# Person Email Finder — Name + Company to Email API (`maximedupre/business-email-finder`) Actor

Enter a named person and known company domain or website. Get one pattern-inferred business email, ranked alternatives, confidence, and public MX evidence.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/maximedupre/business-email-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Maxime Dupré](https://apify.com/maximedupre) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 66.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$18.00 / 1,000 business emails

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use 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

### 📧 Find likely business emails from a name and company site

Sales, recruiting, and research teams can turn a named person plus a known company domain or website into one pattern-inferred business email, ranked alternatives, confidence, and public MX evidence. Use the candidates for prospect research while keeping the difference between inference and mailbox verification clear.

- **[Business Email Finder](https://apify.com/maximedupre/business-email-finder/examples/business-email-finder)** — infer the highest-ranked business email candidate for a named person at a known company.
- **[Email Finder by Name and Company](https://apify.com/maximedupre/business-email-finder/examples/email-finder-by-name-and-company)** — combine a full name with a company domain or public website URL.
- **[Multiple Person Email Finder](https://apify.com/maximedupre/business-email-finder/examples/multiple-person-email-finder)** — process several named people and company sites independently in one run.
- **[Company Domain Email Finder](https://apify.com/maximedupre/business-email-finder/examples/company-domain-email-finder)** — normalize a supplied company domain before generating candidates.
- **[Business Email Pattern Generator](https://apify.com/maximedupre/business-email-finder/examples/business-email-pattern-generator)** — compare ranked corporate email-pattern alternatives.
- **[MX Record Email Check](https://apify.com/maximedupre/business-email-finder/examples/mx-record-email-check)** — inspect whether the company domain has public mail-routing records.

#### 📦 Returned data

Each successful row contains:

- the supplied `fullName`, optional `companyName`, and `domainInput`
- `normalizedName` and the normalized `domain`
- the highest-ranked `email` candidate and applied `pattern`
- `confidence` and the explicit `patternInferred` email status
- ranked `alternatives` with their patterns
- `domainMail` evidence: MX status, provider when recognizable, consumer-provider flag, and MX records
- `provenance` and `observedAt` for audit context

MX evidence describes the domain. It does not show whether a generated mailbox exists, belongs to the named person, or can receive a message.

#### ▶️ Running the Actor

1. Add one or more people with a full name and company domain or website.
2. Run the Actor.
3. Open the default dataset to review or export the successful inferences.

A person needs a usable first and last name plus a valid bare domain or HTTP(S) website URL.

#### 🧾 Input

`people` is required. Each entry requires `fullName` and `companyDomainOrWebsite`; `companyName` is optional context retained in the output.

```json
{
  "people": [
    {
      "fullName": "Ada Lovelace",
      "companyDomainOrWebsite": "https://example.com/about",
      "companyName": "Example"
    }
  ]
}
````

#### 📤 Output

The default dataset contains one row for each person whose input can produce a pattern-inferred business email. Download rows in supported dataset formats or retrieve them through the Apify API.

```json
{
  "fullName": "Ada Lovelace",
  "normalizedName": "Ada Lovelace",
  "companyName": "Example",
  "domainInput": "https://example.com/about",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "email": "ada.lovelace@example.com",
  "pattern": "first.last",
  "confidence": "high",
  "emailStatus": "patternInferred",
  "alternatives": [
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "email": "adalovelace@example.com",
      "pattern": "firstlast"
    }
  ],
  "domainMail": {
    "mxStatus": "configured",
    "provider": "Google Workspace",
    "consumerProvider": false,
    "mxRecords": [
      {
        "preference": 10,
        "exchange": "aspmx.l.google.com"
      }
    ]
  },
  "provenance": "Pattern inference from submitted name and company site; public DNS MX observation",
  "observedAt": "2026-07-18T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

#### 💳 Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. The Actor-owned event applies only when one pattern-inferred business email is saved to the default dataset. Invalid inputs and runs with no saved email do not create that paid outcome; Apify platform usage may still apply.

#### 🔌 Integrations

Use Apify datasets, API calls, schedules, webhooks, and platform integrations to send output to spreadsheets, CRMs, databases, or automation workflows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNACk1\_S\_6w\&list=PLObrtcm1Kw6MUrlLNDbK9QRg8VDJg0gOW\&index=4

#### ❓ FAQ

##### Does MX status verify the generated mailbox?

No. MX records show whether the domain advertises mail routing. They do not confirm mailbox existence, ownership, or deliverability.

##### Can I provide a company name without its domain?

No. The Actor does not discover company websites from company names. Supply a known domain or public HTTP(S) company website URL.

##### What input should I use for several people at the same company?

Add one `people` entry per named person and repeat the known company domain for each entry.

##### Why are several alternative addresses returned?

The supplied inputs do not reveal a company's actual naming convention. Ranked alternatives show common fallback patterns while keeping that uncertainty visible.

##### Does this replace an SMTP email verifier?

No. This email finder tool generates pattern-based candidates and inspects public domain MX records. Use a separate verifier when you need mailbox-level SMTP evidence.

##### Are third-party data-provider credentials required?

No. Pattern inference and public MX checks use the submitted context and public DNS, without access to private mailboxes or a contact database.

##### How does this differ from contact-database email finder tools?

This Actor applies deterministic corporate email patterns to the name and company site you submit, then adds public DNS evidence. It does not query a third-party contact database or present inferred candidates as verified personal records.

### 📝 Changelog

- 0.1: Initial release.

### 🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, [file a ticket](https://console.apify.com/actors/maximedupre~business-email-finder/issues) and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

### 🔗 Related Actors

- [LinkedIn Company People Scraper](https://apify.com/maximedupre/linkedin-company-people-scraper) — collect visible names and roles from a known company's People page before email inference.
- [SMTP Email Verifier](https://apify.com/maximedupre/smtp-email-verifier) — check generated candidates with SMTP-level evidence before outreach.
- [Email MX Verifier](https://apify.com/maximedupre/email-mx-verifier) — assess syntax, MX, provider, and risk signals for email addresses you already have.
- [YouTube Lead Scraper](https://apify.com/maximedupre/youtube-lead-scraper) — find source-backed public creator emails when you do not already know a person's company domain.

**Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré**

# Actor input Schema

## `people` (type: `array`):

People to process independently. For each person, provide a full name and the company's domain or website URL; company name is optional context. Public mail-routing evidence is included automatically and does not verify any generated mailbox.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "people": [
    {
      "fullName": "Satya Nadella",
      "companyDomainOrWebsite": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about",
      "companyName": "Microsoft"
    },
    {
      "fullName": "Sundar Pichai",
      "companyDomainOrWebsite": "google.com",
      "companyName": "Google"
    }
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

View pattern-inferred business email candidates in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "people": [
        {
            "fullName": "Satya Nadella",
            "companyDomainOrWebsite": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about",
            "companyName": "Microsoft"
        },
        {
            "fullName": "Sundar Pichai",
            "companyDomainOrWebsite": "google.com",
            "companyName": "Google"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("maximedupre/business-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 = { "people": [
        {
            "fullName": "Satya Nadella",
            "companyDomainOrWebsite": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about",
            "companyName": "Microsoft",
        },
        {
            "fullName": "Sundar Pichai",
            "companyDomainOrWebsite": "google.com",
            "companyName": "Google",
        },
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("maximedupre/business-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 '{
  "people": [
    {
      "fullName": "Satya Nadella",
      "companyDomainOrWebsite": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about",
      "companyName": "Microsoft"
    },
    {
      "fullName": "Sundar Pichai",
      "companyDomainOrWebsite": "google.com",
      "companyName": "Google"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call maximedupre/business-email-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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        "title": "Person Email Finder — Name + Company to Email API",
        "description": "Enter a named person and known company domain or website. Get one pattern-inferred business email, ranked alternatives, confidence, and public MX evidence.",
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        "x-build-id": "yiOOleE9w3UgUZ4Bc"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                    }
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                "responses": {
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        },
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            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-maximedupre-business-email-finder",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                                "schema": {
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                                }
                            }
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                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/maximedupre~business-email-finder/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-maximedupre-business-email-finder",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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                    }
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            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
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                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "people"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "people": {
                        "title": "People",
                        "minItems": 1,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "People to process independently. For each person, provide a full name and the company's domain or website URL; company name is optional context. Public mail-routing evidence is included automatically and does not verify any generated mailbox.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "properties": {
                                "fullName": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "title": "Full name",
                                    "description": "The person's full name, including a usable first and last name.",
                                    "minLength": 1
                                },
                                "companyDomainOrWebsite": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "title": "Company domain or website",
                                    "description": "The company's bare domain or public website URL, such as example.com or https://www.example.com/about.",
                                    "minLength": 1
                                },
                                "companyName": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "title": "Company name",
                                    "description": "Optional company name to retain as supplied context in the result.",
                                    "minLength": 1
                                }
                            },
                            "required": [
                                "fullName",
                                "companyDomainOrWebsite"
                            ],
                            "additionalProperties": false
                        }
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                }
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                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
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                                    "timeoutSecs": {
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                                        "example": 300
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                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
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                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
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                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
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                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                            "usageTotalUsd": {
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                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```