Reverse Email Lookup
Retrieve a person’s full profile by providing their email address
Overview
Find a person’s professional profile using their email address. This endpoint is perfect for enriching contact lists, validating email addresses, and discovering professional information about email contacts.
Authentication
Your Tuesday API key
Query Parameters
Email address to lookup (e.g., john@xyz.com
, mlindstrom@waypointsolutions.com
)
Response
HTTP status code (200 for success)
Response message
Example Requests
Example Response
Credit Usage
Email reverse lookup uses 1 credit per request. Unlike other people endpoints, this doesn’t have additional enrichment options since the email is already provided.
Error Responses
400 Bad Request - Missing Email
400 Bad Request - Missing Email
400 Bad Request - Invalid Email Format
400 Bad Request - Invalid Email Format
404 Not Found - Email Not Found
404 Not Found - Email Not Found
Best Practices
Email Format
Email Format
- Ensure the email address is properly formatted
- Use URL encoding for special characters in email addresses
- Professional/work emails typically have higher match rates than personal emails
Data Quality
Data Quality
- Results are most accurate for business/professional email addresses
- Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) may have lower match rates
- Corporate email addresses typically provide richer professional data
Bulk Processing
Bulk Processing
- For multiple email lookups, respect rate limits (20 requests/minute)
- Consider implementing retry logic for failed requests
- Cache successful results to avoid duplicate requests
Use Cases
Email List Enrichment
Enrich marketing lists with professional profile information
Contact Verification
Verify and validate email addresses in your database
Lead Qualification
Research prospects from email campaigns before outreach
CRM Enhancement
Add professional context to email contacts in your CRM
Common Email Patterns
Corporate Email Formats
Corporate Email Formats
Common business email patterns that work well:
firstname.lastname@company.com
firstname@company.com
f.lastname@company.com
firstnamelastname@company.com
Domain Considerations
Domain Considerations
- Company domains typically yield better results than generic providers
- Look for emails using the company’s primary domain
- Subsidiary domains may also contain valid professional profiles
Related Endpoints
- People Profile API - Get profile by LinkedIn URL
- People Lookup API - Find people by name and company
- Reverse Phone Lookup - Find profile by phone number
- People Search API - Advanced search with multiple filters