Email search
See which services know an email address.
An email address is often the thread that ties accounts together. Tracehound asks 10+ supported services whether the address has an account or a public profile there, and shows what each one makes public.
Public sources only. By searching you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. Want your email excluded? Opt out.
- Email sources
- 10+
- Stored results
- None
- Checked
- Live
Gravatar
Public profile: display name, avatar, 2 linked sites
GitHub
Account uses this address
Duolingo
Profile: Mara, learning Portuguese
Chess.com
Account registered
Mail domain
example.net · accepts mail
Plurk
No account
What you get
Registrations, public profiles and leads.
Email results come in two kinds. Some services only confirm that an account exists. Others publish a profile tied to the address, with a name, avatar or links you can follow.
Where an account exists
Services that confirm an account is registered with the address. Useful for checking whether an address is real, old and in use.Public profiles
Where a service publishes a profile for the address, you see its display name, avatar, bio and links as shown publicly.Address details
Information about the address itself, such as whether its domain is set up to receive mail or belongs to a disposable mail provider.Usernames as leads (Pro and Max)
Profiles found by email often reveal a username. Search it next to widen the picture, or let Deep Search on Max follow it for you.One view for everything
Email matches use the same cards, table, filters and export as username results, so you can work with them the same way.Nothing kept
Results are processed in memory and never written to our database. History, if you keep it on, stores only the query and a count.
Reading the results
Read email results for what they are.
- 01
Registered is not the same as active
Many services confirm an account exists without saying when it was last used. An address registered years ago may have been abandoned since. - 02
Addresses change hands
Work addresses are reassigned and some providers recycle abandoned addresses. A match tells you about the address, not necessarily about the person who holds it today. - 03
Profiles can be set up by anyone
A public profile tied to an address shows what someone chose to publish, not a verified identity. Compare names, avatars and links across sources before drawing conclusions. - 04
Few matches can still be useful
A new address with no history anywhere tells you something too, especially in fraud and scam checks. Read the absence alongside everything else you know.
Limits
What email search cannot do
- It covers 10+ supported services, fewer than username search, because most sites do not reveal anything about an email address.
- It does not return passwords, private messages or the contents of any mailbox.
- It cannot read accounts on services that keep registrations private, which many careful services do.
- It cannot confirm who controls an address today.
Responsible use
Leads, not identity.
Email search is for investigations, fraud and scam checks, brand protection, research and auditing your own addresses. It must not be used for employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions, or to locate, stalk or harass anyone.
Anyone can block searches for their own address instantly on the opt-out page by confirming a one-time code.
FAQ
Common questions.
Which services does email search check?
Currently 10+ supported services, including developer platforms, profile services, games and productivity apps. The list grows as sources are added and changes when services change how they respond.
Can I search my own email address?
Yes, and it is a good place to start. You will see which services still hold an account for it, which helps you close the ones you no longer use.
Will you show me passwords or leaked data?
No. Tracehound does not show passwords, leaked records or mailbox contents.
How do I stop my email from being searched?
Use the opt-out page: enter the address, confirm the 6-digit code we send to it, and searches for it stop immediately. No account needed.
Is the address I search stored?
If you have history switched on, the address is stored as your query along with its type, result count, status and time, so you can find it again. Switch history off or delete the entry and it is gone. The results are never stored.
Pick up the trail.
Create a free account with just your email and a one-time code, no password. You get 25 searches every month.