Find and return the first instance of a valid email address in text.  For example, if the input is ”You can reach me at fred@example.com or support@example.com”, the output will be “fred@example.com”.

Input Fields

  • text: the text to search for an email

Output Fields

  • email: the first email found, if any; if the input text does not contain a valid email address, the output field is empty

Usage Examples

  • Validate Email Submissions: Used in combination with Return Error If, Continue IfIf/Else, or other functions, the Find Email action can be used to validate email field submissions and take appropriate actions. For example, in the below screenshot, if the email submission is not a valid email, an error will be thrown by the Return Error If action.

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