Check Breaches
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Check Breaches
Check if an email has been exposed in known data breaches via HIBP. Free — no credits consumed.
POST
Check Breaches
Authentication
Requires an API key in theAuthorization header.
Request
The email address to check for data breaches. The legacy key
e is still accepted.Example request
Response
The email address that was checked.
Number of known data breaches the email appears in.
Names of breached services (e.g.
["LinkedIn", "Adobe"]). Only present when count > 0.Types of data exposed (e.g.
["Passwords", "Email addresses"]). Only present when count > 0.Human-readable summary.
Example responses
No breaches
Breaches found
Notes
- This endpoint is free — no credits are deducted.
- Data sourced from Have I Been Pwned.
- Rate limited to 60 requests per minute.