# Email Finder (100% accurate) (`overpowered/email-finder`) Actor

Find 100% valid prospect email by inputing name, surname and domain

- **URL**: https://apify.com/overpowered/email-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [blg](https://apify.com/overpowered) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 1,469 total users, 128 monthly users, 97.4% runs succeeded, 49 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.67 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $9.00 / 1,000 emails

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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 Finder – Instantly Discover and Verify Professional Emails

Easily find and validate professional email addresses in real-time. Designed for **sales professionals**, **recruiters**, **marketers**, and **networkers** looking to reach prospects with confidence.

### 🚀 Why Use This Email Finder?

- 💡 **Smart Email Format Detection**\
  Automatically generates multiple email variations using proven patterns (e.g. `john.doe@domain.com`, `johndoe@domain.com`).

- ⚡ **Live Email Verification**\
  Instantly checks if the email exists and can receive messages.

- 🔓 **No Account Needed**\
  Get started without the hassle of registration.

- ⚡ **Fast & Efficient**\
  Optimized for speed — ideal for both single and bulk lookups.

- 🌍 **Built-in Proxy Integration**\
  Optional proxy usage to avoid detection and boost success rates.

- 🧠 **Stealth Verification Mechanism**\
  Designed to reduce the chance of getting blocked during server checks.

### 🔧 How It Works

#### Step 1: Smart Email Generation

Based on the name and domain provided, the actor creates multiple likely email combinations using common industry patterns.

#### Step 2: Comprehensive Verification

Each generated email undergoes several real-time checks:

- ✅ Validates email syntax
- 🔍 Looks up MX (mail exchange) DNS records
- 🔌 Connects to SMTP server
- 📥 Verifies if the mailbox is deliverable
- 🚨 Identifies catch-all domains

# Actor input Schema

## `surname` (type: `string`):

Last name of the person

## `name` (type: `string`):

First name of the person

## `domain` (type: `string`):

Domain of the company (e.g., samwell.ai)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "surname": "ali",
  "name": "zeeshan",
  "domain": "samwell.ai"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "surname": "ali",
    "name": "zeeshan",
    "domain": "samwell.ai"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("overpowered/email-finder").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 = {
    "surname": "ali",
    "name": "zeeshan",
    "domain": "samwell.ai",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("overpowered/email-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "surname": "ali",
  "name": "zeeshan",
  "domain": "samwell.ai"
}' |
apify call overpowered/email-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=overpowered/email-finder",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/PhWBRwVuxacuKvLJt/builds/WisuWoKmGPgRCZfXp/openapi.json