Find editor and journalist emails for digital PR outreach
Give a digital PR or link-building agency the right editor, writer or publisher contact at each target publication so pitches land with a person, not a generic inbox.
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A selection of teams that run this job on Forager · plus other GTM agencies
Uses POST /person_role_search/, POST /person_detail_lookup/ · People search 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
POST /person_role_search/ - role title
- Chief Operating Officer
- work email
- jane@example.com
- name
- Jane Example
- mobile
- +1 (415) 555-0142
- company
- Example Inc.
Steps
- Start from target publication domains and find editors and writers with
POST /person_role_search/(role_titleeditor OR writer OR journalist,organization_domains) - Confirm the person and beat with
POST /person_detail_lookup/ - Fetch
work_emailfrom/person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ - Group contacts by beat and publication and export to the outreach tool from the
web_app
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. Start from target publication domains and find editors and writers with # POST /person_role_search/ (role_title editor OR writer OR journalist, # organization_domains) r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 2. Confirm the person and beat with POST /person_detail_lookup/ r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_detail_lookup/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 3. Fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ # 4. Group contacts by beat and publication and export to the outreach tool # from the web_app
# 1. 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 # 2. POST /person_detail_lookup/ curl -X POST \ https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/person_detail_lookup/ \ -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @request.json
Run it yourself: People search API reference
- Free API key
- No credit card
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Inputs and outputs
| Inputs | Outputs |
|---|---|
| publication domains | editor contact |
| beats or topics | role_title |
work_email |
Questions about this recipe
How do digital PR agencies find editor email addresses at target publications?
Start from target publication domains and find editors and writers with POST /person_role_search/ (role_title editor OR writer OR journalist, organization_domains). Fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/.
What does it cost to find editor and journalist emails for digital PR outreach?
The prospecting web app uses the same plan credits as the API: 15 credits per mobile and 5 per email found. Person enrichment: 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. People search: people search 1 credit per request and people search: role details 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 1,650 emails or 8,250 person enrichments, 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 beats or topics and publication domains. You get back editor contact, role_title and work_email, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.
What tool finds journalist contacts for link-building outreach?
This recipe uses Forager Prospecting web app, Person enrichment, Work emails and People search. Prospecting web app: Search people and reveal mobiles and emails in the browser, with no code. Give a digital PR or link-building agency the right editor, writer or publisher contact at each target publication so pitches land with a person, not a generic inbox.
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?
An agency builds a media list for a client's data story or link campaign. PR campaigns reach the editor who covers the topic, raising placement and link rates for agency clients.
Which Forager products does this recipe use?
Prospecting web app, person enrichment, work emails and people search. Prospecting web app: search people and reveal mobiles and emails in the browser, with no code. Person enrichment: a full professional profile for a person from a LinkedIn URL, email or phone: experience, education, skills and contact channels.
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.
How do I find journalist email addresses?
Start from target publication domains and find editors and writers with POST /person_role_search/ (role_title editor OR writer OR journalist, organization_domains). Fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/.
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: start from target publication domains and find editors and writers with POST /person_role_search/ (role_title editor OR writer OR journalist, organization_domains), confirm the person and beat with POST /person_detail_lookup/, fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and group contacts by beat and publication and export to the outreach tool from the web_app.
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.
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- $5 free credits
- No credit card
- Run your sample
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