Sources & AI Discovery

AI-Powered Source Discovery

Don't know where to find leads? Let AI do the work. Our source discovery feature uses Perplexity AI to find relevant websites and directories based on your description.

How to Use AI Discovery

1. Navigate to Sources → AI Generator
2. Use either Generate Sources or Discover Sources:
   • Generate: Describe your project and target audience
   • Discover: Search for specific types of data sources
3. Be specific in your descriptions:
   • Good: "Real estate agents in Manhattan, New York"
   • Better: "Luxury real estate agents in Upper East Side Manhattan"
4. Review the AI suggestions
5. Select sources to add:
   • Use checkboxes to select individual sources
   • Click "Select All" to select all suggestions
   • Click "Deselect All" to clear selection
6. Click "Add Selected" to save chosen sources as drafts

Manual Source Configuration

Source Settings

• Name: A descriptive name for the source
• URL: The webpage to scrape
• Description: Optional notes about this source
• Scrape Type: Static, Dynamic, or API
• Schedule: Manual, Hourly, Daily, or Weekly

CSS Selectors

Configure selectors for each data field you want to extract:

• Name selector
• Email selector
• Phone selector
• Company selector
• Job title selector
• LinkedIn selector

Source Status

• Draft: Newly created, not yet active
• Active: Ready to run scraping jobs
• Archived: No longer in use

Email Validation Settings

Per-source email validation options:

• Enable/Disable: Toggle automatic validation
• Mode: Sync (immediate) or Async (queued)
• Tiers: Choose validation depth (1, 2, or 3)

Best Practices

• Start with a small test scrape to verify selectors
• Use specific, targeted sources rather than broad directories
• Keep sources organized within relevant projects
• Archive sources you're no longer using
• Regularly review and update selectors as sites change