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Extract Contact Information from Directories

Extract business contact information from online directories and company pages for lead generation.

Quick answer: Use the Web Scraper tool through ToolRouter to extract contact information from directories directly from Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw — connect once, then drive it with plain-language prompts. No code required.

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Web Scraper

Business directories, professional associations, and company websites contain valuable contact information that powers sales outreach and business development. Manually collecting this data from hundreds of directory pages is a bottleneck that slows down lead generation and prospecting efforts.

ToolRouter's scrape_page and extract_data skills work together to pull structured contact information from directory listings, including business names, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, and website URLs. The extraction handles various directory formats and can parse contact details even when they're embedded in complex page layouts.

Sales teams use this for building prospect lists from industry directories. Marketing teams compile contact databases for outreach campaigns. Researchers aggregate business data from professional associations. The key is transforming scattered web data into a clean, structured contact database.

How to extract contact information from directories with Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw

Claude extracts contact information from directories and helps you build targeted prospect lists through follow-up questions. After the initial extraction, ask Claude to filter contacts by role, industry, or location, enrich the data with additional context, or format the results for import into your CRM.

Connect ToolRouter to Claude

1Open connector settings Open Settings

2Add a custom connector with these details

Name

ToolRouter

URL

https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp

3Let Claude set you up Open Claude

How to extract contact information from directories with Claude

Once connected (see setup above), use the Web Scraper tool:

Ask Claude: "Scrape the business directory at example-directory.com/category/consulting and extract all business names, phone numbers, and emails"
Claude uses scrape_page and extract_data to return structured contact records
Ask: "Clean up the data and remove any duplicate entries"
Claude deduplicates and formats the contact list for export

Example prompt for Claude

Try this with Claude using the Web Scraper tool

Use the web-scraper tool to extract business names, phone numbers, email addresses, and websites from example-directory.com/lawyers/new-york.

Tips for Claude

Claude can deduplicate and validate extracted contact data automatically
Ask for CSV-formatted output for easy import into your CRM
Chain multiple directory pages for comprehensive coverage

ChatGPT extracts contacts from business directories and organizes them into clean, CRM-ready lists. It handles varied page layouts gracefully, deduplicates entries, and can generate outreach templates personalized for each contact based on their role and company. Ideal for sales teams building prospecting lists.

Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT

1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode

2Click Create app and enter these details

Name

ToolRouter

Icon

Download

Description

Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.

MCP Server URL

https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp

3Check the box and click Create

How to extract contact information from directories with ChatGPT

Once connected (see setup above), use the Web Scraper tool:

Ask: "Extract all business contact details from example-directory.com/category/marketing"
ChatGPT scrapes and returns structured contact information
Request: "Format this as a table with columns for name, email, phone, and website"
Ask for the data in a format ready for CRM import

Example prompt for ChatGPT

Try this with ChatGPT using the Web Scraper tool

Extract all business contacts from example-directory.com/consultants. Give me a table with name, email, phone, and website for each business.

Tips for ChatGPT

ChatGPT presents contact data in clean, readable tables
Ask it to categorize contacts by specialty or location
Request outreach email templates personalized for each contact

Copilot extracts contact data from directories right in your IDE, which is useful when building CRM integrations, lead import features, or sales automation tools. Pull contact data and immediately use it in your application code, tests, or data seeding scripts without browser-based manual collection.

Connect ToolRouter to Copilot

1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool

2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details

Server name

ToolRouter

Server description

Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.

Server URL

https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp

3Set Authentication to None and click Create

How to extract contact information from directories with Copilot

Once connected (see setup above), use the Web Scraper tool:

Ask Copilot: "Scrape contact info from example-directory.com/businesses"
Review the extracted contact records in your editor
Ask: "Generate a JSON schema for this contact data"
Use the schema and data in your lead management application

Example prompt for Copilot

Try this with Copilot using the Web Scraper tool

Extract contact data from example-directory.com/agencies and generate a JSON schema matching the extracted structure.

Tips for Copilot

Ideal for building lead management tools with real directory data
Copilot can generate database migration scripts from contact schemas
Use extracted data to populate development and staging environments

OpenClaw extracts contact information from multiple directories in a single automated sweep, producing structured records with names, titles, emails, and phone numbers in consistent format. The batch approach handles large directory scrapes efficiently and outputs data ready for CRM import or lead enrichment pipelines.

Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw

1Install the CLI

npm install -g toolrouter-mcp

2Call tools directly from OpenClaw

toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp tools

How to extract contact information from directories with OpenClaw

Once connected (see setup above), use the Web Scraper tool:

Ask: "Extract business contact information from example-directory.com/category/tech"
OpenClaw returns structured contact records for each listing
Request: "Export this data as JSON with fields for name, email, phone, and address"
Import the clean dataset into your CRM or outreach tools

Example prompt for OpenClaw

Try this with OpenClaw using the Web Scraper tool

Extract all business contacts from example-directory.com/software-companies. Return as a JSON array with name, email, phone, and website.

Tips for OpenClaw

OpenClaw processes multiple directory pages for complete coverage
Ask for validation of email formats and phone number consistency
Chain with data enrichment tools for more detailed business profiles

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract contact information from directories with an AI assistant?

Extract business contact information from online directories and company pages for lead generation. Connect the Web Scraper tool to Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw through ToolRouter, then ask the assistant in plain language. For example: Ask Claude: "Scrape the business directory at example-directory.com/category/consulting and extract all business names, phone numbers, and emails" Claude uses scrape_page and extract_data to return structured contact records

Which AI assistants can extract contact information from directories?

Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw can all extract contact information from directories using the Web Scraper tool through ToolRouter, with no API keys or coding required.

What does the Web Scraper tool do?

Scrape, crawl, and extract structured data from any website with powerful web scraping tools.

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