# Check whether email already exists or not

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/check-whether-email-already-exists-or-not/6417>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [November 2, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/check-whether-email-already-exists-or-not/6417 "2016-11-02T08:46:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sandeeptxlit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@sandeeptxlit](https://forum.mautic.org/u/sandeeptxlit)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/check-whether-email-already-exists-or-not/6417/1 "2016-11-02T08:46:25Z")

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Hi,  
  
  
  
Is it possible to check whether email exist or not using Mautic Rest API.

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**Author:** ![sandeeptxlit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@sandeeptxlit](https://forum.mautic.org/u/sandeeptxlit)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/check-whether-email-already-exists-or-not/6417/2 "2016-11-02T08:46:25Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to check whether email exist or not using Mautic Rest API.

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**Author:** ![Taoufik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Taoufik](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Taoufik)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/check-whether-email-already-exists-or-not/6417/3 "2017-11-07T09:51:29Z")

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HTTP Request

```auto
GET /contacts
```

Query Parameters

```auto
search=email:+SEARCHED_EMAIL
```

Note : + (plus sign) - Search for the exact string

Sample Json result when email doesn’t exists :

```auto
{
"total": "0",
"contacts": []
}
```