> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.canvas.inc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contacts

> Get verified email addresses and phone numbers

Enrich people with verified email addresses and phone numbers. This is the standard next step after finding people — the people → contacts pipeline.

**Credit cost:** 4 credits per email, 40 credits per phone number.

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## How it works

Canvas sends each person through a waterfall of data providers to find verified contact information. The more context you provide (name, company, LinkedIn URL), the higher the match rate.

### Example prompts

* "Get the email for Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, CEO at Artisan"
* "Find emails for these people"
* "Get email and phone for the VP of Sales at Stripe"

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## Email types

You can ask for specific email types:

| Type              | When to use                                     |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| **any** (default) | Returns whatever's available — work or personal |
| **work**          | Prioritizes work/corporate email                |
| **personal**      | Prioritizes personal email (Gmail, etc.)        |

### Example prompts

* "Get their personal email addresses"
* "Find work emails for these contacts"

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## What you get back

| Field           | Description                                    |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| name            | Full name                                      |
| email           | Best email based on your preference            |
| personal\_email | Personal email when available                  |
| work\_email     | Work email when available                      |
| email\_type     | Classification: personal, work, other, unknown |
| email\_status   | Verification: valid, risky, invalid            |
| phone           | Phone number (if requested)                    |
| phone\_status   | Phone verification status                      |
| title           | Job title                                      |
| company         | Company name                                   |
| linkedin\_url   | LinkedIn URL                                   |

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## Tips for better match rates

1. **Include LinkedIn URL** — dramatically improves accuracy. If you have people without LinkedIn URLs, ask Canvas to find them first.
2. **Use domain, not company name** — "acme.com" works better than "Acme Inc".
3. **Include job title** — helps disambiguate common names.
4. **Check email\_status** — filter to "valid" for deliverable addresses.

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## Typical pipeline

Most contact enrichment follows this pattern:

> "Find 5 AI startups in SF, find their CEOs, and get their email addresses"

Canvas chains: **Companies → People → Contacts** automatically.