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updatedAt: 2026-08-24T15:05:07.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://dropleads.readme.io/llms.txt
---

# Email Finder

Find a work email for a person given their name and company information.

**Required fields:** `first_name`, `last_name`, and at least one of `company_domain` or `company_name`.

**Credits:** 1 credit per successful lookup. No credits charged when status is `not_found`.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Data Enrichment",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "DropLeads data enrichment endpoints for finding and verifying emails and mobile numbers.\n\n**Base URL**: `https://api.dropleads.io`\n",
    "contact": {
      "email": "support@dropleads.io",
      "url": "https://dropleads.io"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.dropleads.io",
      "description": "Production server"
    }
  ],
  "security": [
    {
      "ApiKeyAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Data Enrichment",
      "description": "Email finding, mobile finding, and email verification endpoints."
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/email-finder": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "Data Enrichment"
        ],
        "summary": "Email Finder",
        "description": "Find a work email for a person given their name and company information.\n\n**Required fields:** `first_name`, `last_name`, and at least one of `company_domain` or `company_name`.\n\n**Credits:** 1 credit per successful lookup. No credits charged when status is `not_found`.",
        "operationId": "findEmail",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "in": "header",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "example": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "first_name",
                  "last_name"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "first_name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Person's first name.",
                    "example": "Satya"
                  },
                  "last_name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Person's last name.",
                    "example": "Nadella"
                  },
                  "company_domain": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Company website or domain. At least one of `company_domain` or `company_name` is required.",
                    "example": "microsoft.com"
                  },
                  "company_name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Company name. At least one of `company_domain` or `company_name` is required.",
                    "example": "Microsoft"
                  }
                }
              },
              "example": {
                "first_name": "Satya",
                "last_name": "Nadella",
                "company_domain": "microsoft.com",
                "company_name": "Microsoft"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Successful response",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "email": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Found email address, or `null` if not found.",
                      "example": "snadella@microsoft.com"
                    },
                    "status": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "enum": [
                        "valid",
                        "invalid",
                        "catch_all",
                        "unknown",
                        "not_found"
                      ],
                      "description": "Verification status of the found email.",
                      "example": "valid"
                    },
                    "first_name": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "description": "Echoed first name.",
                      "example": "Satya"
                    },
                    "last_name": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "description": "Echoed last name.",
                      "example": "Nadella"
                    },
                    "company_domain": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Echoed company domain.",
                      "example": "microsoft.com"
                    },
                    "company_name": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Company name (may be `null` if only domain was provided).",
                      "example": "Microsoft"
                    },
                    "company_size": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Company size range, if available."
                    },
                    "industry": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Company industry, if available."
                    },
                    "mx_record": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "description": "MX record of the email domain.",
                      "example": "microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com"
                    },
                    "mx_provider": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "description": "Email provider name.",
                      "example": "Microsoft"
                    },
                    "credits_charged": {
                      "type": "number",
                      "description": "Credits deducted for this request. 0 if not found.",
                      "example": 1
                    }
                  }
                },
                "examples": {
                  "found": {
                    "summary": "Email found",
                    "value": {
                      "email": "snadella@microsoft.com",
                      "status": "valid",
                      "first_name": "Satya",
                      "last_name": "Nadella",
                      "company_domain": "microsoft.com",
                      "company_name": "Microsoft",
                      "company_size": null,
                      "industry": null,
                      "mx_record": "microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com",
                      "mx_provider": "Microsoft",
                      "credits_charged": 1
                    }
                  },
                  "not_found": {
                    "summary": "Email not found",
                    "value": {
                      "email": null,
                      "status": "not_found"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad request - missing or invalid fields",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "error": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "Bad Request"
                    },
                    "message": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "first_name is required and must be a non-empty string"
                    },
                    "timestamp": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date-time",
                      "example": "2026-08-24T09:37:33.225Z"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "example": {
                  "error": "Bad Request",
                  "message": "first_name is required and must be a non-empty string",
                  "timestamp": "2026-08-24T09:37:33.225Z"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized - missing or invalid API key",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "error": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "Bad Request"
                    },
                    "message": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "first_name is required and must be a non-empty string"
                    },
                    "timestamp": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date-time",
                      "example": "2026-08-24T09:37:33.225Z"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "example": {
                  "error": "Unauthorized",
                  "message": "Missing x-api-key header",
                  "timestamp": "2026-08-24T09:37:38.562Z"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "402": {
            "description": "Insufficient credits",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "error": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "Bad Request"
                    },
                    "message": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "first_name is required and must be a non-empty string"
                    },
                    "timestamp": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date-time",
                      "example": "2026-08-24T09:37:33.225Z"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "example": {
                  "error": "Payment Required",
                  "message": "Insufficient credits",
                  "timestamp": "2026-08-24T09:37:40.000Z"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal server error",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "error": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "Bad Request"
                    },
                    "message": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "first_name is required and must be a non-empty string"
                    },
                    "timestamp": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date-time",
                      "example": "2026-08-24T09:37:33.225Z"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "ApiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key",
        "description": "Your DropLeads API key for authentication.\n\n**Getting Your API Key:**\n1. Log in to your DropLeads account\n2. Navigate to Settings > API Keys\n3. Click Create API Key\n4. Copy your API key (shown only once)\n"
      }
    }
  }
}
```