Win new staffing clients by reaching hiring leaders behind open roles
Turn open job postings into business-development leads for a recruiting or staffing firm by reaching the CTO or hiring leader who owns the role.
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Uses POST /job_search/, POST /organization_search/, POST /person_role_search/ · Job postings 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 /job_search/ - work email
- lee@example.com
- name
- Lee Sampler
- title
- Hiring Manager, Engineering
- mobile
- +1 (312) 555-0107
- company
- Example Inc.
Steps
- Find companies posting target roles with
POST /job_search/(title, location, posted date) - Filter by funding stage, size and industry with
POST /organization_search/ - Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with
POST /person_role_search/ - Fetch
work_emailvia/person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/and pitch candidates or capacity for that role
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 posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, # location, posted date) r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/job_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 2. Filter by funding stage, size and industry with POST # /organization_search/ r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/organization_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 3. Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST # /person_role_search/ r3 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 4. Fetch work_email via /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and pitch # candidates or capacity for that role
# 1. POST /job_search/ curl -X POST \ https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/job_search/ \ -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @request.json # 2. POST /organization_search/ curl -X POST \ https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/organization_search/ \ -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @request.json # 3. 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
Run it yourself: Job postings API reference
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Inputs and outputs
| Inputs | Outputs |
|---|---|
| role keywords | company with open roles |
| company filters | hiring leader |
work_email |
Questions about this recipe
How can a recruitment agency find new clients from job postings?
Find companies posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date). Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/.
What does it cost to win new staffing clients by reaching hiring leaders behind open roles?
Job postings API: 2 credits 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. Company 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. 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 company filters and role keywords. You get back company with open roles, hiring leader and work_email, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.
How do I find the hiring manager for an open engineering role?
Find companies posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date). Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/.
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 funded startup or scale-up posts several engineering roles or keeps a role open for weeks. Recruiters pitch a real, current hiring need and get more replies from hiring leaders.
Which Forager products does this recipe use?
Job postings API, people search, company enrichment and work emails. Job postings API: search live and historical job postings by company, title and location to spot hiring signals. 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?
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 engineers and their cto?
Find companies posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date). Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/.
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 posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date), filter by funding stage, size and industry with POST /organization_search/, find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/ and fetch work_email via /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and pitch candidates or capacity for that role.
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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