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# Account.fetchByEmail

The `fetchByEmail` method returns an `Account` object whose email address matches the input. If you use an email address as an identifier for your customers, you may call this method to retrieve an `Account` object.

## Input

*srd*: sparse response description, a SOAP string (which must be a JSON object), in which you specify the elements you want returned.This parameter enables the calling system to constrain a `method` call to return only components you specify. This gives you greater control over returned content, and improves response time within the Vindicia platform by reducing the processing needed for the call.

Some fields are required, either practically or in the WSDL, and will be returned regardless of the *srd*. A null *srd* returns the complete response.

*emailAddress*: the `Account` object’s email address, which serves as the search criterion.

## Output

*return*: an object of type `Return` that indicates the success or failure of the call.

*accounts*: the most recently modified `Account` object whose email address matches the input.

## Return

In addition to those listed in [The Return Object](The_Return_Object), this call returns:

| Return Code | Return String |
| - | - |
| `400` | `Must specify email address to load by!` |
| `404` | One of the following: - `Unable to load account by emailAddress *input-emailAddress*: No match.` - `No AutoBills found for email address *input-emailAddress*: No match.` - `Unable to load account by email address *input-emailAddress*: No match.` |

## Example

```

// Create an account object to make the SOAP call
$account = new Account();

// now load a customer account into the account object
$response = $account->fetchByEmail('somebody@yahoo.com');
if($response['returnCode'] == 200) {
   $fetchedAccount = $response['data']->account;

   foreach $fetchedAcct ($fetchedAccount) {
      // process a fetched account
   }
}
else {
   // The call was unsuccessful   
   print "Return code: " . $response['returnCode'] . "\n";
   print "Return string: " . $response['returnString'] . "\n";
}
```

**Parent topic:**[Account Methods](../topics/Account_Methods)


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