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Why isn't email searchable in the API?
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Description
Especially for the user/lookup endpoint.
Creating a keypair using gpg requires an email address, and it's a natural way to find people.
The MIT PGP Public Key Server allows search by email, for example, and so should keybase.
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Start at the user/lookup API endpoint and review how lookup requests and responses are defined. Use the MIT PGP Public Key Server example in the issue as a comparison; done means email can be used to find people through user/lookup, within the behavior described here.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- api, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 40/100