's physical footprint and operational changes over time.

**Availability**

The Location Details bundle remains in Beta until v32.0 (October), when it will move to General Availability.

**Pricing & Packaging**

* New customers can purchase the bundle now at incentivized Beta pricing.
* Existing customers with the Location Details bundle automatically get these new fields.

**We'd Love Your Feedback!**

Your input helps shape what we build next. Share your thoughts on these fields or suggest new ones via our [Roadmap Feature Request Board](https://feedback.peopledatalabs.com/)!

## Upcoming Breaking Changes

<Warning>
  Upcoming breaking changes may impact your current processes. We are announcing them here to provide ample time for you to adjust your processes accordingly.
</Warning>

### Deprecation Notice: Query Builder & API Explorer Tools

**Deprecation Date:** November 2025 (v32.1)
**Impacted Product:** API Dashboard

**Tools Being Removed**

* Query Builder Tool
* API Explorer Tool

In November 2025, we will be deprecating several legacy tools in our API Dashboard and public documentation in favor of our new API Playground going live this month.

**Timeline**

* November 2025: Legacy tools fully removed.
* July–November 2025: Legacy tools and API Playground both available
* July 2025: API Playground available in your API Dashboard

**Action You Need to Take**

* Recreate any queries or workflows you currently run in the Query Builder by writing SQL in the new API Playground
* Start using the API Playground now to prepare for the upcoming deprecations
* Pro tip: Check out the Reference panel by clicking the Reference button for SQL and Elasticsearch examples

Need Help? If you have any questions or need help with the transition, please reach out to your Customer Account Team - we're here to support you.

## New Products and Features

### API Playground

This month, we're excited to introduce the API Playground - a new, all-in-one tool inside your API Dashboard that makes it easier than ever to explore, test, and learn our APIs without writing a single line of code.

**What's New**

The API Playground combines and replaces our legacy Query Builder and API Explorer tools (retiring in November 2025):

* **Instant Request Building:** Select an endpoint, add parameters, and send requests directly from your dashboard.
* **Dual Views:** View results as clean, searchable tables or raw JSON.
* **One-Click Code Snippets:** Instantly generate code in 20+ languages and SDKs.
* **Credit Visibility:** See your current balance and how many credits a request will use before you send it.

**Access**

The API Playground is available to all users on Free, Pro, and Enterprise plans. You can find it directly in your API Dashboard under the Tools section - no installation or setup required.

**How to Get Started**

1. Open the Playground in your dashboard. (Sign up for a free account if you don't have access yet)
2. Choose an endpoint from the dropdown menu.
3. Add parameters manually or start with a pre-filled example request.
4. Send the request to instantly view results in either a table or JSON format.
5. Copy a code snippet in your preferred language or SDK to start building.

<Tip>
  If you're on the Free plan, upgrade to Pro or Enterprise to unlock location and contact data values
</Tip>

For additional guidance, check out the [API Playground documentation](https://support.peopledatalabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/39343616025755-API-Playground) in the Help Center or contact your Customer Account Team.

## Data Updates

### Freshness

*The number of jobs and locations verified in our datasets (based on the `job_last_verified` and `location_last_updated` fields).*

**Monthly (v31.0 → v31.1)**
*Freshness updates over the past month.*

| Dataset | Geography     | Field        | Records Updated |
| :------ | :------------ | :----------- | :-------------- |
| Resume  | Global        | `experience` | 65,066,673      |
| Resume  | Global        | `location`   | 94,049,991      |
| Resume  | United States | `experience` | 20,158,570      |
| Resume  | United States | `location`   | 25,546,109      |

### Job Changes

*The number of person records where the primary job experience changed in our Person Dataset (based on the `job_last_changed` field).*

**Monthly (v31.0 → v31.1)**
*Freshness updates over the past month.*

| Dataset | Geography     | Records Updated |
| :------ | :------------ | :-------------- |
| Resume  | Global        | 984,443         |
| Resume  | United States | 566,286         |

### Coverage

(Full Stats: [Person](/docs/datasets), [Company](/docs/company-stats), [IP](/docs/ip-stats), [Job Posting](/docs/jp-stats))

**Monthly (v31.0 → v31.1)**

**[Resume Dataset](/docs/resume-stats)**

| Linkage       | Coverage in v31.0 | Coverage in v31.1 | Increase (%) |
| :------------ | :---------------- | :---------------- | :----------- |
| Total Records | 769,145,862       | 781,715,532       | 1.63%        |

**[API Dataset](/docs/stats)**

| Linkage       | Coverage in v31.0 | Coverage in v31.1 | Increase (%) |
| :------------ | :---------------- | :---------------- | :----------- |
| Total Records | 2,430,515,644     | 2,442,298,059     | 0.48%        |
| `headline`    | 78,601,662        | 92,526,656        | 17.72%       |

**[Email Dataset](/docs/email-stats)**

| Linkage       | Coverage in v31.0 | Coverage in v31.1 | Increase (%) |
| :------------ | :---------------- | :---------------- | :----------- |
| Total Records | 591,663,319       | 591,113,964       | -0.09%       |

**[Mobile Phone Dataset](/docs/mobile-phone-stats)**

| Linkage       | Coverage in v31.0 | Coverage in v31.1 | Increase (%) |
| :------------ | :---------------- | :---------------- | :----------- |
| Total Records | 482,117,257       | 481,934,392       | -0.04%       |

**[Company Dataset](/docs/company-stats)**

| Linkage       | Coverage in v31.0 | Coverage in v31.1 | Increase (%) |
| :------------ | :---------------- | :---------------- | :----------- |
| Total Records | 71,647,425        | 71,648,103        | 0.001%       |

**[Job Posting Dataset](/docs/jp-stats)**

| Linkage                | Coverage in v31.0 | Coverage in v31.1 | Increase (%) |
| :--------------------- | :---------------- | :---------------- | :----------- |
| Total Records          | 12,035,048        | 14,333,305        | 19.10%       |
| Total Unique Companies | 32,534            | 34,704            | 6.67%        |
| Total Active Postings  | 2,183,409         | 2,313,744         | 5.97%        |

### Commentary

* **Person**
  * We saw a 17% increase in coverage for the `headline` field as result of a new data source we integrated
* **Job Posting Data**
  * We saw continued growth in our recently released Job Posting dataset with a \~19% increase in total number of posts and \~5-6% increase number of unique companies and active job posts

## Improvements and Bug Fixes

### Improvements

* **Improved Title Cleaning**
  * We refined our title cleaning process to preserve text within parentheses. This fix helps prevent unintended merges in cases where experience records are distinguished by the text within parentheses. For example, "Manager (NYC Area)" and "Manager (Northeast Region)" will now remain separate experiences.
* **Name Alias Updates**
  * We enhanced our name alias matching to recognize similar names, improving record merges and API matching.
* **Name Cleaning Improvements**
  * We improved our name cleaning process to remove extraneous text, such as website URLs, business names, or email characters, that were incorrectly appearing in name fields (e.g. `full_name = "JAMES HTTPS"`)

### Bug Fixes

* **API Dashboard Batch Enrich Tool error**
  * Users will no longer experience a perpetual load state when starting a new job on the last step of the Batch Enrich tool
* **Peru Location Cleaning Fix**
  * We fixed an issue where locations spelled "Perú" with the accent were incorrectly mapped to Peru, Nebraska.
* **School Over-Canonicalization**
  * We resolved an issue from last month's build where schools were being over-canonicalized to generic names like "Campus" or "Senior High School." We also fixed cases where some school abbreviations were incorrectly canonicalized to similar but unrelated school names.
* **CCO Title Standardization**
  * We fixed our job title cleaner so that the title "CCO" is no longer automatically standardized to Chief Creative Officer, since it can also represent Chief Compliance Officer or Chief Customer Officer.


## Related topics

- [August 2024 Release Notes](/changelog/august-2024-release-announcement-v271.md)
- [September 2025 Release Notes](/changelog/september-2025-release-notes-v312.md)
- [October 2025 Release Notes](/changelog/october-2025-release-notes-v320.md)
- [November 2025 Release Notes](/changelog/november-2025-release-notes-v321.md)
- [April 2025 Release Notes](/changelog/april-2025-release-notes-v300.md)