| name | generect-api |
| description | Search B2B leads and companies, find/validate emails via Generect Live API. Use when the user needs to find people by job title/company/industry, search companies by ICP, generate business emails from name+domain, or validate email addresses. Covers lead generation, prospecting, enrichment, and email discovery workflows. |
Generect Live API
Real-time B2B data from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, and AI-powered email discovery.
Base URL: https://api.generect.com
Auth: Authorization: Token <GENERECT_API_KEY>
Setup
Requires GENERECT_API_KEY environment variable. Get a key at https://beta.generect.com
Endpoints
Search Leads
POST /api/v1/leads/by_icp/
Find people by ICP filters. Returns enriched LinkedIn profiles with job history, education, skills.
{
"job_title": ["CEO", "CTO"],
"location": ["United States"],
"industry": ["Software Development"],
"company_headcount_range": ["11-50", "51-200"],
"page": 1,
"per_page": 10
}
Key filters: job_title, location, industry, company_headcount_range, company_name, seniority_level, job_function. All accept arrays.
Response: { "amount": N, "leads": [...] } — each lead has full_name, headline, job_title, company_name, company_website, linkedin_url, jobs[], educations[], skills[].
Search Companies
POST /api/v1/companies/by_icp/
Find companies by ICP. Returns company profiles with headcount, industry, location, funding.
{
"industry": ["Software Development"],
"location": ["San Francisco"],
"headcount_range": ["51-200"],
"page": 1,
"per_page": 10
}
Key filters: industry, location, headcount_range, company_type, founded_year_min, founded_year_max, keyword.
Response: { "amount": N, "companies": [...] } — each has name, domain, industry, headcount_range, headcount_exact, location, description, linkedin_link, website, founded_year.
Get Lead by LinkedIn URL
POST /api/v1/leads/by_url/
{ "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/username/" }
Returns full enriched profile for a specific LinkedIn URL.
Generate Email
POST /api/v1/email_generator/
AI-powered email discovery from name + domain.
{
"first_name": "John",
"last_name": "Doe",
"domain": "example.com"
}
Response: { "email": "...", "result": "valid|risky|invalid", "catch_all": bool }
Validate Email
POST /api/v1/email_validator/
{ "email": "john@example.com" }
Response: { "result": "valid|invalid|risky", "catch_all": bool, "mx_domain": "...", "exist": "yes|no" }
Usage via curl
curl -X POST https://api.generect.com/api/v1/leads/by_icp/ \
-H "Authorization: Token $GENERECT_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"job_title":["VP Sales"],"location":["United States"],"per_page":5}'
MCP Server (Alternative)
Generect also provides an MCP server for AI tool integrations:
- Remote:
mcp-remote https://mcp.generect.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer Token API_KEY"
- Local:
npx -y generect-ultimate-mcp@latest with env GENERECT_API_KEY
Tools: search_leads, search_companies, generate_email, get_lead_by_url, health
Tips
amount: -1 in response means exact count unavailable; iterate pages until empty- Leads endpoint is live — each request queries LinkedIn in real-time (may take 5-15s)
- Email generator uses AI permutations + validation;
valid results are safe to send
- Combine lead search → email generation for full prospecting pipeline
- Rate limits apply per API key tier
