# Quick start: find, save and export your first leads

> Search People with two filters, select the people you want, add them to a list, open the list and export it to CSV or Excel.

Updated Oct 16, 2026 · Alona Shalieieva · https://getprospect.com/help-center/getting-started/quick-start

Go from sign-in to your first file of leads in about five minutes. You search [People](https://app.getprospect.com/people), save the people you want to a list, then export that list.

## Before you begin

-   Any member of the workspace can do this.
-   Credits: saving a person uses 1 email credit if they have a valid email you do not own yet. Searching is free. Details in "Credit usage".

## Steps

1.  Sign in at [https://app.getprospect.com](https://app.getprospect.com) and click **People** in the sidebar.
    
2.  Add two filters in the filter rail. Open **Job Title**, type a title such as "VP of Sales" and pick it from the suggestions. Then open **Location** and pick a country. The results update as you go.
    
    ![People page with Job Title set to VP of Sales and Location set to Germany in the filter rail, and the matching people listed in the table](https://static.getprospect.com/img/help-center/v2/quick-start-1-642a2caedf.webp)
3.  Select people. Tick the checkboxes next to the people you want, or click the checkbox above the table and choose **Select this page**, **Select all people** or **Select number of people**, then **Apply**.
    
4.  Click **Add to list**. Pick a list, or type a new name and click **Create list ""**. The popover shows how many email credits the save will use. Click **Confirm**.
    
    ![Add to list popover with a list ticked, the line "Adding 25 leads will use 14 email credits." and the Confirm button](https://static.getprospect.com/img/help-center/v2/quick-start-2-f666232b75.webp)
5.  Open the list. Click **View list** in the message that appears, or click **Lists** in the sidebar and then the list's name.
    
6.  Click the **Export** icon in the list's header. Choose **All contacts** or **Contacts with valid email**, tick the columns you want, and pick **CSV** or **Excel (.xlsx)** under **File format**. Click **Export N contacts**.
    
    ![Export dialog with All contacts selected, the column picker, File format set to Excel (.xlsx), the Cost line and the Export button](https://static.getprospect.com/img/help-center/v2/quick-start-3-366309fa22.webp)
7.  Wait for the file. It builds in the background and downloads itself when ready. You can download it again later from [Exports](https://app.getprospect.com/exports).
    

## What you get

A list in your workspace that your whole team can see, and a CSV or Excel file with the columns you picked. If you connected a CRM, the saved people sync to it automatically.

## Credit usage

| Action | Cost |
| --- | --- |
| Searching, filtering, opening a profile | Free |
| Saving a person whose valid email you do not own yet | 1 email credit |
| Saving a person without an email, or one you already own | Free |
| Exporting people you already saved | Free, you own their emails |

## FAQ

### Revealing an email did not add the person to my list. Why?

Reveal only shows the email; to keep the person, add them to a list, free for emails you already revealed (see [Reveal or save?](https://getprospect.com/help-center/lists-and-saved-data/reveal-or-save.md)).

### What if I do not have enough email credits?

The **Add to list** popover says so before you confirm. Select fewer people, or get more credits from [Settings > Subscription](https://app.getprospect.com/settings/subscription).

## Related articles

-   [Search for people: filters and results](https://getprospect.com/help-center/people-and-company-search/people-search.md)
-   [Create and manage lists of people and companies](https://getprospect.com/help-center/lists-and-saved-data/lists.md)
-   [Export people and companies to CSV or Excel](https://getprospect.com/help-center/integrations-and-api/export.md)
-   [How credits work](https://getprospect.com/help-center/credits-and-billing/how-credits-work.md)