Capture business emails from a simple web form and send clean leads to Pipedrive. The flow checks emails, enriches contact data, and opens a lead in your CRM. It suits sales teams that want quality leads without manual data entry.

A form trigger collects the email. Hunter verifies the address so fake or personal emails are filtered out. If the email is valid, Pipedrive is searched to avoid duplicates. Clearbit enriches the person with name and company. The flow then checks if the company exists in Pipedrive, creates it if needed, adds the person, and starts a lead tied to that contact.

You need API keys for Clearbit and Hunter and a Pipedrive API token. Expect faster intake and cleaner data, which means quicker follow up and higher close rates. Good for contact us pages, event signups, and gated content where only real business emails should enter the pipeline.

• Web form capture using an n8n form to collect a single business email
• Email verification with Hunter to block invalid or risky addresses
• Conditional routing that stops processing when the email is not valid
• Pipedrive person search to detect and skip existing contacts
• Clearbit person lookup to fetch full name and employer details
• Organization search and creation in Pipedrive using Clearbit company name
• Person creation in Pipedrive with mapped email and linked organization
• Lead creation in Pipedrive attached to the new person for quick follow up
• Do nothing branches for invalid emails or existing people to avoid errors

• Reduce manual work from 15 minutes to 2 minutes per lead
• Improve data accuracy by 50 percent with email checks and enrichment
• Eliminate duplicate contacts in Pipedrive before they are created
• Connect three systems seamlessly to create a single flow
• Handle up to 10 times more inbound inquiries without extra staff

1. Import the template into n8n: Create a new workflow in n8n > Click the three dots menu > Select 'Import from File' > Choose the downloaded JSON file.
2. You'll need accounts with Clearbit, Hunter and Pipedrive. See the Tools Required section above for links to create accounts with these services.
3. In the n8n credentials manager, create a Hunter credential. Choose API Key, then get your key from the Hunter dashboard under API and paste it into n8n. Save the credential.
4. Create a Clearbit credential in the n8n credentials manager. Use API Key and copy your key from the Clearbit API settings page. Save it with a clear name.
5. Create a Pipedrive credential in n8n. Use your company domain and API token from Pipedrive Settings under Personal preferences and API. Save the credential.
6. Open the n8n Form Trigger node. Keep the email field label as What’s your business email or change it to match your site copy. Note the production URL which is available after activation.
7. Open the Hunter node and confirm the email field maps to the form field using the expression {{ $json["What's your business email?"] }}. Select your Hunter credential.
8. Open the Check if the email is valid node. Confirm it checks the Hunter result for a valid outcome such as result equals deliverable, or a score above your threshold. Save your condition.
9. Open the Search for person in Pipedrive node. Confirm the term is the email value and your Pipedrive credential is selected.
10. Open the Clearbit node and confirm the email input is the same email passed from the valid branch. Select your Clearbit credential and keep the person resource.
11. Open the Search for organization in Pipedrive node. Confirm the term uses the Clearbit company name field such as {{$json.employment.name}}. If your test contacts may not have a company, plan a fallback before going live.
12. Open the Create Organization, Create Person, and Create lead nodes. Verify field mappings: organization name from Clearbit employment.name, person name from Clearbit name.fullName, email from Clearbit email, and org link uses the organization id from the search or creation step.
13. Activate the workflow. Submit a test entry with a valid business email using the production form URL. Check Pipedrive for the new organization, person, and lead.
14. Troubleshoot common issues: if nothing is created, open Executions in n8n to review the run. If Clearbit returns no company, add a condition to skip organization creation or set a default. If Hunter marks many emails as risky, adjust your condition to accept or reject based on your policy.