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This wikiHow teaches you how to look up a person on Facebook by using their email address. This is useful if someone has a common name and is difficult to find otherwise. However, not all users can be found via email address. The person you're searching for must have their email address set to Public, and they must have their "Who can look you up using the email address you provided?" privacy option set to "Everyone".[1] This wikiHow teaches you how to search for a person on Facebook using their email address.
Steps
On Mobile
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1Open Facebook. Tap the Facebook app icon, which resembles a white "f" on a dark-blue background. This will open your News Feed page if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address and password when prompted before proceeding.
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2Tap (Android only). It's the icon that resembles a magnifying glass. It's in the upper-right corner of the app. This displays a search bar at the top of the screen.Advertisement
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3Tap the search bar. It's the "Search" text box at the top of the screen. Doing so will bring up your smartphone's on-screen keyboard.
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4Enter an email address. Type in the email address that you want to use to search for a person.
- You’ll have to type it completely, as Facebook cannot search for a partial email address.
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5Tap See results for <email address>. It's in a drop-down menu below the "Search" text box. Doing so will search Facebook for profiles matching the email address.
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6Review the search results. If the email address belongs to someone on Facebook, their profile will appear in the search results.
- You can click their profile to view it, or click Add Friend to add them directly from the search results.
- If the search returns no results, the person may use another email address for Facebook , or they may have changed their privacy settings in such a way that their email address is not searchable.
On Desktop
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1Go to https://www.facebook.com in a web browser. This will open your News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address and password to log in before proceeding.
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2Click the search bar. It's the text box that says "Search Facebook". It's in the upper-right corner.
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3Enter an email address. Type in the email address that you want to use to search for a person.
- You’ll have to type it completely, as Facebook cannot search for a partial email address.
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4Click See all results for <email address>. It's at the top of the "Filters" menu to the left. Doing so will search Facebook for all profiles matching the email address.
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5Review the results. If the email address belongs to someone on Facebook, their profile will appear in the search results.
- You can click their profile to view it, or click Add Friend to add them directly from the search results.
- If the search returns no results, the person may use another email address for Facebook , or they may have changed their privacy settings in such a way that their email address is not searchable.[2]
Community Q&A
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QuestionCan you use somebody's date of birth to find them on facebook?Community AnswerThere's no way to do this on Facebook, though it was once possible with Graph Search.
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QuestionHow do I cancel my Facebook account if I don't remember the password and no longer have access to my email address?Community AnswerWhen attempting to sign in to Facebook, click "Forgot your account?" or "Can't log in?" at the top of the page, then follow the steps to recover your password. You'll have the ability to select "No longer have access to these" when prompted to enter your email address.
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1. Open Facebook.
2. Tap or click the Search box.
3. Type the email address.
4. Tap or click “See results for..."