Find the right accounts-payable contact when an invoice has no billing contact
Let an AR-automation platform locate the AP or finance contact at a debtor so collections don't stall.
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Uses POST /person_detail_lookup/, POST /person_role_search/ · Person 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.
- People search
- Work emails
- Person enrichment
- API
- Embedded in a platform
- Financial services & fintech
How the data flows
POST /person_detail_lookup/ - role title
- Head of Treasury
- work email
- kim@examplecapital.example
- name
- Kim Exemplar
- mobile
- +1 (416) 555-0186
- company
- Example Capital
Steps
- Check the existing contact's role with
POST /person_detail_lookup/(role_is_current) - Search AP/finance roles at the debtor with
POST /person_role_search/(organization_domains,role_title"accounts payable" OR controller) - Get
work_emailand attach to the invoice - Resume the collections sequence with the new contact
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. Check the existing contact's role with POST /person_detail_lookup/ # (role_is_current) r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_detail_lookup/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 2. Search AP/finance roles at the debtor with POST /person_role_search/ # (organization_domains, role_title "accounts payable" OR controller) r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 3. Get work_email and attach to the invoice # 4. Resume the collections sequence with the new contact
# 1. 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 # 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
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Inputs and outputs
| Inputs | Outputs |
|---|---|
| debtor domain | AP contact |
| invoice | role_title |
| current billing contact | work_email |
Questions about this recipe
How do I find the accounts payable contact at a customer's company?
Check the existing contact's role with POST /person_detail_lookup/ (role_is_current). Search AP/finance roles at the debtor with POST /person_role_search/ (organization_domains, role_title "accounts payable" OR controller).
What does it cost to find the right accounts-payable contact when an invoice has no billing contact?
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. Person 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 current billing contact, debtor domain and invoice. You get back AP contact, role_title and work_email, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.
What should I do when an invoice's billing contact has left the customer's company?
Use it when an invoice bounces, has no billing contact, or the billing contact has left. Faster collections and lower DSO without finance staff hunting for contacts.
Can I test people search 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?
An invoice bounces, has no billing contact, or the billing contact has left. Faster collections and lower DSO without finance staff hunting for contacts.
Which Forager products does this recipe use?
People search, work emails and person enrichment. People search: find the people who hold a role at target companies, filtered by title, seniority, department and location. Work emails: verified work email addresses for a person at their current employer.
How accurate is Forager data?
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 accounts payable contact at a company?
Check the existing contact's role with POST /person_detail_lookup/ (role_is_current). Search AP/finance roles at the debtor with POST /person_role_search/ (organization_domains, role_title "accounts payable" OR controller).
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: check the existing contact's role with POST /person_detail_lookup/ (role_is_current), search AP/finance roles at the debtor with POST /person_role_search/ (organization_domains, role_title "accounts payable" OR controller), get work_email and attach to the invoice and resume the collections sequence with the new contact.
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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- $5 free credits
- No credit card
- Run your sample
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HubSpot
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- Internal use
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Cube Software
- Internal use
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