How to Find Social Media Accounts by Email Address (Free Tools)

Why Email-to-Social Lookup Is Useful

Searching for **social media accounts by email address** is useful in many legitimate scenarios:

- **Sales prospecting**: Find a prospect's LinkedIn, Twitter, and other profiles to personalize outreach - **Reconnecting**: Find an old friend's current accounts using their email - **Identity verification**: Confirm a business contact is who they claim to be - **Research**: Find all public information associated with an email as part of OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) - **Security**: Check what accounts are linked to your own email to audit your digital footprint

Most major social platforms have 'find by email' features, though they vary in accessibility and privacy settings.

Finding LinkedIn Profiles by Email

LinkedIn is the most valuable platform for professional email-to-social lookup.

**Method 1: LinkedIn People Search** 1. Sign into LinkedIn 2. Use the search bar to search the email address 3. If the person has their email visible on LinkedIn, their profile may appear

**Method 2: LinkedIn Import Contacts** 1. Go to My Network → Find contacts 2. Click Import contacts 3. Upload a CSV file with the email address 4. LinkedIn will show matching profiles

**Method 3: Signal Plug** For business emails, Signal Plug directly returns the LinkedIn profile URL associated with the email address. Search any professional email to get their LinkedIn profile link instantly.

Finding Facebook Profiles by Email

Facebook allows profile search by email in some cases:

**Method 1: Facebook Search** 1. Go to Facebook and click the search bar 2. Type the email address 3. If the account is public and has the email associated, it may appear

**Method 2: 'Add Friend' Search** 1. Click 'Find Friends' 2. Under 'Add Personal Contacts', upload a contact file containing the email 3. Facebook matches known accounts

**Method 3: Password Reset** On the Facebook login page, click 'Forgot password?' and enter the email. Facebook will show the profile photo and name associated with the account (but not the full profile) to help you confirm it's yours. Note: This only works to identify accounts, not to access them.

**Privacy note**: If a user has restricted their privacy settings on Facebook, their profile won't appear in email searches.

Finding Instagram Accounts by Email

Instagram search by email is more limited:

**Method 1: Instagram 'Add Contacts'** 1. Open Instagram app → Profile → Menu → Discover People 2. Sync your contacts — Instagram matches phone numbers and emails to accounts

**Method 2: Account Recovery** On Instagram login, click 'Forgot password?' and enter the email to see which account it's associated with (profile photo appears).

**Method 3: Email OSINT Tools** Tools like Holehe (open-source, command-line) check whether an email is registered on Instagram and other platforms without actually accessing the accounts.

Instagram's privacy settings significantly limit email-based discovery. Users who've set their account to private won't be discoverable this way.

Best Tools for Email-to-Social Lookup

**Holehe** (free, open-source): A command-line tool that checks if an email is registered on 120+ websites and platforms. Popular for OSINT researchers. Available on GitHub.

**Epieos**: Web-based tool that checks email against multiple platforms and shows associated accounts. Free tier available.

**EmailRep.io**: An API that returns the reputation and associated data for an email address, including social presence.

**Signal Plug**: Best for business emails — directly returns LinkedIn profile URLs and company data associated with the email.

**Spokeo / BeenVerified**: Paid services that aggregate social profiles alongside public records for a comprehensive view.

For professional use, Signal Plug provides the most reliable business social lookup. For broader personal profile discovery, Holehe or Epieos offer more platform coverage.