---
title: "Check if email exists"
method: POST
path: "/api/auth/check-email"
tags: ["Auth"]
---

# Check if email exists

`POST /api/auth/check-email`

# Errors
Returns 404 if email doesn't exist, 204 if it does exist, or 500 for database errors.

## Request body

- CheckEmailRequest — Request body for checking if email exists
  - `email` string, required — Email address to check

## Response `204`

Email exists in the system

## Other responses

- `404` — Email not found in the system
- `500` — Database connection failed

## Changes

- **2025-09-06** `9e5efafca575` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-09-01** `a2488be8a6e4` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/patroninc/apis/patron-api/changes/api/auth/check-email/post.md)

---

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