The Clay-for-Outbound, in one API
100+ global B2B data sources behind one API. Waterfall for instant B2B lookups, Agent for deep B2B research — wire it in with a few lines of code.
- ✓Free trial credits
- ✓Pay only for results
- ✓Official Apollo partner
- ✓WhatsApp official tech partner
- ✓30 yrs of trade expertise built in
curl -X POST https://api.trade-wind.co/api/company/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRADEWIND_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"page": 1,
"per_page": 10,
"company": { "domains": ["stripe.com"] },
"industry": { "include": ["Computer Software"] },
"location": { "country_code": ["US"] },
"size": { "employee_ranges": [{ "min": 51, "max": 10000 }] }
}'API & Skill Live
TradeWind API & Skill is Live
Full data infrastructure for your own B2B outbound AI
Supports Openclaw, Claude Code, Codex, WorkBuddy, Coze, Accio Work, n8n and 50+ mainstream agent / workflow platforms
DATA COVERAGE
One API, the data you used to buy ten tools for
100+ global data sources, unified and cleaned across the entire B2B funnel
+ 80 more regional and vertical sources
Why TradeWind API
🌍 100+ sources, one call
B2B databases, social, customs, maps and expo lists — all reachable from a single request.
⚡ Real-time queries + background jobs
Waterfall responds in seconds. Agent runs long-form research in the background so complex jobs never stall.
💰 Only pay for results
Billed per valid record. Free credits to start — roughly 60% cheaper than Apollo.
TWO MODES, ONE API
Two search modes for every outbound workflow
Waterfall Search
Query Apollo, Snov.io, RocketReach, Hunter and more through a tiered waterfall. Pick First Match (stop at the first hit) or Aggregate (merge across sources) — results stream back in real time.
POST /v2/companies/search
{
"industry": "automotive",
"country": "DE",
"employees": "50-500",
"tech": ["SAP"]
}Agent Search
Spin up an agent task in under a minute. It fans out across 100+ global sources, filters out noise with AI, and only bills you for the valid records.
POST /v2/agent/tasks
{
"prompt": "Find German auto-parts buyers,
50-500 employees,
return decision-maker emails"
}| Dimension | Waterfall | Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Call style | Sync REST | Async task + polling |
| Best for | Known, precise filters | Fuzzy queries · cross-source fusion |
| Sources | Tiered vendor waterfall | 100+ sources orchestrated |
| Latency | Seconds | Minutes |
| Closest to | Clay / Apollo | Perplexity-style research agents |
Endpoint catalogue
Companies, contacts, email verify, customs, agent tasks — fully covered
Create task
Send a natural-language prompt; the agent dispatches across 100+ sources
/api/agentic/searchList tasks
List your past tasks and their status
/api/agentic/listGet task result
Fetch the structured result of a single task
/api/agentic/taskCompany search
Filter by industry, geo, size, tech stack
/api/company/searchCompany detail / auto-fill
Fetch full profile by domain or ID and fill in missing fields
/api/company/enrichContact search
Find decision-makers by title, dept, geo
/api/people/searchContact auto-fill
Fill in a contact profile from email / LinkedIn / ID
/api/people/enrichEmail validity check
Single sync + bulk async, millions per job
/api/email/verifyCustoms search
Query global trade records by HS code / country / keyword
/api/customs/searchBRING YOUR OWN KEY
Already have Apollo or OpenAI? Bring your key and just go.
TradeWind supports BYOK: plug your existing data-source and LLM keys into our orchestration engine, and get unified routing, caching and dedup on top of the quota you've already paid for. Never pay twice for the same record.
Use every credit you paid for
Burn through your existing vendor subscriptions first — we only bill for our own sources and orchestration.
Secure by design
Keys are AES-256 encrypted, audit logs are downloadable, and you can revoke access any time.
Unified routing & cache
The agent fans out across your keys, dedupes results and serves cache hits for free.
Major vendors covered
Apollo · ZoomInfo · Hunter · Clearbit · OpenAI · Anthropic · Gemini …
POST /v2/credentials
{
"vendor": "apollo",
"api_key": "your-apollo-key"
}
# Then call any endpoint with your own quota:
POST /v2/companies/search
Header: X-Use-Credential: apolloGet running in 3 steps
- 1
① Grab your API key
Sign in to the console — free credits waiting, no credit card required.
- 2
② Copy a snippet and call the API
Ready-to-run examples in cURL, Node and Python.
- 3
③ Handle the response
Waterfall returns results synchronously. For Agent, submit the task and poll until it's done.
curl -X POST https://api.trade-wind.co/api/company/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRADEWIND_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"page": 1,
"per_page": 10,
"company": { "domains": ["stripe.com"] },
"industry": { "include": ["Computer Software"] },
"location": { "country_code": ["US"] },
"size": { "employee_ranges": [{ "min": 51, "max": 10000 }] }
}'USE CASES
What you can build on TradeWind API
From sales and supply chain to recruiting and investing — one API covers the whole stack.
Sales & Outbound
Replace the Apollo + Clay stack, end to end
- Auto-fill your CRMEnrich company, contact, email, tech stack and social profiles in a single call.
- Email & WhatsApp outreach on autopilotFeed Lemlist, Smartlead or Instantly a steady stream of fresh, high-intent leads.
- Reverse-engineer your competitors' customer listPull rivals' sites, case studies and job posts to see exactly who they're selling to.
- Pinpoint decision-makersFilter CMOs, heads of procurement and tech buyers by title, department and tenure.
Supply Chain & Sourcing
Customs + B2B + expo data to find the real trading partners
- Find suppliers and factoriesSurface active exporters by HS code and country, with 12 months of trade history attached.
- Watch rivals' and customers' shipmentsSubscribe to their customs activity and get notified the moment a new order lands.
- See exactly what overseas buyers are orderingLook up their product categories, purchase cadence and go-to partner factories.
- Trace raw materials and partsWalk the supply chain upstream to the component and raw-material vendors.
Recruiting & Talent Intel
The data backbone for sourcing passive candidates abroad
- Global talent searchMine LinkedIn and GitHub candidates by skills, company and tenure.
- Spot passive candidatesIdentify people quietly open to new roles from social and activity signals.
- Competitive hiring intelTrack org changes, layoffs and new teams at the companies you want to poach from.
- Team & comp benchmarksPull peer team size, tech stack and hiring pace side by side.
Investing & Deal Intel
Find investors, scout sectors, source M&A targets
- Find the right investorsFilter VCs, family offices and CVCs by thesis, stage and check size.
- Startup radarCatch newly registered, just-funded or rapidly hiring companies in real time.
- Build acquisition target lists in bulkGenerate M&A candidate lists by revenue band, geography and tech stack.
- Track portfolio companiesSubscribe to portcos' hiring, customer wins and customs activity.
Market Research & Expansion
Structured data in place of manual desk research
- Map an entire industry in one callPull every global player in a sector with size, geo and product matrix.
- Monitor brand mentionsAggregate social, news and review data to track share of voice.
- Pull expo and directory dataParse Canton Fair, CES, SEMA and other directories straight into your database.
- Pick where to expand nextScore target markets by density, competition and partner availability.
AI Builders
Use TradeWind as the data and agent backend for your own product
- Build AI agents and workflowsShip plug-and-play data tools into LangChain, Dify or n8n.
- Embed in your SaaS (white-label)Drop the API into your CRM, outbound or recruiting product.
- Consolidate vendor accountsSwap five third-party data vendors for a single endpoint.
- Bring your own keys (BYOK)Plug in your Apollo or OpenAI keys and get unified routing plus caching for free.
Free credits. Only pay for results.
Free credits at signup, billed per valid record — roughly 60% cheaper than Apollo.
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