# Find an email from your code (/docs/leads/prospector/find-email/api)

Authenticated with `?privateKey=YOUR_KEY` (see [Authentication](/docs/authentication)).

<Endpoints ops={["POST /v3/prospector/people/find-email"]} />

<ApiPlayground
  ops={["POST /v3/prospector/people/find-email"]}
  method="post"
  path="/v3/prospector/people/find-email"
  tool="find_contact_email"
  args={`{
  "websiteId": "64b7f0a1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9",
  "profileId": "",
  "depth": "popular"
}`}
/>

## Use case: After a reveal comes back empty [#use-case-after-a-reveal-comes-back-empty]

When `POST /admin/prospector/people/reveal` returns `no-contact-details`, call `POST /v3/prospector/people/find-email` with the same `profileId`.