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Check that a personal email belongs to the expected person

Add an identity-match check to an email-validation product: confirm a personal email resolves to the person it is stored against, and report outcomes back.

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Tools named
LinkedIn

Uses POST /person_detail_reverse_lookup/by_email/, POST /person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/, POST /feedback/personal_emails/ · Reverse email lookup API reference

What it costs: 5 credits per email found. A mobile or email lookup that returns nothing costs 0 credits. Enrichment and search are charged per request: credit pricing.

How the data flows

2 inputs → Reverse email lookup + Personal emails → 4 fields sample data
01 · Inputs
Personal email
sam.s@example.net
LinkedIn URL
linkedin.com/in/sam-specimen
02 · Forager
Reverse email lookup + Personal emails POST /person_detail_reverse_lookup/by_email/
Match found
03 · Outputs
Sam SpecimenVP Revenue Operations · Example Inc.
matched person
true
replacement email
sam@example.com
name
Sam Specimen
title
VP Revenue Operations
mobile
+1 (512) 555-0133
company
Example Inc.
4 fields in the responseexample data

Steps

  1. Resolve each personal email with POST /person_detail_reverse_lookup/by_email/
  2. Compare full_name and linkedin_info.public_identifier with the stored contact and flag mismatches
  3. For mismatches with a LinkedIn URL, fetch the right address with POST /person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/ and read validation_status
  4. Send confirmed results back with POST /feedback/personal_emails/ (email, contact_status, is_correct_person)
import json, os, requests

BASE = "https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage"
HEADERS = {"X-API-KEY": os.environ["FORAGER_KEY"]}
body = json.load(open("request.json"))  # request fields: see the API reference

# 1. Resolve each personal email with POST
# /person_detail_reverse_lookup/by_email/
r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_detail_reverse_lookup/by_email/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 2. Compare full_name and linkedin_info.public_identifier with the stored
# contact and flag mismatches

# 3. For mismatches with a LinkedIn URL, fetch the right address with POST
# /person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/ and read validation_status
r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 4. Send confirmed results back with POST /feedback/personal_emails/
# (email, contact_status, is_correct_person)
r3 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/feedback/personal_emails/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)
Generated from the recipe stepsRequest fields: API reference

Run it yourself: Reverse email lookup API reference

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Inputs and outputs

InputsOutputs
personal emailmatched person
stored name or LinkedIn URLright-person flag
replacement email
validation_status

Questions about this recipe

How do I check that an email address belongs to the right person?

For mismatches with a LinkedIn URL, fetch the right address with POST /person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/ and read validation_status. Send confirmed results back with POST /feedback/personal_emails/ (email, contact_status, is_correct_person).

What does it cost to check that a personal email belongs to the expected person?

Reverse email lookup: 5 credits per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Personal emails: 5 credits per personal email found, and a personal email lookup that finds nothing costs 0 credits. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 1,650 emails, or a mix. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. See plans and prices

What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?

You send personal email and stored name or LinkedIn URL. You get back matched person, replacement email, right-person flag and validation_status, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.

Can an email validation tool confirm who owns an address?

This recipe uses Forager Reverse email lookup and Personal emails. Reverse email lookup: Turn an email address into a full person profile: name, title, company, location and social links. Add an identity-match check to an email-validation product: confirm a personal email resolves to the person it is stored against, and report outcomes back.

Can I test reverse email lookup for free?

Yes. Create a free account at app.forager.ai: it comes with $5 in free credits and an API key, and there is no credit card to sign up. Run it on records you already know, or book a demo and send us a list: we run it and show you what we find.

When should I run this workflow?

When a customer submits a contact list where personal emails are stored against named people, or a validation job runs on a vendor's own records. Customers stop sending to addresses that belong to someone else, and the validation product reports right-person accuracy, not only deliverability.

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

Reverse email lookup and personal emails. Reverse email lookup: turn an email address into a full person profile: name, title, company, location and social links. Personal emails: personal email addresses for reaching people outside their work inbox, such as passive candidates and founders.

How do you check data quality?

The test that counts is your own: send a list of profiles you care about. We run it and show you what we find, number by number, so you can measure hit rate and connect rate yourself.

Which tools can run this workflow?

Native in Clay and Zapier, partner-built in Deepline and called through the API from Make, n8n and your own code. Or call the endpoints in the steps above from your own code with one API key.

How many steps is this workflow?

4 steps: resolve each personal email with POST /person_detail_reverse_lookup/by_email/, compare full_name and linkedin_info.public_identifier with the stored contact and flag mismatches, for mismatches with a LinkedIn URL, fetch the right address with POST /person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/ and read validation_status and send confirmed results back with POST /feedback/personal_emails/ (email, contact_status, is_correct_person).

Do I need a subscription?

Not to test: a free account comes with $5 in credits. To keep using Forager, choose a monthly or yearly plan. Monthly plans cancel anytime and unused credits roll over; yearly plans grant all credits upfront and cost 10% less. Larger volumes are agreed with our team.

Can our users see Forager data in our product?

Yes, under platform terms. Self-serve plans cover internal use by your own team. Showing Forager contacts to your users, or passing records on, is licensed separately: talk to sales about volume and which fields your users need to see.

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