# Tomba Apify MCP Server

The Apify Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides a powerful bridge between AI models and Tomba.io's comprehensive email intelligence tools. This integration enables you to leverage Tomba's email finding, verification, and enrichment capabilities directly within AI-powered workflows and automation processes.

## What is Apify MCP?

Apify's MCP server is a standardized protocol that allows AI models to securely connect to external tools and data sources. By integrating Tomba.io tools through Apify's MCP server, you can:

- **Find Email Addresses**: Discover professional email addresses for individuals and companies
- **Verify Email Validity**: Ensure email addresses are deliverable and active
- **Enrich Contact Data**: Add comprehensive information about people and companies
- **Validate Phone Numbers**: Verify and format phone numbers globally
- **Search Domains**: Find all email addresses associated with a domain
- **LinkedIn Intelligence**: Extract contact information from LinkedIn profiles
- **Author Discovery**: Find contact details for content creators and journalists

## Key Benefits

### **Streamlined Workflows**

Integrate email intelligence directly into your AI conversations and automation pipelines without complex API integrations.

### **Secure Authentication**

Use your Apify API token for secure, authenticated access to Tomba.io tools through the MCP protocol.

### **Targeted Data Collection**

Access 15+ specialized Tomba.io tools designed for different use cases, from bulk operations to individual lookups.

### **Comprehensive Coverage**

Combine multiple data sources including Tomba.io and Clearbit for the most complete contact intelligence.

## Available Tool Categories

### **Core Email Tools**

- Email Finder: Discover email addresses for individuals
- Email Verifier: Validate email deliverability
- Email Enrichment: Add detailed information to existing emails
- Email Count: Get statistics about domain email addresses

### **Contact Discovery**

- Author Finder: Extract contact information from article URLs
- Phone Finder: Discover phone numbers for contacts
- Phone Validator: Verify and format phone numbers
- LinkedIn Finder: Extract data from LinkedIn profiles

### **Company Intelligence**

- Domain Search: Find all emails associated with a domain
- Technology Finder: Discover technologies used by companies
- Similar Finder: Find companies similar to a target organization

### **Enhanced Data Sources**

- Clearbit Person: Detailed person enrichment
- Clearbit Company: Comprehensive company data
- Clearbit Combined: Unified person and company intelligence

## Getting Started

To start using Tomba.io tools through Apify's MCP server, you'll need:

1. **Apify API Token**: Your authentication credential for accessing the MCP server
2. **VS Code or Compatible Client**: An MCP-compatible environment to run the integration
3. **Basic Understanding**: Familiarity with the specific Tomba.io tools you want to use

The integration uses the following MCP server URL:

```
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,tomba-io/email-enrichment,tomba-io/technology-finder,tomba-io/email-finder,tomba-io/phone-validator,tomba-io/email-verifier,tomba-io/domain-search,tomba-io/linkedin-finder,tomba-io/email-count,tomba-io/clearbit-combined,tomba-io/clearbit-person,tomba-io/author-finder,tomba-io/phone-finder,tomba-io/similar-finder,tomba-io/clearbit-company
```

## Use Cases

This integration is perfect for:

- **Journalist Outreach**: Find and verify contact information for media professionals
- **Lead Generation**: Discover and enrich prospect contact details
- **Data Verification**: Validate existing contact databases
- **Content Marketing**: Connect with content creators and influencers
- **Sales Intelligence**: Gather comprehensive prospect information
- **Recruitment**: Find contact details for potential candidates
- **Market Research**: Analyze company technologies and similarities

## Next Steps

- [Learn how to set up the integration →](./integration)
- [Explore available tools and their capabilities →](./tools)
- [See practical usage examples and workflows →](./integration#usage-examples)