# PeopleDB, free: Email finder API

> Pass any identifier we support (LinkedIn slug or ID, GitHub login or ID) and receive one merged record. If no email comes back, the lookup costs nothing.

PeopleDB's email finder API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 emails. It returns 1 of the 10 key fields we check: Personal email.
We rank 1,256 plans by price. [ClearBounce's $3.20 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/clearbounce/3-20-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 emails: as little as $0.00074. ClearBounce's $3.20 monthly plan covers up to 4,320,000 emails a month at no extra cost.
[ClearBounce's $4 pack](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/clearbounce/4-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of emails. ClearBounce's $4 pack costs more to start than ClearBounce's $3.20 monthly plan.
[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/getprospect/399-monthly-growth-50k-post-v2-email-find/llms.txt), [OrbiSearch](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/orbisearch/207-pack-enterprise-post-v1-email-lookup/llms.txt) and [DataForB2B](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/dataforb2b/499-monthly-growth-post-enrich-profile-5000000-results-a-month/llms.txt) are the best email finder API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/free
- [Best email finder API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-email-finder-api.txt)
- Get it: https://peopledb.co/pricing
- Request: `GET https://peopledb.co/api/v1/people`
- API key: with the plan, on https://peopledb.co/pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.peopledb.co
- Sold by: PeopleDB (https://peopledb.co)
- Checked: 2026-10-22

## In the answer

- Completeness: 10%
- Personal email: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 emails: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## Catch-all

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Pass any identifier we support (LinkedIn slug or ID, GitHub login or ID) and receive one merged record. If no email comes back, the lookup costs nothing.

## Data

- Freshness: stored
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You may use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to: Use the Service to send unsolicited communications (spam), Resell or redistribute data obtained through the Service without authorization, Use the Service in violation of any applicable laws, including privacy and data protection regulations, Attempt to circumvent rate limits, access controls, or other technical restrictions, Use the data to discriminate against individuals based on protected characteristics. You must have a legitimate basis for processing personal data obtained through the Service.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 10 credits
- Enough for: 10 calls, once
- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 1.38 s

## The call

- You send: one of linkedin_id, linkedin_public_identifier, github_id or github_login
- Method: GET
- Path: /people

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 11 fields the plan's answer can hold

LinkedIn ID, LinkedIn public identifier, GitHub ID, GitHub login, email addresses, personal email addresses, work email addresses, phone numbers, GitHub username, Facebook username, Twitter username

## PeopleDB's plans (7)

- [PeopleDB, free](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 10% complete, stored
- [PeopleDB, $15 pack](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/15-pack/llms.txt): $150.00 per 1,000, 10% complete, stored
- [PeopleDB, $60 pack](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/60-pack/llms.txt): $120.00 per 1,000, 10% complete, stored
- [PeopleDB, $200 pack](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/200-pack/llms.txt): $100.00 per 1,000, 10% complete, stored
- [PeopleDB, $750 pack](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/750-pack/llms.txt): $75.00 per 1,000, 10% complete, stored
- [PeopleDB, $3,000 pack](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/3000-pack/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 10% complete, stored
- [PeopleDB, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/contact-us/llms.txt): 10% complete, stored

## PeopleDB's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /people`: [PeopleDB, free](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/free/llms.txt)

## PeopleDB's APIs (3)

- [PeopleDB: email finder API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/peopledb/free/llms.txt)
- [PeopleDB: phone finder API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/find-phone-apis/peopledb/free/llms.txt)
- [PeopleDB: email verification API pricing, 7 plans, GET /email_verifications](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/peopledb/free-free-get-email-verifications/llms.txt)
- [PeopleDB: email verification API pricing, 7 plans, POST /email_verifications](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/peopledb/free-free-post-email-verifications/llms.txt)

## PeopleDB: email finder API alternatives

- [GetProspect, $49 monthly, Starter, POST /v2/people/enrich](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/getprospect/49-monthly-starter-post-v2-people-enrich/llms.txt): $49.00 per 1,000, 60% complete, stored
- [Ocean.io, $3,000 yearly, Growth, POST /v2/enrich/person, Enrich person](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/ocean-io/3000-yearly-growth-post-v2-enrich-person-enrich-person/llms.txt): $55.00 per 1,000, 60% complete, stored
- [Explorium, $149.99 pack, Starter, POST /v2/prospects/contact_information/job, Contact information (async) — waterfall](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/explorium/149-99-pack-starter-post-v2-prospects-contact-information-job-contact-information-async-waterfall/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 20% complete, stored
- [Pubrio, $2,388 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/pubrio/2388-yearly/llms.txt): $66.333 per 1,000, 20% complete, stored

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-22.

- https://docs.peopledb.co
- https://docs.peopledb.co/openapi.yaml
- https://peopledb.co
- https://peopledb.co/contact-enrichment-api
- https://peopledb.co/llms-full.txt
- https://peopledb.co/pricing
- https://peopledb.co/terms