Add a premium phone reveal to a credit-based prospecting tool
Offer a 'reveal phone' action priced in credits so SMB reps and consultants can call executives after reading an account brief.
- Free API key
- No credit card
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A selection of teams that run this job on Forager · plus other sales-tech platforms
Uses POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ · Mobile numbers API reference
What it costs: 15 credits per mobile found. A mobile or email lookup that returns nothing costs 0 credits.
- Mobile numbers
- API
- Waterfall slot
- Sales tech
How the data flows
POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ - phone number
- +44 20 7946 0958
- name
- Priya Fixture
- title
- VP Revenue Operations
- work email
- priya@example.com
- company
- Example Inc.
Steps
- Call
POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/on reveal withlinkedin_public_identifier - Charge the user's credits only when a number returns
- Show tier (Gold or Silver) and store the number on the prospect
- Track reveal-to-call conversion
import json, os, requests BASE = "https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage" HEADERS = {"X-API-KEY": os.environ["FORAGER_KEY"]} body = json.load(open("request.json")) # request fields: see the API reference # 1. Call POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ on reveal with # linkedin_public_identifier r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 2. Charge the user's credits only when a number returns # 3. Show tier (Gold or Silver) and store the number on the prospect # 4. Track reveal-to-call conversion
# 1. POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ curl -X POST \ https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ \ -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @request.json
Run it yourself: Mobile numbers API reference
- Free API key
- No credit card
- Run your sample
Inputs and outputs
| Inputs | Outputs |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn identifier | phone_number |
| user credit balance | tier |
credits charged |
Questions about this recipe
How do prospecting Chrome extensions find phone numbers?
Call POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ on reveal with linkedin_public_identifier. Charge the user's credits only when a number returns.
What does it cost to add a premium phone reveal to a credit-based prospecting tool?
Mobile numbers: 15 credits per mobile number found, and a mobile number lookup that finds nothing costs 0 credits. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 550 mobiles, or a mix. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. See plans and prices
What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?
You send LinkedIn identifier and user credit balance. You get back credits charged, phone_number and tier, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.
Which mobile number API works for pay-per-reveal pricing?
This recipe uses Forager Mobile numbers. Mobile numbers: Direct mobile numbers for a person, from a LinkedIn URL or a Forager person ID, validated before they reach you. Offer a 'reveal phone' action priced in credits so SMB reps and consultants can call executives after reading an account brief.
Is there a free way to try Forager on this workflow?
Yes. Create a free account at app.forager.ai: it comes with $5 in free credits and an API key, and there is no credit card to sign up. Run it on records you already know, or book a demo and send us a list: we run it and show you what we find.
When should I run this workflow?
When a user clicks reveal phone on a prospect in a Chrome extension or account brief. SMB reps get dial-ready numbers without paying for multiple tools.
Which Forager products does this recipe use?
Mobile numbers. Mobile numbers: direct mobile numbers for a person, from a LinkedIn URL or a Forager person ID, validated before they reach you.
How do you check data quality?
Forager ranked #1 of 10 in Clay's 2026 test of mobile data providers, by quality score: Clay's measure of how likely a dialled number reaches the right person. The test that counts is your own: send a list of profiles you care about. We run it and show you what we find, number by number, so you can measure hit rate and connect rate yourself.
Which tools can run this workflow?
Native in Clay and Zapier, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo and called through the API from Make, n8n and your own code. Or call the endpoints in the steps above from your own code with one API key.
How many steps is this workflow?
4 steps: call POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ on reveal with linkedin_public_identifier, charge the user's credits only when a number returns, show tier (Gold or Silver) and store the number on the prospect and track reveal-to-call conversion.
Is there a contract or minimum commitment?
No contract to start: a free account comes with $5 in credits. To keep using Forager, choose a monthly or yearly plan. Monthly plans cancel anytime and unused credits roll over; yearly plans grant all credits upfront and cost 10% less. Larger volumes are agreed with our team.
Can we show Forager data inside our product?
Yes, under platform terms. Self-serve plans cover internal use by your own team. Showing Forager contacts to your users, or passing records on, is licensed separately: talk to sales about volume and which fields your users need to see.
Written answers are not available right now. The matching pages above still help, or book a demo and ask the team.
- $5 free credits
- No credit card
- Run your sample
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