> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.encrata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Lookups

> Every lookup Encrata offers, and when to reach for each.

Encrata turns an email address into structured intelligence through focused
lookups. Each one answers a single question - is this address real, who is behind
it, is it risky - so you request exactly the data you need and pay only for it.

## Enrich and verify

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Email Validity" icon="circle-check" href="/api-reference/endpoint/validate-email">
    Is this address safe to send to? Returns valid, invalid, catch-all, or risky.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Email Identity" icon="address-card" href="/api-reference/endpoint/email-identity">
    Who is behind this email? A full person profile: name, role, company, socials.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Email Gender" icon="venus-mars" href="/api-reference/endpoint/email-gender">
    Predict likely gender and country to personalize outreach.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Email Compliance" icon="scale-balanced" href="/api-reference/endpoint/email-compliance">
    May you cold-email this address, and under whose law?
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Detect risk and breaches

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Email Breaches" icon="shield-halved" href="/api-reference/endpoint/check-breaches">
    Where has this email leaked, and what data was exposed?
  </Card>

  <Card title="Password Breaches" icon="key" href="/api-reference/endpoint/password-breaches">
    Has this password appeared in a breach? Checked privately with k-anonymity.
  </Card>

  <Card title="GitHub Leaks" icon="github" href="/api-reference/endpoint/github-leaks">
    Scan a public repo for exposed secrets, keys, and tokens.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Compare at a glance

| Lookup | Endpoint | Input | Cost |
| - | - | - | - |
| Email Validity | `POST /api/lookup/email/validity` | email | 1 credit |
| Email Identity | `POST /api/lookup/email/identity` | email | 1,000 credits |
| Email Gender | `POST /api/lookup/email/gender` | email | 1 credit |
| Email Compliance | `POST /api/lookup/email/compliance` | email | 1 credit |
| Email Breaches | `POST /api/lookup/email/breaches` | email | 1 credit |
| Password Breaches | `POST /api/lookup/email/password/breaches` | password or SHA-1 | 1 credit |
| GitHub Leaks | `POST /api/lookup/breaches/github` | repo URL | 1 per leak found |

<Note>
  Most lookups are 1 credit with free repeats within the billing window. Email
  Identity is a premium lookup at 1,000 credits. GitHub Leaks charges only for
  leaks found - a clean scan is free. See [Credits](/credits) for the full
  breakdown.
</Note>

## Not sure which to use?

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Clean a list before a campaign" icon="broom">
    Start with **Email Validity** to drop undeliverable addresses, then
    **Email Compliance** to confirm you may contact each one.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Enrich a lead or user" icon="user-plus">
    **Email Identity** returns the full person profile. Add **Email Gender** when
    you only need a lightweight personalization signal.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Assess account risk" icon="shield-halved">
    **Email Breaches** shows past exposure for an address. **Password Breaches**
    guards sign-up and reset flows against leaked passwords.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Catch secrets in your code" icon="key">
    **GitHub Leaks** scans a public repository for committed credentials.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Make your first lookup in under two minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="All endpoints" icon="code" href="/api-reference/overview">
    Full request and response schemas for every lookup.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>