Build verified ICP lists for done-for-you cold email campaigns

Turn each new client's ICP into a verified, deduplicated contact list that is ready for cold email within days, without buying a separate data seat per client.

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Uses POST /organization_search/, POST /person_role_search/, POST /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ · Company enrichment API reference

What it costs: 5 credits per email found. A mobile or email lookup that returns nothing costs 0 credits. Enrichment and search are charged per request: credit pricing.

How the data flows

3 inputs → Prospecting web app + People search + Work emails + Company enrichment → 3 fields sample data

01 · Inputs

Client ICP

Founders · e-commerce brands · US

Title

VP Sales

Your list

contacts.csv · 1,200 rows

02 · Forager

Prospecting web app + People search + Work emails + Company enrichment POST /organization_search/

Match found

03 · Outputs

Priya FixtureVP Sales · Example Inc.

work email: priya@example.com
company firmographics: Example Inc.
name: Priya Fixture
title: VP Sales
mobile: +44 20 7946 0958

3 fields in the responseexample data

Steps

Translate the client ICP into company filters with POST /organization_search/ (industry, employees, location)
Find the persona at each account with POST /person_role_search/ (role_title, seniority, organization_domains)
Fetch verified addresses with POST /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and drop rows with no deliverable email
Deduplicate against the client's CRM export and previous campaigns, then hand off to the sending tool
Use the web_app for one-off list pulls by account managers who do not touch the API

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. Translate the client ICP into company filters with POST
# /organization_search/ (industry, employees, location)
r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/organization_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 2. Find the persona at each account with POST /person_role_search/
# (role_title, seniority, organization_domains)
r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 3. Fetch verified addresses with POST /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/
# and drop rows with no deliverable email
r3 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 4. Deduplicate against the client's CRM export and previous campaigns,
# then hand off to the sending tool

# 5. Use the web_app for one-off list pulls by account managers who do not
# touch the API

# 1. POST /organization_search/
curl -X POST \
  https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/organization_search/ \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @request.json

# 2. POST /person_role_search/
curl -X POST \
  https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/person_role_search/ \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @request.json

# 3. POST /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/
curl -X POST \
  https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @request.json

Generated from the recipe stepsRequest fields: API reference

Run it yourself: Company enrichment API reference

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Inputs and outputs

Inputs	Outputs
client ICP	`contact list`
persona titles	`work_email`
suppression list	`company firmographics`

Questions about this recipe

What data source should a cold email agency use to build client lead lists?

You send client ICP, persona titles and suppression list. You get back contact list, work_email and company firmographics. Agency clients get booked meetings from campaigns that start on clean, on-ICP lists.

What does it cost to build verified ICP lists for done-for-you cold email campaigns?

The prospecting web app uses the same plan credits as the API: 15 credits per mobile and 5 per email found. People search: people search 1 credit per request and people search: role details 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Work emails: 5 credits per work email found, and a work email lookup that finds nothing costs 0 credits. Company enrichment: 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 1,650 emails or 8,250 search requests, 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 client ICP, persona titles and suppression list. You get back company firmographics, contact list and work_email, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.

How do lead-gen agencies build verified contact lists for each new client?

Translate the client ICP into company filters with POST /organization_search/ (industry, employees, location). Fetch verified addresses with POST /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and drop rows with no deliverable email.

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 cold-email agency signs a new client or opens a new campaign angle and needs a fresh list for that ICP. Agency clients get booked meetings from campaigns that start on clean, on-ICP lists.

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

Prospecting web app, people search, work emails and company enrichment. Prospecting web app: search people and reveal mobiles and emails in the browser, with no code. People search: find the people who hold a role at target companies, filtered by title, seniority, department and location.

How do I know the data is right?

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.

Where do cold email agencies get their data?

Turn each new client's ICP into a verified, deduplicated contact list that is ready for cold email within days, without buying a separate data seat per client. Agency clients get booked meetings from campaigns that start on clean, on-ICP lists.

Which tools can run this workflow?

Native in Clay and Zapier, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo and called through the API from your own code, Make and n8n. Or call the endpoints in the steps above from your own code with one API key.

How many steps is this workflow?

5 steps: translate the client ICP into company filters with POST /organization_search/ (industry, employees, location), find the persona at each account with POST /person_role_search/ (role_title, seniority, organization_domains), fetch verified addresses with POST /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and drop rows with no deliverable email, deduplicate against the client's CRM export and previous campaigns, then hand off to the sending tool and use the web_app for one-off list pulls by account managers who do not touch the API.

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.

A selection of teams that run this job on Forager · plus other GTM agencies

Clay
- GTM workflow builders
Selected use case: Forager mobile numbers, emails and people data inside Clay tables.
Juicebox
- AI candidate sourcing
Selected use case: Forager data behind its PeopleGPT search and sourcing agents.
HubSpot
- CRM add-ons
Selected use case: enriching contact and company records with people, company and job-posting data.
LinkedSelling
- List-building agencies
Outsourced lead-generation and SDR agency.
The Digital Ring
- Consultancies
Marketing agency with a HubSpot consulting practice.
AltiSales
- Outbound agencies
Outsourced SDR and GTM firm.
WebiMax Solutions
- List-building agencies
Digital marketing agency for list building and lead generation.
Tensai
- List-building agencies
B2B marketing agency for account-based campaigns, events and appointment setting.

Build verified ICP lists for done-for-you cold email campaigns

How the data flows

Steps

Inputs and outputs

Questions about this recipe

What data source should a cold email agency use to build client lead lists?

What does it cost to build verified ICP lists for done-for-you cold email campaigns?

What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?

How do lead-gen agencies build verified contact lists for each new client?

Is there a free way to try Forager on this workflow?

When should I run this workflow?

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

How do I know the data is right?

Where do cold email agencies get their data?

Which tools can run this workflow?

How many steps is this workflow?

Is there a contract or minimum commitment?

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