Build a B2B email list from public LinkedIn data
Companies from Maps, people from LinkedIn, one verified email each.
How is the list built?
A B2B email list is only as strong as the two things behind it: the right companies and the right people inside them. CrustAPI keeps those two jobs separate, and pulls both from public, logged-out pages.
Step one is the company side. A Google Maps search returns up to 100 businesses per query: name, address, phone, website, category, hours, rating, and review count. Maps listings carry no email field, so that is not where the contacts come from.
Step two is the people side. A LinkedIn people search (beta) filters by role, seniority, and company, so you get decision makers instead of a whole roster. Each person comes back with one verified work email from their public profile.
You get a clean grid you can drop straight into a spreadsheet, a CRM, or a sequencing tool. No parsing, no scraping infrastructure to babysit.
What data do you get?
Every person on the list carries the fields you need to route and personalize outreach, not just an address in a column.
Set next to the usual contact-database tools, the difference is mostly in how you buy and where the data comes from.
| Contact databases | CrustAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Seat license, annual contract | Pay per result |
| Unused paid funds / quota | Reset monthly or expire | Never expire |
| Where data comes from | Aggregated, hard to check | Public LinkedIn pages you can open yourself |
| Email per person | Not always included | One verified work email |
| Getting started | Sales call, demo | $6 of free usage each month |
The compliance picture
Buyers ask two fair questions about any list like this: where the data comes from, and whether the emails will actually land. Here is where we stand on both.
On the data: logged-out, public-only collection has repeatedly defeated computer-fraud and contract claims, while a site's terms restrict automated access on their side. We do not log in as anyone, and we do not resell someone else's database.
On deliverability: we verify each work email at the moment we collect it, but no provider can promise an inbox will still accept mail weeks later. People change jobs and addresses get retired.
Run a quick re-verify before a large send, and follow the sending rules for whatever region you mail into.
You want a full sales platform: if you need buying-intent signals, direct-dial phone numbers, and a CRM-integrated sequencing suite in one login, a tool like ZoomInfo or Apollo is the better fit. We build the list and hand you verified emails. We are not a full sales-engagement platform, and for some teams that all-in-one workflow is worth the seat price.
How much does an email list cost?
A LinkedIn call bills one request charge when it succeeds. An enriched People search bills per full profile returned. Five full profiles cost $0.03 at standard prices. Empty searches are free.
| Deposit | Google Search / 1,000 requests | Maps / 1,000 businesses | LinkedIn reads / 1,000 requests | People, Jobs, Refresh / 1,000 units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10+ | $1.00 | $1.96 | $6.00 | $1.96 |
| $149+ | $0.76 | $1.49 | $4.50 | $1.49 |
| $549+ | $0.56 | $1.10 | $3.30 | $1.10 |
| $1,999+ | $0.41 | $0.80 | $2.45 | $0.80 |
| $6,500+ | $0.33 | $0.65 | $1.95 | $0.65 |
| $27,500+ | $0.28 | $0.55 | $1.65 | $0.55 |
| $50,000+ | $0.26 | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| $100,000+ | $0.20 | $0.40 | $1.50 | $0.40 |
Every eligible account gets $6 of free usage monthly. Each deposit keeps its prices until spent; paid funds never expire. People and Jobs bill per successful search, Refresh per accessible profile. Full profiles in People use the read rate per full profile. See all billing details.
Larger deposits unlock lower endpoint prices. Each deposit keeps its prices until spent. See the full deposit table on the pricing page. Prices in USD, ex-tax.
Paid funds never expire. You can return to a project and use the funds you previously purchased. The separate $6 free allowance resets monthly.
How do you get started?
No code needed. From zero to your first contacts in about two minutes:
- 1
Create a free account. Try it free, no card needed.
- 2
Run a people search (beta) in the playground. Filter by role and company, like VP of Marketing SaaS.
- 3
Click export. Download the CSV with one verified work email per person, or run the curl above.
Who uses this list?
- Outbound sales teams. Build a fresh segment per campaign and pay only for the contacts that come back.
- Marketing agencies. Spin up a separate list for each client vertical without buying a seat per client.
- Founders. The free tier covers your first real outreach list before you spend a dollar.
- Recruiters. Find people by role and company and reach them at a verified work address.
Related: Business leads database · LinkedIn email finder · B2B database
Common questions
From public LinkedIn person profiles. Each person you pull through the people search (beta) or profile endpoint returns one verified work email. Google Maps listings have no email field, so the company side of the list gives you the account and the website, and the LinkedIn side gives you the person and the email.
Yes. LinkedIn people search (beta) takes a query that can target a title, a seniority level, and a company or industry, so you get the decision makers you actually want rather than an entire company roster. You only pay for the people that come back.
We verify each work email at the moment we collect it, but no provider can promise an inbox will still accept mail weeks later, because people change jobs and addresses get retired. Run a quick re-verify before a large send and you will catch anything that went stale.
We collect public, logged-out pages. That logged-out, public-only approach has repeatedly defeated computer-fraud and contract claims, while a site's terms restrict automated access on their side. What you get is data that is public for anyone to see. You are responsible for following the sending and consent rules for the regions you mail into.
LinkedIn Person, Company and Posts cost $6.00 per 1,000 successful requests at standard prices, down to $1.50 for the largest deposit. Work email lookup is included. People with Full profiles uses that rate per full profile returned. Empty and inaccessible results are free. Paid funds never expire.
No. The $6 free allowance resets monthly on the date shown in Billing. Paid funds remain available until spent. Existing unused free usage is protected separately during the transition until its original reset date.
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Sign up and search for the roles and companies you need. Full profiles are billed per full profile returned, with work email lookup included when available. Every eligible account gets $6 monthly; paid funds never expire.
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