Swiss Phone Directory Skill
Search the Swiss phone directory (search.ch) for businesses, people, and phone numbers.
Quick Start
bash
# 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.
bash
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
bash
# 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