ContactOut - Cargo Documentation

How to set up ContactOut

Authentication

ContactOut uses API key authentication:

Sign up at contactout.com
Navigate to your API settings
Copy your API key
Paste the API key in Cargo when connecting

ContactOut actions

Enrich

Find contact or company data from LinkedIn URL or company domain. For contacts:

LinkedIn URL: Person’s LinkedIn profile URL (required)
Include phone: Add phone data to response
Email type: Personal, Work, or both

For companies:

Company domain: Company’s domain (required)

Credits:

Configuration	Credits
Company enrichment	0
Contact (no email/phone)	1
Contact with email	2
Contact with phone	3

Search

Search for people or companies using various filters. For people, filter by:

Skills
Education
Location
Company / Domain
Job title
Industry
Company size
Years of experience
Years in current role

For companies, filter by:

Name
Domain
Location
Size
Industries
Revenue range
Year founded

Data type options:

Personal email
Work email
Phone

Reveal info: Set to true to get contact information (charges credits) Credits:

Search without reveal: 1 credit per result
Search with reveal: 3 credits per result

Response data

Contact enrichment returns:

Field	Description
name	Full name
title	Job title
company	Company name
emails	Array of email addresses
phones	Array of phone numbers
linkedin	LinkedIn profile URL
location	Geographic location

Company enrichment returns:

Field	Description
name	Company name
domain	Company domain
industry	Industry classification
size	Employee count
revenue	Revenue range
location	Headquarters location

Best practices

Use company enrichment (free) for account research
Select only the email types you need to optimize credits
Use search filters to find precise prospects
Enable reveal only when you need contact info
Cache results to avoid duplicate lookups
Combine with CRM sync for lead management

Company Enrich Contrast