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Why Is Some Data Missing or Incomplete?

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Written by Freddy Rodriguez
Updated over 2 months ago

Not seeing all the details you expected? Don’t worry—it doesn’t mean something’s gone wrong. Let’s take a look at why this might happen and what steps you can take next.

Why Data Might Be Missing

There are a few common reasons why some fields come back empty or incomplete:

  • The data doesn’t exist publicly: Enrich Layer pulls from publicly available sources. If a company or person hasn’t shared that information, there may be nothing to return.

  • The record wasn’t enriched yet: If the profile hasn’t been recently refreshed, and you don’t have Data Freshness enabled, you may get older data — or no data in certain fields.

  • The field wasn’t requested: Some API endpoints require you to request specific fields (like funding_data, acquisitions, or extra). If those aren’t included in your call, you won’t see them in the response.

  • Privacy or location restrictions: In some regions, certain data (like emails or phone numbers) may be withheld due to privacy regulations.

What You Can Do

  • Double-check your API call: Make sure the fields you need are included in the request.

  • Enable data freshness (use_cache=if-recent) to retrieve the most up-to-date results

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