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# Phone Numbers: Direct Dials Powered by NumberNexus
> Search Clodura AI's 8 integrated partners for direct dials with NumberNexus. Credits deduct only on success; view full partner reporting for every lookup.
Finding a verified direct dial number has traditionally meant purchasing a separate data subscription, refreshing a list, and hoping the number is still current. Clodura AI's **NumberNexus** feature changes that by letting you query 8 integrated data partners in a single workflow. You can retrieve the first available number automatically, or open a detailed modal to choose which providers to query — with full visibility into estimated credit costs before you commit. Credits are only deducted when a number is actually found, so you never pay for a failed lookup.
## What NumberNexus Offers
Search all available service providers automatically in one go, or query them one by one at your own pace.
See the estimated maximum credit consumption before running an extensive search, so you stay in control of your spend.
View a full report of every search request, including which partners were queried and which ones returned a result.
## Where NumberNexus Is Available
NumberNexus is currently available in the following areas of the platform:
* **Contact Search** grid
* **Saved Contact** grid
* **Company Profile — Employee tab**
* **Chrome Extension**
For the initial release, other areas (Call History, Cadence, List, Direct Dial Enrichment, and Dashboard Soft Leads) continue to search until a number is found but do not yet offer the full **Search More** experience for querying remaining partners. The full feature is coming to those pages in a future update.
## Finding the First Phone Number
Navigate to the **Contact Search** or **Saved Contact** grid and locate the contact whose phone number you need.
Click the **Search More Numbers** button in the contact's row. The system immediately begins querying integrated data partners one by one.
Watch the progress indicator — it shows how many providers have been contacted, for example **"3 of 7 partners requested"**. The search runs in real time and you can see it advance with each partner query.
As soon as any partner returns a valid phone number, the system:
* Displays the number to you immediately.
* Automatically stops querying remaining providers.
* Updates the **Search More Numbers** button to show the retrieved number alongside a **Search More** label.
Credits are only deducted when a number is successfully retrieved from a partner. If a partner does not return a result, no credit is consumed for that partner's query.
## Searching More Numbers from Additional Providers
If you want to verify the number you received, collect alternatives, or check providers that were not yet queried, use the **Search More** feature.
Once a number has been displayed, click the **Search More** label on the button. A modal window opens with a full overview of the search session.
The modal shows you:
* **Partners Already Requested** — providers that have already been contacted in this session.
* **Remaining Partners** — providers that have not yet been queried.
* **Estimated Max Credit Consumption** — the approximate credit cost if you were to search all remaining partners.
You have two options inside the modal:
* **Search All** — automatically queries all remaining partners in sequence.
* **Individual Search Partner buttons** — query a specific uncontacted partner by clicking the button next to its name.
If you click **Search All**, the modal shows real-time progress as each remaining partner is contacted. Once every partner has been attempted, the **Search All** button is disabled to prevent duplicate queries.
If your partner dial credits run out while a **Search All** is underway, the search stops and you see the message: **"Your partner dial credits are exhausted. Buy credits."** The same message appears immediately if you attempt to start a search without enough credits.
## Credit Management
| Scenario | What Happens |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Partner finds a number | Credits are deducted for that partner only |
| Partner does not find a number | No credits deducted |
| Credits exhausted mid-search | Search stops; you are prompted to buy credits |
| Insufficient credits before search | System blocks the search and prompts you to buy credits |
Check the **Estimated Max Credit Consumption** in the Search More modal before clicking **Search All**. This tells you the worst-case credit spend if every remaining partner is queried. You can then decide whether to search all partners or cherry-pick specific ones.
## Tracking Progress If You Navigate Away
If you close the **Search More** modal or navigate to another page while a search is still running in the background, the **Search More Numbers** button on the main grid continues to show the ongoing status — for example, a loading spinner or a progress indicator. You can return to the modal at any time to check on it.
## Viewing Reports
Clodura AI keeps a complete record of every phone number search session:
* **Usage Report** — access a comprehensive breakdown of your partner dial credit consumption across all searches.
* **Partner Tracking** — the system records exactly which partners were queried for each contact's phone number lookup.
* **Provider Overview** — the total number of available service providers is visible within the Search More modal, giving you a complete picture of the partner network.
To access the usage report, navigate to the reporting section of your account dashboard.