Note: The fields may return false or null if not available.
Email Type Attribute
The type field defines the nature of the email address based on the role or naming pattern used. It helps distinguish between direct contacts and role-based addresses.
Available Values
Value
Description
personal
The email address belongs to a specific individual (e.g. john@company.com).
generic
The email is a role-based address, typically not tied to one person (e.g. support@, info@).
Use Cases
Prioritize personal emails for outreach and sales.
Use generic emails for general notifications or customer support.
Segment contacts by personalization level for better targeting.
Department Attribute
The department field identifies the division or function within the organization that a person belongs to. This is used to help segment, target, and understand roles within a company.
Accepted Department Values
Department
Description
engineering
Software, hardware, or technical engineers
sales
Sales reps, account executives, closers
finance
Finance and accounting roles
hr
Human resources
it
Information technology support and admin
marketing
Marketing and branding teams
operations
Logistics, business ops, and execution
management
Mid-level or general management
executive
C-level or founder-level roles
legal
Legal team, lawyers, compliance
support
Customer or technical support
communication
Corporate communications or media relations
software
Developers, software architects
security
Information security, cybersecurity
pr
Public relations
warehouse
Physical product handling or logistics
diversity
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
administrative
Admin assistants and office managers
facilities
Office or site facilities and maintenance
accounting
Bookkeepers and financial accountants
Use Cases
Send outreach campaigns tailored to specific departments.
Filter by function in CRMs or dashboards.
Map personas in account-based marketing strategies.
Author Finder Attributes
These are additional fields returned if the email was discovered using Tomba's Author Finder, typically from an article or blog post.
Attribute
Description
url
URL of the article where the author was found
title
Title of the article where the author was found
og_image
Open Graph image URL of the article
description
Article description or excerpt
full_name
Author's full name
first_name
Author's first name
last_name
Author's last name
article_domain
Domain where the article is hosted
same_as_domain
Author's personal domain if available
linkedin
Author's LinkedIn profile URL or handle
twitter
Author's Twitter handle
email
Discovered email for the author
image
Author's profile image URL
gravatar
Indicates whether the image is from Gravatar
emails
Array of discovered emails related to the author
author_score
Confidence score for author identification
Valid Email Guarantee
Tomba returns only valid email addresses when using Email Finder and
LinkedIn Finder. All results are automatically verified before being
returned, ensuring you receive deliverable and active email addresses. This
saves you time and credits by eliminating the need for separate verification
steps.
