# hunter.io (`canadesk/hunter-io`) Actor

Search for emails, and enrich profiles with Hunter!

- **URL**: https://apify.com/canadesk/hunter-io.md
- **Developed by:** [Canadesk Support](https://apify.com/canadesk) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Jobs
- **Features:** Full permissions
- **Stats:** 327 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 24 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

🛑 This actor requries you to create an account and API Key with Hunter.io. Free accounts are limited. See their pricing.

### Features

- Verify Email

  Checks whether the address ({name}@{domain}.{extension}) is valid and returns profile information.

- Search by Name

  Returns the email address and profile information for a given full name ({first} {last}).

- Search by Company

  Returns email addresses and profiles for the company domain ({domain}.{extension}).

### Input

- API Key (string)

  Create a key at <https://hunter.io/api-keys>.

- Keyword (string)

  - To verify an email: Enter the email address.

  - To search for a person: Enter the first and last name.

  - To search by company: Leave empty.

- Company domain (string)

  - To verify an email: Not required.

  - To search for a person: {domain}.{extension} (e.g., microsoft.com)

  - To search by company: {domain}.{extension} (e.g., microsoft.com)

- Search limit (integer)

  🛑 Only applies to paid Hunter.io accounts! Defines the maximum number of results returned by the search.

  Free accounts can only return up to 10 results (default value).

- Extra (select)

  Only applies to Verify. Returns random profiles for the company, including emails, positions, etc.

### Output

**Verify email** returns:

```
{
	"data": [
		{
			"data": {
				"status": "valid",
				"result": "deliverable",
				"score": 100,
				"email": "satya@microsoft.com",
				"regexp": true,
				"gibberish": false,
				"disposable": false,
				"webmail": false,
				"mx_records": true,
				"smtp_server": true,
				"smtp_check": true,
				"accept_all": false,
				"block": false,
				"sources": [
					{
						"domain": "blakemoorhouse.com",
						"uri": "http://blakemoorhouse.com/work-with-me",
						"extracted_on": "2021-09-24",
						"last_seen_on": "2025-02-20",
						"still_on_page": true
					},
					...
				]
			},
			"meta": {
				"domain": "microsoft.com",
				"company_name": "Microsoft",
				"following_domain": false,
				"params": {
					"email": "satya@microsoft.com"
				},
				"company_emails": {	// Statistics from Hunter.io database
					"data": {
						"total": 39021,
						"personal_emails": 30391,
						"generic_emails": 8630,
						"department": {
							"executive": 105,
							"it": 1788,
							"finance": 77,
							"management": 754,
							"sales": 431,
							"legal": 30,
							"support": 637,
							"hr": 18,
							"marketing": 60,
							"communication": 174,
							"education": 631,
							"design": 92,
							"health": 36,
							"operations": 304
						},
						"seniority": {
							"junior": 33,
							"senior": 2169,
							"executive": 208
						}
					},
					"meta": {
						"params": {
							"domain": "microsoft.com",
							"company": null,
							"type": null
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	],
	"extra": [	// Random profiles with full information
		{
			"name": "Kelsey Koep",
			"first_name": "Kelsey",
			"last_name": "Koep",
			"email": "kekoep@microsoft.com",
			"title": "Sales Executive – West Canada",
			"city": "Fargo",
			"country": "United States",
			"state": "North Dakota",
			"departments": [
				"master_sales"
			],
			"linkedin_url": "http://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsey-koep-93604844",
			"seniority": "entry",
			"subdepartments": [
				"sales"
			],
			"time_zone": "America/Chicago",
			"position_history": [
				{
					"title": "Sales Executive – West Canada",
					"current": true,
					"company_name": "Microsoft",
					"start_date": "2021-11-01",
					"end_date": null
				},
				{
					"title": "Technology Solutions Professional - Business Apps",
					"current": true,
					"company_name": "Microsoft",
					"start_date": "2018-02-01",
					"end_date": null
				},
				{
					"title": "Support Engineer - Dynamics GP Application",
					"current": false,
					"company_name": "Microsoft",
					"start_date": "2014-02-01",
					"end_date": "2018-02-01"
				},
				{
					"title": "Independent Disributor at Nu Skin",
					"current": false,
					"company_name": "Nu Skin Enterprises",
					"start_date": "2017-07-01",
					"end_date": "2020-05-01"
				},
				{
					"title": "Audit Associate",
					"current": false,
					"company_name": "Eide Bailly LLP",
					"start_date": "2013-09-01",
					"end_date": "2014-02-01"
				},
				{
					"title": "Corporate Financial Reporting Intern",
					"current": false,
					"company_name": "Cargill",
					"start_date": "2013-05-01",
					"end_date": "2013-08-01"
				},
				{
					"title": "Audit Intern",
					"current": false,
					"company_name": "Eide Bailly LLP",
					"start_date": "2012-01-01",
					"end_date": "2013-04-01"
				},
				{
					"title": "Personal Caregiver",
					"current": false,
					"company_name": "CCRI",
					"start_date": "2009-08-01",
					"end_date": "2011-12-01"
				}
			],
			"company_name": "Microsoft",
			"linkedin_id": "155369274",
			"phone_numbers": [
				{
					"number": "+14258828080",
					"type": "work_hq"
				}
			],
			"current_address": "Fargo, North Dakota, United States",
			"phone_number": "+14258828080"
		},
		...
	]
}
```

**Search by Name** returns:

```
{
	"data": [
		{
			"email": "satya@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Satya Nadella",
			"position": null,
			"linkedin": null,
			"confidence": 97,
			"sources": [
				{
					"link": "http://blakemoorhouse.com/work-with-me#hunter-email:satya@microsoft.com",
					"date": "Feb 20, 2025",
					"status": "Live"
				},
				{
					"link": "http://serverfault.com/questions/933705/spf-fail-vs-soft-fail-pros-and-cons/941648#hunter-email:satya@microsoft.com",
					"date": "Feb 16, 2025",
					"status": "Live"
				},
				{
					"link": "http://developers.coldlead.io#hunter-email:satya@microsoft.com",
					"date": "Feb 10, 2025",
					"status": "Live"
				},
				{
					"link": "http://microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/satya#hunter-email:satya@microsoft.com",
					"date": "Feb 09, 2025",
					"status": "Live"
				},
				...
			]
		}
	],
	"extra": []
}
```

**Search by Company** returns:

```
{
	"data": [
		{
			"email": "mwong@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Mabel Wong",
			"position": "Program Manager",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mabel-wong-5099733",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "mhutchinson@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Michelle Hutchinson",
			"position": "Director of Student Ministries",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-hutchinson-199b6b9",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "kevinr@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Kevin Ryoo",
			"position": "Executive Director",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-ryoo-59805a220",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "chenk@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Km Chen",
			"position": "Director",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/km-chen-82a06796",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "manojkumar@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Manoj Kumar",
			"position": "President",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/manoj-kumar-1297471b4",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "tomsmith@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Tom Smith",
			"position": "Managing Director",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-smith-643b42172",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "alin@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Anthony Lin",
			"position": "Deputy Director",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-lin-8847446",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "lfernandes@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Lidia Fernandes",
			"position": "Account Executive",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidia-fernandes-3920002b",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "taruns@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Tarun Sam",
			"position": "Director",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarun-sam-11b4802a",
			"confidence": 99
		},
		{
			"email": "maliks@microsoft.com",
			"fullName": "Sarojit Malik",
			"position": "Managing Director",
			"linkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarojit-malik-7276b5102",
			"confidence": 99
		}
	],
	"extra": []
}
```

### Support

Open a new issue for bugs, please share your Run URL and Input 🎈

# Actor input Schema

## `token` (type: `string`):

https://hunter.io/api-keys

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Email (for Verify) or Full Name (for Search). Leave empty for company-wide search.

## `company` (type: `string`):

Required for Search.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum 10 for free accounts. See Information tab!

## `extra` (type: `string`):

Also returns random emails from the same domain.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Select proxies to be used by your crawler.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "token": "yourtoken",
  "keyword": "satya nadella",
  "company": "microsoft.com",
  "limit": 10,
  "extra": "yes",
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keyword": "satya nadella",
    "company": "microsoft.com",
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("canadesk/hunter-io").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keyword": "satya nadella",
    "company": "microsoft.com",
    "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("canadesk/hunter-io").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keyword": "satya nadella",
  "company": "microsoft.com",
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call canadesk/hunter-io --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,canadesk/hunter-io"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tLKBHXrI2iJfZ2B07/builds/icbtHGqekKwgFeoJK/openapi.json