Mobile finder: get a personal mobile from a profile or work email

Mobile finder takes what you already know about a professional, such as their profile URL or work email, and returns their personal mobile number. Use it when you can reach someone by email but need a direct number.

What it tells you

• Whether a mobile number was found for that person.
• The personal mobile number itself.
• Which identifier produced the match, such as the profile URL and the email address used.
• A risk score, a risk level and a confidence level on the result.
• A suggested next action and a short plain-English message about the outcome.

What you need to provide

Send any combination of these three. At least one is required, and sending more identifiers raises the match rate.

• A professional profile URL, for example a LinkedIn profile.
• A work email address for the person.
• A personal email address for the person.

What it costs

40 credits per lookup. This one is success-based: you are charged 0 credits when no number is found. Live per-product costs are shown on the Billing page in your dashboard.

How to run it

• In the dashboard: Mobile Finder
• From your code: POST /v1/mobile-finder, then see the Developer Hub at app.1lookup.io/developer-hub.

Good to know

• One identifier will run, but it is the weakest input. If you have both a profile URL and a work email, send both.
• A no-match result is a real outcome, not an error. It means no mobile was found for the identifiers you sent.
• Results are point-in-time. People change mobile numbers and jobs, so a number found today can be wrong later.
• A personal mobile is personal data about an identifiable person. Use it for legitimate business purposes only.

Updated on: 24/08/2026