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Swiss Phone Directory by kbarbel640-del

Name: Swiss Phone Directory
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: kbarbel640-del

Swiss Phone Directory

Swiss phone directory lookup via search.ch API. Search for businesses, people, or reverse-lookup phone numbers. Use when: (1) finding contact details for Swiss companies or people, (2) looking up addresses by name or phone number, (3) reverse phone number lookup, (4) finding business categories. Requires SEARCHCH_API_KEY.

kbarbel640-del Updated Sep 8, 2026 1 repo stars

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Swiss Phone Directory Skill

Search the Swiss phone directory (search.ch) for businesses, people, and phone numbers.

Quick Start

# Search for a business
python3 scripts/searchch.py search "Migros" --location "Zürich"

# Search for a person
python3 scripts/searchch.py search "Müller Hans" --type person

# Reverse phone number lookup
python3 scripts/searchch.py search "+41442345678"

# Business-only search
python3 scripts/searchch.py search "Restaurant" --location "Bern" --type business --limit 5

Commands

search

Search for businesses, people, or phone numbers.

python3 scripts/searchch.py search <query> [options]

Options:
  --location, -l    City, ZIP, street, or canton (e.g., "Zürich", "8000", "ZH")
  --type, -t        Filter: "business", "person", or "all" (default: all)
  --limit, -n       Max results (default: 10, max: 200)
  --lang            Output language: de, fr, it, en (default: de)

Examples

# Find restaurants in Rapperswil
python3 scripts/searchch.py search "Restaurant" -l "Rupperswil" -t business -n 5

# Find a person by name
python3 scripts/searchch.py search "Meier Peter" -l "Zürich" -t person

# Reverse lookup a phone number
python3 scripts/searchch.py search "044 123 45 67"

# Search with canton abbreviation
python3 scripts/searchch.py search "Bäckerei" -l "SG"

Output Format

Results include (when available):

Name - Business or person name
Type - Organisation or Person
Address - Street, ZIP, city, canton
Phone - Phone number(s)
Fax - Fax number
Email - Email address
Website - Website URL
Categories - Business categories

Configuration

See references/configuration.md for setup.

Required: SEARCHCH_API_KEY environment variable.

API Reference

Base URL: https://search.ch/tel/api/
Rate limits: Depend on API key tier
Full docs: https://search.ch/tel/api/help.en.html

---name: swiss-phone-directorydescription: Swiss phone directory lookup via search.ch API. Search for businesses, people, or reverse-lookup phone numbers. Use when: (1) finding contact details for Swiss companies or people, (2) looking up addresses by name or phone number, (3) reverse phone number lookup, (4) finding business categories. Requires SEARCHCH_API_KEY.---# Swiss Phone Directory SkillSearch the Swiss phone directory (search.ch) for businesses, people, and phone numbers.## Quick Start```bash# Search for a businesspython3 scripts/searchch.py search "Migros" --location "Zürich"# Search for a personpython3 scripts/searchch.py search "Müller Hans" --type person# Reverse phone number lookuppython3 scripts/searchch.py search "+41442345678"# Business-only searchpython3 scripts/searchch.py search "Restaurant" --location "Bern" --type business --limit 5```## Commands### searchSearch for businesses, people, or phone numbers.```bashpython3 scripts/searchch.py search <query> [options]Options: --location, -l City, ZIP, street, or canton (e.g., "Zürich", "8000", "ZH") --type, -t Filter: "business", "person", or "all" (default: all) --limit, -n Max results (default: 10, max: 200) --lang Output language: de, fr, it, en (default: de)```### Examples```bash# Find restaurants in Rapperswilpython3 scripts/searchch.py search "Restaurant" -l "Rupperswil" -t business -n 5# Find a person by namepython3 scripts/searchch.py search "Meier Peter" -l "Zürich" -t person# Reverse lookup a phone numberpython3 scripts/searchch.py search "044 123 45 67"# Search with canton abbreviationpython3 scripts/searchch.py search "Bäckerei" -l "SG"```## Output FormatResults include (when available):- **Name** - Business or person name- **Type** - Organisation or Person- **Address** - Street, ZIP, city, canton- **Phone** - Phone number(s)- **Fax** - Fax number- **Email** - Email address- **Website** - Website URL- **Categories** - Business categories## ConfigurationSee [references/configuration.md](references/configuration.md) for setup.Required: `SEARCHCH_API_KEY` environment variable.## API Reference- Base URL: `https://search.ch/tel/api/`- Rate limits: Depend on API key tier- Full docs: https://search.ch/tel/api/help.en.html

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