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      "category": "lead-data",
      "summary": "Email finder, email verifier, domain search, company discovery and person and company enrichment over a REST API, plus a hosted MCP server that also drives Hunter's leads, lists and cold-email sequences.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hunter",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hunter.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hunter.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/hunter.json",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
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      "remoteUrl": "https://api.hunter.io/v2",
      "packages": [],
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      "authNotes": "REST takes the key in the `X-API-Key` header (the `?api_key=` query form still works but puts the key in logs). Hosted MCP at mcp.hunter.io uses OAuth for Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, or the same `X-API-Key` header for other clients. A `test-api-key` returns dummy responses on Domain Search, Email Finder and Email Verifier.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free plan with 50 credits a month and API access. Starter $49 a month ($34 billed yearly, 2,000 credits), Growth $149 ($104 yearly, 10,000 credits), Scale $299 ($209 yearly, 25,000 credits), Enterprise custom. One credit per email found by Email Finder or Domain Search (Bulk Domain Search is 1 credit per 10 emails), 0.5 per verification, nothing when no result comes back, and repeat lookups count once per billing period. Discover (company search) and Email Count are free. An API-only Data Platform sells search and verification credits in bulk, valid 12 months (https://hunter.io/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$49 / mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 mention in the API docs, MCP docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
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      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 9,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://hunter.io/api-documentation/v2",
      "llmsTxt": "https://hunter.io/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://hunter.io/openapi.json",
      "capabilities": [
        "email.finder",
        "email.verification",
        "lead.search",
        "lead.enrichment",
        "data.company",
        "data.person"
      ],
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        "lead-search",
        "enrichment",
        "email-verification",
        "hosted",
        "freemium",
        "no-card",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "webhooks",
        "closed-source"
      ],
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
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        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 299,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 6,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
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          "maintenance": 63,
          "payments": 40,
          "reliability": 50,
          "schema": 90,
          "security": 33,
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
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          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
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        "verdict": "Returns 451 for people who asked not to be processed. Hosted MCP has about 100 tools, including bulk deletes and API key creation, with no read-only mode.",
        "strengths": [
          "Returns 451 for people who asked not to be processed",
          "Privacy policy names its sources, cites a legitimate interest assessment and DPIA, and hosts in Belgium",
          "Free plan with API and MCP access, no card",
          "Charges only when an email is found or a verification completes, and repeats in a billing period are free",
          "OpenAPI JSON, llms.txt, llms-full.txt and a test key with dummy responses"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Hosted MCP has about 100 tools, including bulk deletes and API key creation, with no read-only mode",
          "API key accepted in the `api_key` query string",
          "Rate limits answer 403 and quota exhaustion answers 429",
          "No security page, security.txt, bug bounty or certification found",
          "Status page renders client-side and its history couldn't be read"
        ],
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          "Treat 451 as final. The person opted out and retrying won't help",
          "Back off on 403 with a rate-limit message. 429 means the plan's credits are gone",
          "Send the key in `X-API-Key`, never as `?api_key=`",
          "Use `test-api-key` to check request shapes without spending credits",
          "Use the hosted MCP at mcp.hunter.io/mcp, not the deprecated local npm package"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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            "basis": "public evidence",
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            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.3",
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              "performance",
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          "payments": 40,
          "reliability": 50,
          "schema": 90,
          "security": 33,
          "transparency": 71
        },
        "provenanceScore": 90
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      "connect": {
        "http": "curl \"https://api.hunter.io/v2/domain-search?domain=stripe.com\u0026limit=5\" -H \"X-API-Key: $HUNTER_API_KEY\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http hunter https://mcp.hunter.io/mcp"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/email.finder",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/hunter"
      },
      "area": "web-data",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Starter plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 49,
          "note": "2,000 credits. $34 a month billed yearly"
        },
        {
          "item": "Growth plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 149,
          "note": "10,000 credits. $104 a month billed yearly"
        },
        {
          "item": "Scale plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 299,
          "note": "25,000 credits. $209 a month billed yearly"
        },
        {
          "item": "Email found or verified",
          "unit": "credit",
          "usd": 0.0245,
          "note": "Starter monthly, $49 for 2,000 credits. One email found is 1 credit, one verification 0.5"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Hunter Web Services, Inc.",
        "domain": "hunter.io",
        "domainRegistered": "2012-08-24",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://hunter.io/terms-of-service",
        "privacy": "https://hunter.io/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.hunter.io",
        "changelog": "https://hunter.io/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "hunter.io served the pricing page in euros from our location. USD figures match the same numbers and third-party reports"
        ],
        "score": 90
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hunter.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "hunter",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.hunter.io/v2",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-05T03:17:27.388764725Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 94,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
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          "p95ms24h": 135,
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              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "probes": 35,
              "ok": 35
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 38,
              "ok": 38
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.hunter.io",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:08.189558355Z"
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://hunter.io/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:47.758081123Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://hunter.io/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:54.111075632Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "hunter.io",
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "8a3a4a3fcf33"
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          {
            "url": "https://hunter.io/pricing",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:06.525611085Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:21:27.141507551Z",
            "fingerprint": "3d95f7cd7fad"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://hunter.io/privacy-policy",
            "kind": "privacy",
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "ef0f54eb03ef"
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          {
            "url": "https://hunter.io/terms-of-service",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:10.456132191Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "400b04730d0b"
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      "slug": "leadmagic",
      "name": "LeadMagic API + MCP",
      "vendor": "LeadMagic",
      "vendorUrl": "https://leadmagic.io",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "lead-data",
      "summary": "Email validation, email and mobile finders, people and company search, company intelligence, job postings and ad data over one REST API with a published OpenAPI file.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/leadmagic.json",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.leadmagic.io",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "REST calls take an X-API-Key header with a key starting `lm_`. The hosted MCP server at https://mcp.leadmagic.io/mcp is OAuth only and doesn't accept static keys. The lm-tui terminal client signs in through browser OAuth.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "No free credits, with a 14-day money-back guarantee on the first payment. Essential $99 a month for 5,000 credits, Growth $249 for 20,000, Professional $499 for 50,000 and Ultimate $849 for 100,000, with monthly rollover capped at 2x the allocation. Email validation costs 0.25 credit for a definite valid or invalid (unknown is free), email finder 1 credit when found, mobile finder 5, profile search 1. Professional and Ultimate get credit-free people, company and job search at 5 or 10 requests a second (https://leadmagic.io/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$99 / mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 48,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://leadmagic.io/docs",
      "llmsTxt": "https://leadmagic.io/docs/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://leadmagic.io/openapi.json",
      "capabilities": [
        "lead.search",
        "lead.enrichment",
        "email.verification",
        "email.finder",
        "data.person",
        "data.company"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "card-required",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "webhooks",
        "async-jobs",
        "closed-source",
        "lead-search",
        "enrichment",
        "email-verification"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-17",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 60.5,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 247,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 4,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 61,
          "maintenance": 65,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 55,
          "schema": 93,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 66
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "RFC 9457 problem-details errors with `request_id`, and Retry-After on 429. No free tier or trial credits, plans from $99 a month.",
        "strengths": [
          "RFC 9457 problem-details errors with `request_id`, and Retry-After on 429",
          "`X-Credits-Cost` and `X-Credits-Remaining` on every response",
          "Email validation bills 0.25 credit only for a definite answer",
          "Credit-free search on the $499 and $849 plans",
          "Dated, component-versioned changelog with four entries since 19 July"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No free tier or trial credits, plans from $99 a month",
          "The service-level policy disclaims any uptime guarantee",
          "Status page has no incident history",
          "48 MCP tools with no toolsets or read-only subset",
          "Privacy policy states no legal basis, data sources or retention periods that we could find"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call `preview_cost` before bulk work. It's free",
          "Read `X-Credits-Remaining` after each call instead of polling the balance",
          "Treat 402 as out of credits and wait out Retry-After on 429",
          "Keep credit-free search under 13,333 calls a day per account",
          "Retry `unknown` validations later. They cost nothing"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 3.5,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 60.5
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 61,
          "maintenance": 65,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 55,
          "schema": 93,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 47
        },
        "provenanceScore": 85
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl https://api.leadmagic.io/v1/credits -H \"X-API-Key: $LEADMAGIC_API_KEY\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http leadmagic https://mcp.leadmagic.io/mcp",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "leadmagic": {
              "url": "https://mcp.leadmagic.io/mcp"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.search",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/leadmagic"
      },
      "area": "web-data",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Essential",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 99,
          "note": "5,000 credits"
        },
        {
          "item": "Growth",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 249,
          "note": "20,000 credits"
        },
        {
          "item": "Professional",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 499,
          "note": "50,000 credits, credit-free search"
        },
        {
          "item": "Ultimate",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 849,
          "note": "100,000 credits, credit-free search"
        },
        {
          "item": "Credit on Essential",
          "unit": "credit",
          "usd": 0.0198,
          "note": "one found email, or 4 definite validations"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Lead Magic Corporation",
        "domain": "leadmagic.io",
        "domainRegistered": "",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://leadmagic.io/legal/terms",
        "privacy": "https://leadmagic.io/legal/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://leadmagic.io/status",
        "changelog": "https://leadmagic.io/docs/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "score": 85
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "leadmagic",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.leadmagic.io",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-05T03:17:28.045384923Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 401,
          "lastMs": 602,
          "lastNote": "asks for credentials",
          "authRequired": true,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 726,
          "p95ms24h": 993,
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          "samples30d": 1140,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "probes": 35,
              "ok": 35
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 38,
              "ok": 38
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://leadmagic.io/status",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:12.35831272Z"
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://leadmagic.io/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "valid",
          "expires": "2027-05-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:44.247414654Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://leadmagic.io/docs/llms.txt",
          "ok": false,
          "status": 404,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:56.9858257Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "leadmagic.io",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:06:54.960680239Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://leadmagic.io/docs/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:22.548549784Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "28937995ef09"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://leadmagic.io/pricing",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:29.247122751Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "cf3790e3e0c9"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://leadmagic.io/legal/privacy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:25.496884252Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "e82a5382d718"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://leadmagic.io/legal/terms",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:27.176498985Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "21d19cb499da"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T03:17:28.045384923Z"
      }
    },
    "summary": "LeadMagic API + MCP has a score of 60.5 (C) against Hunter API + MCP's 56.8 (C). Both do email finder. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 27 points."
  },
  "kind": "anchor.page",
  "links": {
    "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json",
    "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hunter-vs-leadmagic",
    "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hunter-vs-leadmagic.json",
    "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt",
    "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hunter-vs-leadmagic.md",
    "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hunter-vs-leadmagic.min.md"
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  "markdown": "LeadMagic API + MCP has a score of 60.5 (C) against Hunter API + MCP's 56.8 (C). Both do email finder. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 27 points.\n\n- Hunter API + MCP: grade C, 56.8/100, rank #299 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hunter.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/hunter.json\n- LeadMagic API + MCP: grade C, 60.5/100, rank #247 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/leadmagic.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Hunter API + MCP for payments \u0026 pricing (+20), transparency \u0026 trust (+15).\n\nPick LeadMagic API + MCP for reliability (+5), agent ergonomics (+7), security \u0026 auth (+27).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Hunter API + MCP | LeadMagic API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 50 | 55 | LeadMagic API + MCP +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 93 | LeadMagic API + MCP +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 61 | LeadMagic API + MCP +7 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 33 | 60 | LeadMagic API + MCP +27 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 20 | Hunter API + MCP +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 65 | LeadMagic API + MCP +2 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 66 | Hunter API + MCP +15 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **56.8 · C** | **60.5 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Hunter API + MCP | LeadMagic API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Hunter | LeadMagic |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.hunter.io/v2` | `https://api.leadmagic.io` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | 107 | 48 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-17 |\n| Popularity | 9 stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Hunter API + MCP.** Returns 451 for people who asked not to be processed. Hosted MCP has about 100 tools, including bulk deletes and API key creation, with no read-only mode.\n\n**LeadMagic API + MCP.** RFC 9457 problem-details errors with `request_id`, and Retry-After on 429. No free tier or trial credits, plans from $99 a month.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Hunter API + MCP\n\n1. Treat 451 as final. The person opted out and retrying won't help\n2. Back off on 403 with a rate-limit message. 429 means the plan's credits are gone\n3. Send the key in `X-API-Key`, never as `?api_key=`\n4. Use `test-api-key` to check request shapes without spending credits\n5. Use the hosted MCP at mcp.hunter.io/mcp, not the deprecated local npm package\n\n### LeadMagic API + MCP\n\n1. Call `preview_cost` before bulk work. It's free\n2. Read `X-Credits-Remaining` after each call instead of polling the balance\n3. Treat 402 as out of credits and wait out Retry-After on 429\n4. Keep credit-free search under 13,333 calls a day per account\n5. Retry `unknown` validations later. 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