lead-enricher

name	lead-enricher
description	Enrich leads with full LinkedIn profile data (RapidAPI) and verified work emails (Hunter.io + Apollo). Two-stage enrichment for maximum data capture.

Lead Enricher

Turn LinkedIn leads into actionable contacts with full profile data and verified emails.

What It Does

Stage 1: Profile Enrichment (RapidAPI)

• Fetches full LinkedIn profile data
• Gets company, title, industry, experience
• May find email directly from LinkedIn profile

Stage 2: Email Enrichment (Hunter + Apollo)

• Finds work email using Hunter.io
• Falls back to Apollo if Hunter misses
• Returns verified emails with confidence scores

Invocation

# Full two-stage enrichment (recommended)
./scripts/profile-enrich.sh leads.json | ./scripts/enrich.sh > enriched.json

# Profile enrichment only (get profile data, skip email hunt)
./scripts/profile-enrich.sh leads.json > profiles.json

# Email enrichment only (skip profile, just find emails)
./scripts/enrich.sh leads.json > enriched.json

Setup

Environment Variables

# RapidAPI (for profile enrichment)
export RAPIDAPI_KEY="YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY_HERE"

# Hunter.io (for email finding) - REQUIRED for stage 2
export HUNTER_API_KEY="your_hunter_api_key"

# Apollo (optional fallback)
export APOLLO_API_KEY="your_apollo_api_key"

Scripts

profile-enrich.sh

Enriches leads with full LinkedIn profile data using RapidAPI.

Input: Output from linkedin-miner Output: Same leads + profile data (company, title, industry, experience, skills) Cost: 1 credit per profile

./scripts/profile-enrich.sh leads.json > profiles.json

enrich.sh

Finds work emails using Hunter.io (primary) + Apollo (fallback).

Input: Leads with name + company Output: Same leads + email, email_score, email_verified Cost: 1 Hunter search per lead

./scripts/enrich.sh profiles.json > enriched.json

Input Format

Expects output from linkedin-miner:

{
  "leads": [
    {
      "name": "Jane Doe",
      "headline": "VP Marketing at Acme Corp",
      "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/janedoe"
    }
  ]
}

Output Format

After full enrichment:

{
  "meta": {
    "total_leads": 50,
    "profile_enriched": 48,
    "linkedin_emails_found": 12,
    "hunter_hits": 30,
    "apollo_hits": 5,
    "failed": 3,
    "enriched_at": "2026-02-14T15:00:00Z"
  },
  "leads": [
    {
      "name": "Jane Doe",
      "first_name": "Jane",
      "last_name": "Doe",
      "title": "VP Marketing",
      "headline": "VP Marketing at Acme Corp | AI Enthusiast",
       
       
       
       
       
       
       ...
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    
  

Enrichment Strategy

Stage 1: Profile Enrichment (RapidAPI)
├── Fetch full LinkedIn profile
├── Extract: name, title, company, industry, experience, skills
├── Check for LinkedIn email → if found, mark for skip in Stage 2
└── Cost: 1 credit per profile

Stage 2: Email Finding (Hunter + Apollo)
├── Skip leads with linkedin_email found
├── Hunter Email Finder (primary)
│   ├── If score >= 70 and verified: ✅ Done
│   └── If not found or low score: Try Apollo
├── Apollo Fallback
│   └── Search by name + company
└── Cost: 1 Hunter search per lead

Credit Costs

Service	Cost	Notes
RapidAPI Profile	1 credit/profile	Full profile data
Hunter Email Finder	1 search/lead	Varies by plan
Apollo	Free tier: 50/mo	Fallback only

Example: 100 leads

• Profile enrichment: 100 credits (~$1-2)
• Hunter searches: ~88 (skip 12 with LinkedIn email)
• Total: ~$3-5 depending on plans

Usage in First 1000 Kit

# Full pipeline
./linkedin-miner/scripts/mine.sh "AI marketing" 20 > raw.json

# Enrich with profiles + emails
./lead-enricher/scripts/profile-enrich.sh raw.json | \
  ./lead-enricher/scripts/enrich.sh > enriched.json

# Next: verify emails
./email-verifier/scripts/verify.sh enriched.json > verified.json

Rate Limits

Service	Limit	Notes
RapidAPI	Based on plan	500-5000/mo typical
Hunter	25 free, then paid	$49/mo for 500
Apollo	50/mo free	Upgrade for more