Contact a bench of temp candidates in one click via SMS and WhatsApp

Fill same-day temp and shift missions by messaging dozens of available candidates at once.

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A selection of teams that run this job on Forager · plus other recruiting platforms

Tools named: WhatsApp

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. Enrichment and search are charged per request: credit pricing.

How the data flows

2 inputs → Mobile numbers + People data feed → 3 fields sample data

01 · Inputs

mission details

linkedin.com/in/jane-example

candidate pool

linkedin.com/in/jane-example

02 · Forager

Mobile numbers + People data feed POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/

Match found

03 · Outputs

Jane ExampleHiring Manager, Engineering · Example Inc.

phone number: +1 (415) 555-0142
assigned candidate: 2026-10-01
name: Jane Example
title: Hiring Manager, Engineering
work email: jane@example.com
company: Example Inc.

3 fields in the responseexample data

Steps

Select candidates from the agency pool or people_feed by role and location
Ensure each has a mobile via POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/
Broadcast the mission via SMS/WhatsApp and collect yes/no replies
Confirm the first available candidates and update the ATS

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. Select candidates from the agency pool or people_feed by role and
# location

# 2. Ensure each has a mobile via POST
# /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/
r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 3. Broadcast the mission via SMS/WhatsApp and collect yes/no replies

# 4. Confirm the first available candidates and update the ATS

# 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

Generated from the recipe stepsRequest fields: API reference

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Inputs and outputs

Inputs	Outputs
mission details	`phone_number`
candidate pool	`availability reply`
	`assigned candidate`

Questions about this recipe

How can a staffing agency fill a same-day shift quickly?

Select candidates from the agency pool or people_feed by role and location. Ensure each has a mobile via POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/.

What does it cost to contact a bench of temp candidates in one click via SMS and WhatsApp?

Mobile numbers: 15 credits per mobile number found, and a mobile number lookup that finds nothing costs 0 credits. People data feed is a flat annual licence, global or regional, not priced in 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 candidate pool and mission details. You get back assigned candidate, availability reply and phone_number, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.

How do temp staffing agencies text many candidates at once about an open shift?

Select candidates from the agency pool or people_feed by role and location. Confirm the first available candidates and update the ATS.

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 client books a shift or mission that must be filled today. Temp agencies fill missions the same day.

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

Mobile numbers and people data feed. Mobile numbers: direct mobile numbers for a person, from a LinkedIn URL or a Forager person ID, validated before they reach you. People data feed: a licensed file of 800M+ professional profiles, refreshed on a schedule and delivered to Snowflake or S3.

How accurate is Forager data?

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.

How do I fill shifts fast staffing candidates?

Select candidates from the agency pool or people_feed by role and location. Confirm the first available candidates and update the ATS.

Which tools can run this workflow?

Native in Clay and Zapier, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo, delivered as a data share to Snowflake, Databricks and Amazon S3 and called through the API from Make, n8n, your own code and Google BigQuery. Or call the endpoints in the steps above from your own code with one API key.

How many steps is this workflow?

4 steps: select candidates from the agency pool or people_feed by role and location, ensure each has a mobile via POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/, broadcast the mission via SMS/WhatsApp and collect yes/no replies and confirm the first available candidates and update the ATS.

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 recruiting platforms

Clay
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Juicebox
- AI candidate sourcing
Selected use case: Forager data behind its PeopleGPT search and sourcing agents.
Nooks
- Power & parallel dialers
Selected use case: mobile numbers inside their dialer.
Velox
- Staffing firms
Technical staffing firm in the Netherlands.
HubSpot
- CRM add-ons
Selected use case: enriching contact and company records with people, company and job-posting data.
SBR2TH
- Staffing firms
Selected use case: people and job-postings feeds loaded into its own data lake for AI search.
Martyn Bassett Associates
- Staffing firms
Executive search firm for product, sales and marketing leaders at growth-stage software companies.
Sellershub
- Staffing firms
Recruiting firm that places only sales talent.

Contact a bench of temp candidates in one click via SMS and WhatsApp

How the data flows

Steps

Inputs and outputs

Questions about this recipe

How can a staffing agency fill a same-day shift quickly?

What does it cost to contact a bench of temp candidates in one click via SMS and WhatsApp?

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

How do temp staffing agencies text many candidates at once about an open shift?

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 accurate is Forager data?

How do I fill shifts fast staffing candidates?

Which tools can run this workflow?

How many steps is this workflow?

Is there a contract or minimum commitment?

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