---
title: "Search for Information on an Email Address"
method: GET
path: "/emails"
tags: ["Email Search"]
---

# Search for Information on an Email Address

`GET /emails`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.spokeo.com/v5`
- URL: `https://api.spokeo.com/v5/emails`
- Auth: API key in header `X-api-key`

## Query parameters

- `email` string, required

## Response `200`

OK - A successful Email Search returns an array of people and social profiles associated with an email address, as well as metadata.

- Email
  - `data` object
    - `owners` object[]
      - `first_name` string: The person's first name.
      - `last_name` string: The person's last name.
      - `id` string: A unique Spokeo identifier associated with the person. Input this ID into **[Person ID Search](/apis/openapi/person-id-search)** to retrieve person data, including contact information.
      - `phones` string[]: Phone numbers associated with the person.
      - `age` number: The person’s current age or age at death.
      - `dob_month` number: The person's birth month.
      - `dob_year` number: The person's birth year.
      - `current_address` object: Address associated with the person.
        - `street_address` string: The street address associated with the person.
        - `city` string: The city associated with the person.
        - `latitude` number: The latitude of the address associated with the person.
        - `longitude` number: The longitude of the address associated with the person.
        - `state` string: The state associated with the person.
        - `zip` string: The ZIP code associated with the person.
      - `emails` object[]: Other email addresses associated with the person.
        - `email` string: The email address associated with the person.
        - `chronology_rank` number: The rank of the email address associated with the person.
      - `social_profiles` object[]: Social profiles associated with the person.
        - `profile_url` string: The URL of a social media profile associated with the person.
        - `profile_photo_url` string: The URL of a social media profile photo associated with the person.
        - `network` string: The social media network associated with the person.
        - `username` string: The username associated with the person.
        - `display_name` string: The display name associated with the person.
      - `work_history` object[]: Jobs the person held.
        - `title` string: The person’s job title.
        - `company_name` string: The name of the company.
        - `is_current` boolean: A value of "true" signifies that the person is still employed in the job, while "false" signifies that the person is not.
        - `start_date` string: The date the person started working at the job.
        - `end_date` string: The date the person finished working at the job.
      - `schools` object[]: Schools the person attended.
        - `name` string: The school the person attended.
        - `start_date` string: The date the person started attending the school.
        - `end_date` string: The date the person finished attending the school.
        - `degrees` unknown[]: The type of degree(s) the person obtained from the school.
          - unknown
    - `social_profiles` object[]
      - `profile_url` string: The URL of a social media profile associated with the social profile
      - `profile_photo_url` string: The URL of a social media profile photo associated with the social profile
      - `network` string: The social media network associated with the social profile
      - `username` string: The username associated with the social profile
      - `display_name` string: The display name associated with the social profile
      - `search_term` string: The matching search term. It can be either a username or email.
      - `is_primary_match` boolean: A value of "true" signifies that the social profile was matched by the search query.
      - `match_type` string: This indicates whether the match type is by email or username
  - `metadata` object
    - `total_owner_count` number: The total count in the array of owners returned based on your search inputs.
    - `total_social_profiles` number: The total count in the array of social profiles returned based on your search inputs.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request

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