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Prospect e-commerce merchants and independent retail owners for commerce software

Reach founders of online brands, DTC retention marketers and owners of independent stores and grocers for apps, retention tools and in-store technology.

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

  • Clay
  • Juicebox
  • Nooks
  • Friendbuy
  • TOTE
  • HubSpot
  • Panoptyc
  • Powerweave Group
Tools named
Shopify

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

What it costs: 15 credits per mobile found · 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 → Company enrichment + People search + Work emails + Mobile numbers + Prospecting web app → 4 fields sample data
01 · Inputs
merchant category
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store count
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regions
linkedin.com/in/kim-exemplar
02 · Forager
Company enrichment + People search + Work emails + Mobile numbers + Prospecting web app POST /organization_search/
Match found
03 · Outputs
Kim ExemplarHead of Merchandising · Example Retail
work email
kim@exampleretail.example
phone number
+1 (416) 555-0186
name
Kim Exemplar
title
Head of Merchandising
company
Example Retail
4 fields in the responseexample data

Steps

  1. List merchants and independent retailers by industry, keywords, size and location with POST /organization_search/
  2. Find founders, owners, heads of e-commerce, retention or loss prevention with POST /person_role_search/
  3. Fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and Gold mobiles for owner-operators via POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/
  4. Segment by store count or revenue band and launch 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. List merchants and independent retailers by industry, keywords, size
# and location with POST /organization_search/
r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/organization_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 2. Find founders, owners, heads of e-commerce, retention or loss
# prevention with POST /person_role_search/
r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 3. Fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and Gold
# mobiles for owner-operators via POST
# /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/
r3 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 4. Segment by store count or revenue band and launch from the web_app
Generated from the recipe stepsRequest fields: API reference

Run it yourself: Company enrichment API reference

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Inputs and outputs

InputsOutputs
merchant categorymerchant list
store countowner or ecommerce lead
regionswork_email
phone_number

Questions about this recipe

How do Shopify app developers find merchants to pitch?

List merchants and independent retailers by industry, keywords, size and location with POST /organization_search/. Find founders, owners, heads of e-commerce, retention or loss prevention with POST /person_role_search/.

What does it cost to prospect e-commerce merchants and independent retail owners for commerce software?

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. Mobile numbers: 15 credits per mobile number found, and a mobile number lookup that finds nothing costs 0 credits. The prospecting web app uses the same plan credits as the API: 15 credits per mobile and 5 per email found. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 550 mobiles, 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 merchant category, regions and store count. You get back merchant list, owner or ecommerce lead, phone_number and work_email, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.

Where can I get contacts for independent retail store owners?

This recipe uses Forager Company enrichment, People search, Work emails, Mobile numbers and Prospecting web app. Company enrichment: Firmographics for a company from its domain or name: industry, headcount, locations, growth and open roles. Reach founders of online brands, DTC retention marketers and owners of independent stores and grocers for apps, retention tools and in-store technology.

Can I test company enrichment 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 commerce app, retention platform or retail-tech vendor launches or enters a new segment. Commerce vendors reach the owner or channel lead who installs the app or signs the contract.

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

Company enrichment, people search, work emails, mobile numbers and prospecting web app. Company enrichment: firmographics for a company from its domain or name: industry, headcount, locations, growth and open roles. People search: find the people who hold a role at target companies, filtered by title, seniority, department and location.

How do you check data quality?

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.

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: list merchants and independent retailers by industry, keywords, size and location with POST /organization_search/, find founders, owners, heads of e-commerce, retention or loss prevention with POST /person_role_search/, fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and Gold mobiles for owner-operators via POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ and segment by store count or revenue band and launch from the web_app.

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.

How is the data sourced, and what about privacy?

Bring your legal and security questions to a call with our team, and we take you through how Forager data is sourced and the terms that cover use by teams running this workflow. Forager's privacy policy is public, and anyone can send a request about their own personal data through the consumer rights form on forager.ai.

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

  • 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.

  • Nooks
    • Power & parallel dialers

    Selected use case: mobile numbers inside their dialer.

  • Friendbuy
    • Internal use

    Referral, loyalty and influencer platform for ecommerce and subscription brands.

  • TOTE
    • Internal use

    Retail tech that lets online shoppers reserve items in an in-store fitting room.

  • HubSpot
    • CRM add-ons

    Selected use case: enriching contact and company records with people, company and job-posting data.

  • Panoptyc
    • Internal use

    AI theft-detection company for grocers, convenience stores and micro markets.

  • Powerweave Group
    • Internal use

    B2B ecommerce software and managed services provider.

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