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# Forager

> Find personal emails and phone numbers with Forager

Forager is a contact data enrichment platform that provides personal emails and phone numbers from LinkedIn profiles.

## Authentication

Connect to Forager using your account ID and API key.

### Connection details

| Field          | Description             |
| -------------- | ----------------------- |
| **Account ID** | Your Forager account ID |
| **API key**    | Your Forager API key    |

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## Forager actions

### Find personal email

Retrieve a person's personal email address.

**Configuration**

| Field            | Description          |
| ---------------- | -------------------- |
| **LinkedIn URL** | LinkedIn profile URL |

### Find work email

Retrieve a person's work email address.

**Configuration**

| Field            | Description          |
| ---------------- | -------------------- |
| **LinkedIn URL** | LinkedIn profile URL |

### Find phone

Retrieve a person's phone number.

**Configuration**

| Field            | Description          |
| ---------------- | -------------------- |
| **LinkedIn URL** | LinkedIn profile URL |

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## Credits

| Action              | Cost      |
| ------------------- | --------- |
| Find personal email | 2 credits |
| Find work email     | 2 credits |
| Find phone          | 5 credits |

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## Use cases

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Multi-channel outreach" icon="envelope">
    Combine work and personal email for better response rates.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Phone outreach" icon="phone">
    Get direct phone numbers for high-priority prospects.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="LinkedIn enrichment" icon="user-plus">
    Enrich LinkedIn profiles with contact information.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Best practices

1. **Use LinkedIn URLs** - LinkedIn profile URLs provide the best match rates
2. **Prioritize work email** - Work emails typically have higher deliverability
3. **Cache results** - Results are cached to reduce credit usage