hunter.io helps you quickly find and verify professional email addresses, enriching profiles with detailed information. It streamlines the process of connecting with the right people, saving time for sales, recruitment, and business development teams.
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This project allows users to search for emails, verify them, and enrich profiles using Hunter.io. It solves the challenge of finding accurate professional contacts for business outreach and research. It's ideal for sales professionals, recruiters, marketers, and analysts who need verified email data.
- Verify the validity of email addresses and return profile details.
- Search by full name to discover email addresses and professional profiles.
- Search by company domain to collect emails and roles within the organization.
- Supports both free and paid Hunter.io accounts with configurable limits.
- Provides additional random profiles for enriched data analysis.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Verify Email | Checks whether an email is valid and returns detailed profile information. |
| Search by Name | Finds email addresses and profiles for a specified full name. |
| Search by Company | Retrieves emails and profiles for employees of a specified company domain. |
| API Key Input | Requires a Hunter.io API key to access data. |
| Search Limit | Configurable result limits based on account type (free or paid). |
| Extra Profiles | Optionally returns random company profiles including emails and positions. |
| Field Name | Field Description |
|---|---|
| Verified email address. | |
| fullName | Full name of the individual. |
| position | Job title or role within the company. |
| LinkedIn profile URL. | |
| confidence | Confidence score for email validity or accuracy. |
| sources | List of sources where the email or profile was found. |
| extra | Random enriched profiles with detailed career history and contact info. |
Example: [ { "email": "[email protected]", "fullName": "Satya Nadella", "position": null, "linkedin": null, "confidence": 97, "sources": [ { "link": "http://blakemoorhouse.com/work-with-me#hunter-email:[email protected]", "date": "Feb 20, 2025", "status": "Live" }, { "link": "http://serverfault.com/questions/933705/spf-fail-vs-soft-fail-pros-and-cons/941648#hunter-email:[email protected]", "date": "Feb 16, 2025", "status": "Live" } ] } ]
hunter.io/ ├── src/ │ ├── runner.py │ ├── extractors/ │ │ ├── email_verifier.py │ │ ├── name_search.py │ │ └── company_search.py │ ├── outputs/ │ │ └── exporters.py │ └── config/ │ └── settings.example.json ├── data/ │ ├── inputs.sample.txt │ └── sample.json ├── requirements.txt └── README.md
- Sales Teams use it to verify email leads, so they can improve outreach success rates.
- Recruiters use it to locate professional contacts, so they can efficiently reach candidates.
- Marketers use it to enrich customer profiles, so they can tailor campaigns accurately.
- Business Analysts use it to compile company employee data, so they can support research and strategy.
Q: Do I need a Hunter.io account? A: Yes, an API key is required. Free accounts are limited to 10 results, while paid accounts have higher search limits.
Q: Can I verify multiple emails at once? A: Yes, the scraper supports batch verification depending on your account plan.
Q: What input is required for name or company searches? A: For name searches, provide first and last name with optional company domain. For company searches, provide the domain only.
Q: Are random profiles included in all searches? A: No, the extra profile feature is optional and only applies to the Verify Email function.
Primary Metric: Average verification speed: ~1 second per email. Reliability Metric: Success rate for valid emails: 95–99% based on API plan. Efficiency Metric: Low resource usage; handles hundreds of queries with minimal CPU and memory. Quality Metric: High data precision with enriched profile details, including positions, departments, and LinkedIn URLs.
