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updatedAt: 2026-01-12T20:30:34.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.a-leads.co/llms.txt
---

# Find Email

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## Email Storage Behavior Based on Input Fields

When using the `find-email` endpoint, email storage and credit usage depend on the fields you provide:

* **If you provide only basic fields** like `first_name`, `last_name`, and `website`:
  * The email will **not be stored** for your account.
  * **Credits will be deducted** every time the same query is made.
* **If you provide `document_id` from the results of advanced search**:
  * The email will be **stored** for your account.
  * **Credits will not be deducted** again for repeated lookups using the same data.

## Rate Limits

* **200requests per minute**
* **600 requests per hour**
* **6,000 requests per day**

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Find Email Api",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Find Emails"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.a-leads.co/gateway/v1/search",
      "description": "Production server"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api.a-leads.co/gateway/v1/search",
      "description": "Staging server"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/find-email": {
      "post": {
        "summary": "Find Email",
        "tags": [
          "Search"
        ],
        "security": [
          {
            "ApiKeyAuth": []
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "data": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Input for Email Finder",
                    "properties": {
                      "first_name": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "example": "john doe",
                        "description": "First name of the member.",
                        "x-readme-id": "1.0"
                      },
                      "last_name": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "example": "john doe",
                        "description": "Full name of the person.",
                        "x-readme-id": "1.1"
                      },
                      "website": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "example": "abc-tech.com",
                        "description": "Website of the company.",
                        "x-readme-id": "1.2"
                      },
                      "document_id": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "example": "person_1241431_123123",
                        "description": "Unique document ID of the user. This field should only be included when querying or processing data obtained from advanced search results.",
                        "x-readme-id": "1.5"
                      },
                      "request_uuid": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "A unique ID linked to each search to help identify and keep track of that specific search request."
                      }
                    },
                    "x-readme-id": "0.0"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Successful response",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "message": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "status": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "success"
                        },
                        "statusCode": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 200
                        },
                        "description": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "Email Finder successful"
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "data": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "response": {
                          "type": "object",
                          "properties": {
                            "email": {
                              "type": "string",
                              "example": "johndoe@abc.tech"
                            },
                            "quality": {
                              "type": "string",
                              "example": "good"
                            },
                            "result": {
                              "type": "string",
                              "example": "ok"
                            },
                            "first_name": {
                              "type": "string",
                              "example": "john"
                            },
                            "last_name": {
                              "type": "string",
                              "example": "doe"
                            },
                            "catch_all_status": {
                              "type": "boolean",
                              "example": true
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request"
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal Server Error"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "ApiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}
```