Icypeas

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How to set up Icypeas

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Authentication

Icypeas uses API key authentication:

1. Sign up at icypeas.com
2. Navigate to your API settings
3. Copy your API key
4. Paste the API key in Cargo when connecting

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Icypeas actions

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Find email

Find a person’s email address using their name and company. Required fields:

• First name: Person’s first name
• Last name: Person’s last name
• Company name/domain: Company domain or name

Credits: 0.1 credits per request Use case: Discover professional email addresses for prospecting.

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Verify email

Check if an email address is valid and deliverable. Required fields:

• Email address: The email to verify

Credits: 0.01 credits per request Use case: Very affordable email verification for list cleaning.

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Scan domain

Discover all role-based email addresses at a domain. Required fields:

• Company name/domain: Domain or company name to scan

Returns: Role-based emails like:

• contact@company.com
• info@company.com
• admin@company.com
• support@company.com

Credits: 0.1 credits per request Use case: Find generic company emails for initial outreach.

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Credits summary

Icypeas offers very competitive pricing, especially for email verification at 0.01 credits per check.

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Retry behavior

Icypeas actions include automatic retry logic with exponential backoff to handle rate limits gracefully.

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Rate limits

Icypeas API has a rate limit of 30 requests per minute. Cargo handles rate limiting automatically.

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Best practices

• Use domain scanning to find company-wide contact points
• Verify emails before outreach (very affordable at 0.01 credits)
• Provide company domain rather than name for better accuracy
• Combine with other enrichment sources for complete coverage