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Find small companies hiring their first IT person for managed-services pitches

Help a managed IT or security services provider reach small and mid-sized companies that are trying to hire in-house IT, when an outsourced team may be the faster answer.

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Uses POST /organization_search/, POST /job_search/, POST /person_role_search/ · 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 → Job postings API + Company enrichment + People search + Work emails → 4 fields sample data
01 · Inputs
Title
Chief Operating Officer
employee range
linkedin.com/in/sam-specimen
service area
linkedin.com/in/sam-specimen
02 · Forager
Job postings API + Company enrichment + People search + Work emails POST /organization_search/
Match found
03 · Outputs
Sam SpecimenChief Operating Officer · Example Inc.
work email
sam@example.com
name
Sam Specimen
title
Chief Operating Officer
mobile
+1 (512) 555-0133
company
Example Inc.
4 fields in the responseexample data

Steps

  1. Find companies in range with an open IT role using POST /organization_search/ (job_post_title, job_post_is_active, employees_start, employees_end, locations)
  2. Read the matching postings in found_job_post_events and confirm with POST /job_search/ (organization_ids, title)
  3. Find the owner, COO, CFO or operations lead with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_title, role_is_current)
  4. Fetch work_email via /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and offer managed services while the role is open
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. Find companies in range with an open IT role using POST
# /organization_search/ (job_post_title, job_post_is_active,
# employees_start, employees_end, locations)
r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/organization_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 2. Read the matching postings in found_job_post_events and confirm with
# POST /job_search/ (organization_ids, title)
r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/job_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 3. Find the owner, COO, CFO or operations lead with POST
# /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_title, role_is_current)
r3 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 4. Fetch work_email via /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and offer
# managed services while the role is open
Generated from the recipe stepsRequest fields: API reference

Run it yourself: Company enrichment API reference

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Inputs and outputs

InputsOutputs
IT role keywordscompanies with open IT roles
employee rangeposting title and date
service areadecision maker
work_email

Questions about this recipe

How can an MSP find small businesses that are hiring IT staff?

Find companies in range with an open IT role using POST /organization_search/ (job_post_title, job_post_is_active, employees_start, employees_end, locations). Find the owner, COO, CFO or operations lead with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_title, role_is_current).

What does it cost to find small companies hiring their first IT person for managed-services pitches?

Job postings API: 2 credits per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Company enrichment: 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. 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. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 1,650 emails or 8,250 company lookups, 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 employee range, IT role keywords and service area. You get back companies with open IT roles, decision maker, posting title and date and work_email, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.

Which data shows companies hiring their first IT person?

You send IT role keywords, employee range and service area. You get back companies with open IT roles, posting title and date, decision maker and work_email. The provider reaches companies with a live IT gap and a budget line already approved, instead of cold-calling a static list.

Can I test the job postings API for free?

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 company under a few hundred employees posts an IT support, systems administrator or IT manager role. The provider reaches companies with a live IT gap and a budget line already approved, instead of cold-calling a static list.

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

Job postings API, company enrichment, people search and work emails. Job postings API: search live and historical job postings by company, title and location to spot hiring signals. Company enrichment: firmographics for a company from its domain or name: industry, headcount, locations, growth and open roles.

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 companies hiring IT support?

Find companies in range with an open IT role using POST /organization_search/ (job_post_title, job_post_is_active, employees_start, employees_end, locations). Find the owner, COO, CFO or operations lead with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_title, role_is_current).

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?

4 steps: find companies in range with an open IT role using POST /organization_search/ (job_post_title, job_post_is_active, employees_start, employees_end, locations), read the matching postings in found_job_post_events and confirm with POST /job_search/ (organization_ids, title), find the owner, COO, CFO or operations lead with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_title, role_is_current) and fetch work_email via /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and offer managed services while the role is open.

Do I need a subscription?

Not to test: 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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