Find email address in Active Directory

Here are a few ways how to find who is using a particular email address in your organization.

Microsoft Outlook

  • Open MS Outlook > Create a new message, start typing email address and press CTRL + K
    Email should resolve to the recipient name. Only works with recipients present in Global Address List.

Active Directory Search

  • Open Active Directory Users and Computers
  • Select your domain name > click on Find Objects… > select Custom Search > Advanced
  • In Enter LDAP query field type:
    (proxyAddresses=smtp:email@domain.com)
    Press Find Now
    You can also use wildcards, i.e. (proxyAddresses=smtp:email*)


Exchange Management Shell (Exchange 2007 and 2010)

  • Run EMS cmdlet:
    get-recipient | where {$_.emailaddresses -match “email@domain.com”} | select name,emailaddresses | fl

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