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Hunter.io

Overview​

The Hunter.io server enables AI assistants to interact with Hunter.io, providing email finding and verification capabilities to discover and validate professional email addresses. Built by Meerkats AI, this server helps with domain research and email discovery.

How to Add Hunter.io​

  1. 1
    Create Hunter.io Account
    1. Go to https://hunter.io
    2. Sign up for a free account or log in to your existing account
  2. 2
    Generate API Key
    1. Navigate to your account dashboard
    2. Go to API section
    3. Copy your API key
  3. 3
    Connect to Civic
    1. Add the Hunter.io server to your Civic environment
    2. Enter your API key when prompted
  4. 4
    Test Connection

    Start with a simple command like "How many searches do I have left this month?" to verify the connection works properly.

tip

The free tier provides 25 domain searches and 50 email verifications per month, which reset on the last day of each month.

What You Can Do​

Email Finding

Find email addresses using domain and name information

Email Verification

Verify if an email address is valid and deliverable

Domain Search

Find all email addresses corresponding to a website or company name

Account Management

Check email counts and get information about your Hunter account

Available Tools (5)​

hunter_find_email

Find an email address using domain and name information.

  • Input:

    • domain (required) - The domain name of the company, e.g. "stripe.com"
    • first_name (optional) - The first name of the person
    • last_name (optional) - The last name of the person
    • company (optional) - The name of the company
    • full_name (optional) - The full name of the person (alternative to first_name and last_name)

  • Use Cases:

    • Find specific contacts at target companies
    • Locate decision-makers by name and company
    • Build contact lists for outreach campaigns

Example: Find email for John Kelly at acme.com

hunter_verify_email

Verify if an email address is valid and deliverable.

  • Input:

    • email (required) - The email address to verify

  • Use Cases:

    • Validate emails before adding to your CRM
    • Clean email lists by removing invalid addresses
    • Check deliverability before sending outreach

Example: Verify if john.doe@example.com is valid

hunter_domain_search

Find all the email addresses corresponding to a website or company name.

  • Input:

    • domain (optional) - The domain name to search for, e.g. "stripe.com"
    • company (optional) - The company name to search for (alternative to domain)
    • limit (optional) - The maximum number of emails to return (default: 10, max: 100)
    • offset (optional) - The number of emails to skip (default: 0)
    • type (optional) - The type of emails to return (personal or generic)

  • Use Cases:

    • Discover all available contacts at a company
    • Research email patterns for a domain
    • Build comprehensive contact lists

Example: Search for all emails at dropbox.com with limit=5

hunter_email_count

Know how many email addresses we have for a domain or a company.

  • Input:

    • domain (optional) - The domain name to get the count for, e.g. "stripe.com"
    • company (optional) - The company name to get the count for (alternative to domain)

  • Use Cases:

    • Check coverage before searching a domain
    • Estimate available contacts for a company
    • Plan outreach campaigns

Example: Get email count for adobe.com

hunter_account_info

Get information regarding your Hunter account.

  • Input: None

  • Use Cases:

    • Check remaining searches and verifications
    • Monitor API usage and plan limits
    • Track credits for the billing period

Example: Get current account information and remaining credits

Use Cases​

Account Management
  • Credit Monitoring: "How many searches and verifications do I have left this month?"
  • Usage Tracking: Check your API usage and plan limits
  • Billing Period: Monitor credits for the current billing period

Example: Use hunter_account_info to get remaining searches and verifications

Email Discovery
  • Specific Contacts: "Find the email address for John Kelly at acme.com"
  • Executive Outreach: "Get me Patrick Collison's email at stripe.com"
  • Lead Building: Build targeted contact lists for outreach campaigns

Example: Use hunter_find_email with domain="stripe.com", first_name="Patrick", last_name="Collison"

Email Verification
  • Email Validation: "Verify if john.doe@example.com is a valid email address"
  • List Cleaning: Validate emails before adding to your CRM
  • Deliverability: Check if emails are deliverable before sending outreach

Example: Use hunter_verify_email with email="john.doe@example.com"

Domain Research
  • Company Contacts: "Search for all emails at dropbox.com and show me the first 5 results"
  • Email Patterns: Research email patterns for a domain
  • Coverage Check: Use hunter_email_count to check how many emails are available

Example: Use hunter_domain_search with domain="dropbox.com", limit=5

note

Free Tier Constraints:

  • 25 domain searches per month (resets on the last day)
  • 50 email verifications per month
  • Use hunter_account_info to track your remaining credits

Guardrails​

This server supports all 14 universal guardrails. Server-specific guardrails are coming soon.