# backfill-geo-data

Fills missing city, state, and country fields on HubSpot contacts and companies. Useful for territory routing and compliance audits.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 78
- Author: tomgranot
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/backfill-geo-data/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/backfill-geo-data

## What it does

This skill guides the discovery and backfilling of missing regional properties in HubSpot records. It works through HubSpot Operations Hub workflows, matches domain records to copy location details from linked companies, or pulls coordinates from form fields like `ip_city` and `ip_country`.

Running the Python lookup routines requires Python 3.10+, `uv`, and a `HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env` with contact and company read/write scopes. The process operates under a strict rule against overwriting existing values: updates touch only empty fields, and batches remain capped at 100 items to observe API rate quotas.

## Requirements
- Works with: HubSpot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill backfill-geo-data -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/backfill-geo-data/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/backfill-geo-data/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill backfill-geo-data -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/backfill-geo-data/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill backfill-geo-data -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/backfill-geo-data/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills backfill-geo-data
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/backfill-geo-data/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill backfill-geo-data -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --path skills/backfill-geo-data
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/backfill-geo-data/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill backfill-geo-data -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/backfill-geo-data/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- identify HubSpot records missing city, state, or country fields
- copy location details from associated company objects to contacts
- promote IP geolocation properties to primary address fields
- create a baseline CSV audit trail before running bulk updates

## Example prompts
- Identify contacts missing a country and copy location details from their associated companies
- Populate empty city fields using ip_city values across HubSpot records
- Count records missing state data and export a rollback baseline to CSV

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: backfill-geo-data
description: "Enrich missing geographic data (country, state, city) on contacts and companies using HubSpot workflows, external data providers, or IP-based geolocation."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: tomgranot
  version: "1.1"
  category: ongoing-maintenance
---

# Backfill Geographic Data

Fill in missing country, state, and city values on contacts and companies. Geographic data enables territory assignment, regional reporting, and compliance (GDPR, state privacy laws).

## Prerequisites

- A HubSpot service key (`HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; an existing legacy private app token also works) with contact and company read/write scopes
- Python 3.10+ with [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)
- Standardized geo values already in place (run `/standardize-geo-values` first)

## Enrichment Methods

### Method 1: HubSpot Workflow Enrichment (Simplest)

Use HubSpot's built-in Operations Hub data quality tools or Breeze Intelligence (if available on your plan) to auto-fill geographic fields.

1. Create a workflow triggered by: country is unknown AND email is known
2. Use the "Enrich contact" action (Operations Hub Professional+) or Breeze Intelligence enrichment
3. If enrichment fills country/state, the workflow completes
4. If enrichment fails, branch to flag for manual review

### Method 2: Company Domain Lookup (API-based)

For contacts with a company domain but no geo data, look up the company's geographic information:

```python
import os, requests
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()
TOKEN = os.environ["HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN"]
BASE = "https://api.hubapi.com"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {TOKEN}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}

# Find contacts missing country but with company association
resp = requests.post(f"{BASE}/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search", headers=HEADERS, json={
    "filterGroups": [{"filters": [
        {"propertyName": "country", "operator": "NOT_HAS_PROPERTY"},
        {"propertyName": "associatedcompanyid", "operator": "HAS_PROPERTY"},
    ]}],
    "properties": ["email", "associatedcompanyid"],
    "limit": 100,
})
resp.raise_for_status()
```

Copy country/state/city from the associated company to the contact (same pattern as `/enrich-company-name`).

### Method 3: External Data Provider

Use `/waterfall-enrich-contacts` — it provides pluggable provider adapters (FullEnrich by default; Apollo, Hunter, Dropcontact included, or bring your own), per-run cost caps, no-overwrite safety, and a CSV audit trail. Exhaust Methods 1-2 first: external lookups cost credits per contact, internal data is free.

## Step-by-Step Instructions

### Stage 1: Plan

1. Choose the enrichment method (see above) based on volume, plan tier, and budget — confirm with the user.
2. Confirm the no-overwrite rule: enrichment must only fill empty fields.

### Stage 2: Before — Assess the Gap

1. Count contacts missing country, state, and city.
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