You can find and save leads and companies in Hunter in several ways — while searching for emails, using the browser extension, adding them manually, or importing a file.
This guide explains when leads are saved automatically, how to organize them into lists, and what to expect after saving or importing.
Find and save leads:
Save leads while finding emails on Hunter's website (automatic)
When you reveal an email address in Discover, the Domain Search or Email Finder, or the Find Similar panel, the lead is automatically saved to your account.
The lead appears in Leads → All People
No additional action is required
👉 Learn more about our tools for finding and saving leads:
Discover - find companies and leads that match your ICP
Domain Search - find leads from a company name or domain
Email Finder - locate the specific email address of an individual
What is Hunter Leads - learn more about our soft crm
Add leads to a specific list
After revealing emails, they are automatically saved to your All People default leads list.
You also have the option to add them to a specific leads list by clicking “Add to a List” or selecting “Save to a specific leads list,” depending on the tool you’re using.
From there, you can choose an existing list or create a new one.
Save leads from the Chrome Extension or Firefox Add-on
You can also save leads while surfing the web using Hunter's Chrome Extension or Hunter's Firefox Add-on .
Save a contact from the extension
Open the Hunter browser extension
Click Save next to the contact
Select the destination list at the bottom of the extension
Add a lead manually from the Leads page
You can create a lead directly inside Hunter.
Step 1: Open your list
Go to Leads
Select a list from the left panel you want to add the new lead to
Click + New Lead (top-right corner)
Leads can be added manually, one by one, directly from the Leads page.
Step 2: Enter lead details
Fill in the required information:
An email address, or
A full name + company name/domain
(Optional) Add additional fields
Click Save
👉 If a lead can't be saved, Hunter shows you the specific reason (rather than a generic error) so you know exactly what to fix and can correct the row yourself.
You can also add up to 50 custom attributes:
Click + New custom attribute
Enter the attribute name
Save
How Hunter flags duplicates
Whichever way you save a lead, Hunter checks whether it already exists elsewhere in your account. If it does, you'll see an alert at the moment you save it, so you can decide whether to keep both copies.
Leads that have a duplicate also show a small dot indicator in the Leads section. This works both ways: if you save a new copy of an existing lead, the original is flagged too, so you don't have to search manually to find out.
Import leads or companies from a file (CSV import)
If you already have a list, you can upload it using Leads Import.
💡 Supported formats are CSV or TXT files.
Step 1: Start the import
Go to Leads
Click + Import leads (top-right corner)
Step 2: Upload and map your file
Select your CSV or TXT file
Map your file columns to Hunter attributes
Click Next
Step 3: Configure import preferences
You can:
Select the destination list
Enrich leads
Verify email addresses
Find missing email addresses
Decide on how to handle existing contacts
If your configuration uses credits, such as for verifying or finding emails, the estimated usage will be displayed before starting. Click Start import to confirm.
What to expect after importing?
After you have successfully imported your leads, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Leads are added to the selected list
Large imports may take several minutes
If some of the leads failed to import, you can review the error message inside your "Leads Import" history section.
Imported leads are enriched with available Hunter data at no additional cost. (paid plan)
If your file included existing leads, these will be handled as indicated by you during the preferences setup.
🔗 Learn more about importing leads to Hunter
Save a selection of leads as a new list
You can save any selection of leads as a brand-new list directly from your Leads table.
Select the leads you want to save — tick them individually, or use select all to grab everyone matching your current view
Click the ··· menu in the blue actions bar on top
Select Save as list
Name your new list
Save companies to your leads
You can save companies found with Discover as Leads.
Saved companies appear in the Companies tab inside Leads, where you can:
