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Getting Started with Clearbit

Prerequisites

A Clearbit account

In order to use Clearbit with {{Make}}, it is necessary to have a Clearbit account. If you do not have one, you can create a Clearbit account at clearbit.com/signup.

	Note
	The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the {{Make}} scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Clearbit to {{Make}}

To connect your Clearbit account to {{Make}} you need to obtain the API Key.

Log in to your Clearbit account.
Go to API on the menu on the left and copy the provided API Key.
Go to {{Make}} and open the Clearbit module's Create a connection dialog.
Enter the API Key you have copied in step 2 to the respective field and click the Continue button to establish the connection.

The connection has been established. You can proceed with setting up the module.

Person

Get a Person or Company

Retrieves a person and company simultaneously based on an email address.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Clearbit account.
Email Address	Enter the email address to look up.
Given Name	Enter the first name of the person.
Family Name	Enter the last name of the person. If you have this, specifying this is strongly recommended to improve match rates.
IP address	Enter the IP address of the person. If you have this, specifying this is strongly recommended to improve match rates.
Location	The city or country where the person resides.
Company	The name of the person’s company.
Company Domain	The domain of the person’s company.
Linked In	The LinkedIn URL for the person.
Twitter	The Twitter handle for the person.
Facebook	Enter The Facebook URL for the person.
Exclude EU related data ?	Select `exclude eu records` to exclude person records with country data in the EU. Select `exclude eu records or with null country data` to exclude person records with country data in the EU or with null country data.
Subscribe to changes for this person ?	Select the Yes option to subscribe to the changes to the person. If you subscribe, every update of this person's information will trigger a webhook and count as an API call on Clearbit. You can set the webhook URL associated with your account on your dashboard. You need the `Watch Changes` trigger module to receive the updated information. Select No to unsubscribe.

Get a Person

Retrieves a person by their email address. Alongside the email address you may also provide any additional attributes you have about the person.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Clearbit account.
Email Address	Enter the email address to look up.
Given Name	Enter the first name of the person.
Family Name	Enter the last name of the person. If you have this, specifying this is strongly recommended to improve match rates.
IP address	Enter the IP address of the person. If you have this, specifying this is strongly recommended to improve match rates.
Location	The city or country where the person resides.
Company	The name of the person’s company.
Company Domain	The domain of the person’s company.
Linked In	The LinkedIn URL for the person.
Twitter	The Twitter handle for the person.
Facebook	Enter The Facebook URL for the person.
Exclude EU related data ?	Select `exclude eu records` to exclude person records with country data in the EU. Select `exclude eu records or with null country data` to exclude person records with country data in the EU or with null country data.
Subscribe to changes for this person ?	Select the Yes option to subscribe to the changes to the person. If you subscribe, every update of this person's information will trigger a webhook and count as an API call on Clearbit. You can set the webhook URL associated with your account on your dashboard. You need the `Watch Changes` trigger module to receive the updated information. Select No to unsubscribe.

Company

Get a Company

Retrieves company data via a domain name.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Clearbit account.
Domain	Enter the domain of the company’s website.
Company name	Enter the name of the company.
Linked In	Enter the company’s Linkedin URL.
Twitter	Enter the Twitter screen name.
Facebook	Enter the company’s Facebook ID.

Get a Company's Domain

Retrieves a company by its domain.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Clearbit account.
Name	Enter the name of the company you want to retrieve the domain for.

Other

Watch Changes

Triggers when a person you are subscribed to is updated.

Webhook name	Enter the name for the webhook.
Connection	Establish a connection to your Clearbit account.

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Clearbit account.

Choose your API

Select the API. The streaming version of the API is preferred to ensure synchronous response.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://{api}.clearbit.com. E.g. /v2/companies/flag

	Note
	For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Clearbit API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - Domain Lookup

The following API call returns company information by the specified domain:

Choose your API:

Company Stream API

Method: GET

Query String:

Key: name

Value: {{the name of the company you want to retrieve a domain for}}

The company's domain can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > domain:

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