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How lookups, credits, and agents work

Short notes on finding people — for hiring desks, sales teams, founders, and builders. INR credit packs, people search, and MCP for agents.

PricingOct 29, 20269 min read

From 5 Free Lookups to First Paid Pack: Onboarding Without Dark Patterns

From 5 free lookups to first paid pack: onboarding without dark patterns – sample real URLs, read Credit B, buy an INR pack that matches found history.

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MCPOct 28, 20269 min read

Multi-Agent Hiring Pipelines: Who Calls Lookup, Who Calls Outreach

Multi-agent hiring pipelines: who calls lookup, who calls outreach – keep find tools separate from sequencers so empties stay empty and credits stay honest.

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PricingOct 28, 20269 min read

Prepaid Credits That Expire: Designing Fair Expiry Messaging

Prepaid credits that expire: designing fair expiry messaging – show dates, FIFO spend, Credit B found-only rules, and no dark-pattern countdown traps.

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APIOct 27, 20269 min read

Error Codes Buyers Should Expect from a Lookup API

Error codes buyers should expect from a lookup API – auth failures, rate limits, validation, and server faults – with honest empty vs error billing semantics.

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IndiaOct 27, 20269 min read

Campus + Lateral Mix: Contact Lookup Across Two India Hiring Motions

Campus + lateral mix: contact lookup across two India hiring motions – shared sheets, found-only credits, and honest empties for campus drives and lateral desks.

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PricingOct 26, 20269 min read

Global Teams Buying India-Priced APIs: Compliance Mindset (Not Legal Advice)

Global teams buying India-priced APIs: a compliance mindset (not legal advice) – INR prepaid packs, soft mesh honesty, and diligence questions before you key up.

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ProductOct 26, 20269 min read

"When We Have Them": Writing Honest Marketing for Contact APIs

"When we have them": writing honest marketing for contact APIs – soft mesh claims, empty means not found, and Credit B without vanity hit-rate percentages.

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APIOct 23, 20269 min read

OpenAPI Hygiene for Enrichment Endpoints Hiring Tools Depend On

OpenAPI hygiene for enrichment endpoints hiring tools depend on – document empties, errors, and credits so products and copilots stay honest.

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IndiaOct 22, 20269 min read

Night-Shift Freelance Recruiters: Batching Lookups Across Time Zones

Night-shift freelance recruiters: batching lookups across time zones – India desks serving global clients with found-only credits and soft mesh honesty.

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ProductOct 21, 20269 min read

What Is Pay-Per-Lookup Pricing?

What is pay-per-lookup pricing?

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PricingOct 21, 20269 min read

Razorpay, UPI, Cards, Wallets: Payment Reality for India API Buyers

Razorpay, UPI, cards, wallets: payment reality for India API buyers – buy credits the way desks already pay, then key up and look up.

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MCPOct 20, 20269 min read

Building a Recruiting Copilot That Looks Up Contacts via MCP

Building a recruiting copilot that looks up contacts via MCP – wire Claude/Cursor agents to profile-URL find or burning seats.

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PricingOct 20, 20269 min read

Modeling Cost per Placed Candidate: Credits Inside Staffing Margins

Modeling cost per placed candidate: credits inside staffing margins – found-only Credit B, soft mesh, and INR packs that fit boutique placement math.

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APIOct 19, 20269 min read

Rate Limits and Keys: Operating a Contact Lookup API in Production

Rate limits and keys: operating a contact lookup API in production – key hygiene, 429 backoff, and found-only credits when enrichment is live.

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IndiaOct 19, 20269 min read

Partner Bench Sharing: How Boutique Agencies Coordinate Lookups

Partner bench sharing: how boutique agencies coordinate lookups – shared shortlists, found-only credits, and WhatsApp handoffs.

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PricingOct 16, 20269 min read

No Monthly Plan Contact Enrichment: Who It Fits (and Who It Doesn't)

No monthly plan contact enrichment: who it fits (and who it doesn't) – prepaid credits for burst desks vs suites that still need monthly seats.

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ProductOct 15, 202610 min read

Trust Checklist Before You Buy Any Contact API

Trust checklist before you buy any contact API – found-only credits, written billing.

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APIOct 14, 202610 min read

Webhook-Free Enrichment: Sync Patterns for Small ATS Startups

Webhook-free enrichment: sync patterns for small ATS startups – synchronous find, job queues without bolting on webhooks first.

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ProductOct 14, 20269 min read

What Are API Credits in Enrichment Products?

What are API credits in enrichment products? Units of prepaid find capacity – and why found-only Credit B beats per-request or seat-tax models.

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IndiaOct 13, 20269 min read

WhatsApp-First Recruiters: Using Lookups Without Becoming a Dialer Product

WhatsApp-first recruiters: using lookups without becoming a dialer product – find email/phone when available, then message on the rails you already use.

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MCPOct 13, 20269 min read

Agent-Readable Docs: Why MCP.md Matters for Contact APIs

Agent-readable docs: why MCP.md matters for contact APIs – typed tools for Claude/Cursor agents, same Credit B as REST.

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PricingOct 12, 20269 min read

25 to 1,000 Credits: Choosing an INR Pack Size for a Boutique Desk

25 to 1,000 credits: choosing an INR pack size for a boutique desk – sample shortlists, found-only Credit B, 30-day packs, no seat tax.

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APIOct 12, 20269 min read

Contact Lookup API vs CRM vs Sequencer: Pick the Right Layer

Contact lookup API vs CRM vs sequencer: pick the right layer – find contacts from profile URLs without buying a sales cloud or dialer stack.

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IndiaOct 9, 20269 min read

Screening Calls Faster: Contact Lookup in the India IT Staffing Funnel

Screening calls faster in the India IT staffing funnel: look up contacts from profile URLs before you dial – INR credits.

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PricingOct 8, 20269 min read

US Price Arbitrage: Why Some Teams Buy INR Credit APIs for Global Lookups

US price arbitrage: why some teams buy INR credit APIs for global lookups – same API, found-only billing, prepaid packs instead of USD seats.

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APIOct 7, 202610 min read

REST Enrichment Inside a Hiring Product: Auth, Credits, Rate Limits

REST enrichment inside a hiring product: auth, credits, and rate limits for builders – Bearer keys, found-only billing.

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APIOct 6, 20269 min read

What Is a LinkedIn Profile URL Lookup?

What is a LinkedIn profile URL lookup? A find call with a person profile URL that returns email/phone when available.

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IndiaOct 6, 20269 min read

Contract Recruiters in India: Daily Cadence for Profile-URL Lookups

Contract recruiters in India: a daily cadence for profile-URL lookups – shortlist, look up, outreach only when found.

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MCPOct 5, 20269 min read

Claude / Cursor Agents: Calling a Contact Lookup MCP Endpoint

Claude and Cursor agents calling a contact lookup MCP endpoint: tool calls instead of scrapers – same credits as REST.

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PricingOct 5, 20269 min read

The Hidden Cost of "Free Plan" Enrichment Tools for Small Agencies

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PricingOct 2, 20269 min read

UPI to API Key: Buying Contact Credits in India After WhatsApp Confirm

UPI to API key: buy contact credits in India after WhatsApp confirm – Razorpay checkout, prepaid packs, Credit B found-only billing, then call the find API.

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APIOct 1, 20269 min read

GitHub Profile URL Contact Lookup: When Developer Profiles Are the Lead

When developer profiles are the lead: GitHub profile URL contact lookup – same find API as LinkedIn, credits only on found outcomes.

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IndiaSep 30, 202610 min read

Agency Desk Playbook: Bulk Candidate Sheets + API Lookups in India

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PricingSep 29, 20269 min read

Pay-As-You-Go Contact APIs for Teams That Hate Annual Seats

Pay-as-you-go contact APIs for teams that hate annual seats: prepaid credits, found-only billing – not another seat tax.

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MCPSep 29, 20269 min read

What Is an MCP Server? (For Hiring Product Teams)

What is an MCP server for hiring product teams? A way for agents to call tools – like a contact lookup API – without scraping.

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APISep 28, 202610 min read

Adding Contact Lookup to an ATS: Architecture Notes for Builders

Architecture notes for builders: add contact lookup to an ATS as an optional module – profile URL in, contacts out when found.

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IndiaSep 28, 20269 min read

Freelance Recruiter Workflow: From LinkedIn Shortlist to Contact Fields

Freelance recruiter workflow: turn a LinkedIn shortlist into contact fields with a lookup API – INR credits, no sales cloud required.

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APISep 25, 202610 min read

LinkedIn or GitHub Profile URL → Contact Lookup API

HowTo: buy credits, POST a LinkedIn or GitHub profile URL to the contact lookup API, and use email/phone only when returned.

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PricingSep 24, 202610 min read

Seat Subscriptions vs Pay-Per-Lookup Credits – A Cost Model

Seat subscriptions tax access whether you look up or not.

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MCPSep 23, 20269 min read

MCP for Recruiting Agents – Wire Contact Lookup Without Building a Scraper

Wire recruiting agents to a contact lookup MCP: LinkedIn or GitHub URL in, contacts out when found – no profile scraper required.

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PricingSep 23, 20269 min read

INR Credit Packs for Contact Lookup – How Razorpay Pricing Feels

INR credit packs for contact lookup: ~₹2 per credit on Razorpay/UPI, 25 free credits for new accounts, 30-day expiry.

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IndiaSep 22, 202610 min read

India Boutique IT Staffing – Candidate Contacts Without a Sales Cloud

India boutique IT staffing desks can look up candidate contacts from LinkedIn or GitHub URLs with an INR credit API – no USD sales cloud required.

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IndiaSep 22, 20269 min read

Contact Enrichment Explained for Recruiters – Plain English

Contact enrichment means adding email or phone to a person you already identified – usually from a LinkedIn or GitHub URL – without turning your desk into a sales cloud.

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APISep 21, 20269 min read

What a Contact Lookup API Actually Does

A contact lookup API takes a LinkedIn or GitHub profile URL and returns email, phone, or links when found.

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