# Free OSINT email lookup and email verifier (`s-r/apifyosintemail`) Actor

Investigate email addresses with OSINT intelligence. Validates format, detects accounts across 18+ platforms (GitHub, Twitter, Microsoft, LinkedIn, etc.), checks data breach history, and provides A-F risk scoring. Supports batch lookups with concurrency control

- **URL**: https://apify.com/s-r/apifyosintemail.md
- **Developed by:** [SR](https://apify.com/s-r) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, AI
- **Stats:** 2,692 total users, 136 monthly users, 98.3% runs succeeded, 9 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.31 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Email OSINT Lookup - Apify Actor

Email OSINT tool for cybersecurity professionals and investigators. Validates emails, detects accounts across 21+ platforms, checks breach history, and provides risk scoring.

### Data Sources

The actor checks email presence across the following platforms and data sources:

#### Identity & Authentication

| Platform | Data Returned |
|---|---|
| **Microsoft** | Account exists, domain type (consumer/o365\_tenant/unmanaged), tenant info |
| **Apple** | Account exists |
| **Office365** | Account exists |

#### Social Media

| Platform | Data Returned |
|---|---|
| **Twitter/X** | Account exists |
| **Instagram** | Account exists |
| **Snapchat** | Account exists |
| **LinkedIn** | Account exists |
| **Tumblr** | Account exists |

#### Developer Platforms

| Platform | Data Returned |
|---|---|
| **GitHub** | Account exists, username, profile URL |
| **Gravatar** | Account exists, profile URL |
| **WordPress** | Account exists |

#### Communication & Entertainment

| Platform | Data Returned |
|---|---|
| **Discord** | Account exists |
| **Spotify** | Account exists |
| **Deezer** | Account exists |

#### E-Commerce & Delivery

| Platform | Data Returned |
|---|---|
| **Amazon** | Account exists |
| **eBay** | Account exists |
| **Deliveroo** | Account exists |

#### Media & Productivity

| Platform | Data Returned |
|---|---|
| **Imgur** | Account exists |
| **Adobe** | Account exists |

#### Education & Browsers

| Platform | Data Returned |
|---|---|
| **Duolingo** | Account exists |
| **Firefox** | Account exists |

#### Email Analysis

| Check | Description |
|---|---|
| **Format validation** | RFC-compliant email format check |
| **Disposable detection** | Identifies temporary/throwaway email providers |
| **Free provider detection** | Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc. |
| **Business email detection** | Corporate domain identification |
| **Role account detection** | info@, admin@, support@, etc. |
| **Name extraction** | Name hints derived from email local part |

#### Security Intelligence

| Check | Description |
|---|---|
| **Breach detection** | Whether the email appeared in known data breaches |
| **Breach count** | Number of breaches found |
| **Breach details** | Names, dates, and domains of breaches |
| **Risk scoring** | A-F risk scale based on exposure and activity |

### Setup

```bash
source .venv/bin/activate && uv pip install -r requirements.txt
```

### Usage

#### Apify Actor

```bash
apify run --input '{"emails": ["user@example.com"]}'
```

#### CLI

```bash
## Single email
python -m src.main lookup user@example.com

## Multiple emails
python -m src.main lookup email1@test.com email2@test.com --concurrency 5

## Output to file
python -m src.main lookup user@example.com --output results.json

## Explicit API key
python -m src.main lookup user@example.com --api-key your_key
```

#### Input Schema (Apify)

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `emails` | string\[] | Yes | — | Email addresses to investigate |
| `max_concurrency` | int | No | 10 | Concurrent requests (1-10) |

### Output

Each email produces a result with:

```json
{
    "email": "test@example.com",
    "success": true,
    "error": null,
    "analysis": {
        "valid_format": true,
        "local_part": "test",
        "domain": "example.com",
        "tld": "com",
        "is_disposable": false,
        "is_free_provider": false,
        "is_business_email": true,
        "is_role_account": false,
        "name_hints": ["Test"]
    },
    "accounts": {
        "github": true,
        "twitter": true,
        "spotify": true,
        "linkedin": true,
        "amazon": true,
        "tumblr": true,
        "office365": true,
        "duolingo": true,
        "deezer": true,
        "gravatar": false,
        "adobe": false,
        "instagram": false,
        "discord": false,
        "snapchat": false,
        "wordpress": false,
        "firefox": false
    },
    "breach_info": {
        "breached": null,
        "breach_count": 0,
        "breaches": []
    },
    "summary": {
        "accounts_found": 9,
        "accounts_checked": 17,
        "is_active_email": true,
        "risk_score": "D"
    },
    "processing_time_seconds": 3.1
}
```

#### Account Values

| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `true` | Account confirmed to exist |
| `false` | Account confirmed to not exist |

Platforms where the result is inconclusive are omitted from the output.

#### Risk Score Scale

| Score | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **A** | Low risk — minimal online presence |
| **B** | Moderate — some accounts found |
| **C** | Elevated — significant online presence |
| **D** | High — many accounts, possible breaches |
| **F** | Critical — extensive exposure |

# Actor input Schema

## `emails` (type: `array`):

List of email addresses to investigate. Enter one email per line.

## `max_concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of concurrent API requests (1-10).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "emails": [
    "test@example.com"
  ],
  "max_concurrency": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "emails": [
        "test@example.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("s-r/apifyosintemail").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "emails": ["test@example.com"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("s-r/apifyosintemail").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "emails": [
    "test@example.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call s-r/apifyosintemail --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,s-r/apifyosintemail"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/MUF85JoqnH8dgVXUr/builds/eMpMrjTQQbXaMzBQp/openapi.json