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You can also use `?search=` to search for users by name, username, or public email. For example, `/users?search=John`. When you search for a:
-- Public email, you must use the full email address to get an exact match.
+- Public email, you must use the full email address to get an exact match. A search might return a partial match. For example, if you search for the email `on@example.com`, the search can return both `on@example.com` and `jon@example.com`.
- Name or username, you do not have to get an exact match because this is a fuzzy search.
In addition, you can lookup users by username: