by Hunter
Search companies
Returns up to 100 companies that match a plain-language description or filters such as headquarters location, industry, headcount and company type, at no credit cost.
Updated Sep 29, 2026
search-companies.md
Search companies
Returns up to 100 companies that match a plain-language description or filters such as headquarters location, industry, headcount and company type, at no credit cost.
Note: Returns no contacts: list each company's people with a domain search. technology, year_founded, similar_to and paging with offset need a Premium plan.
Set up
Use the first option your agent supports.
MCP (official, remote)
Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.
{ "mcpServers": { "hunter": { "url": "https://mcp.hunter.io/mcp" } } }
Call the MCP tool Find-Companies.
Server URL: https://mcp.hunter.io/mcp
API (official)
- Base URL: https://api.hunter.io/v2
- Endpoint:
POST /discover - Auth: send the header
X-API-Key: $HUNTER_API_KEY - Get a key: https://hunter.io/api-keys
- Docs: https://hunter.io/api-documentation/v2
Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.
Rules
- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.
