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Email Address

When you have a name or username but need to find associated email addresses.

Prioritized Sources & Techniques

1st
Hunter.ioA11

Domain-based email search; find corporate email patterns

2nd
theHarvesterA3

Scrape search engines, PGP servers, and DNS for emails associated with a domain

3rd
SpiderFootA5

Automated OSINT scan across multiple data sources from a domain or name

4th
Google Dorking

"firstname lastname" "@gmail.com" OR "@yahoo.com"

5th
GitHubT5

Check commit history — Git commits embed author email in metadata

6th
Google ScholarT4

Academic papers list author contact emails

7th
SEC EDGARP9

Corporate filings sometimes include executive contact emails

8th
USPTO Patent SearchT3

Patent filings list inventor correspondence addresses

Recommended Workflow

Start with Hunter.io if you know the target's employer domain. For individuals, use theHarvester against known associated domains. Check GitHub commits for developer targets. Google Scholar papers routinely list corresponding author emails.