diff --git a/htdocs/societe/class/api_contacts.class.php b/htdocs/societe/class/api_contacts.class.php
index 88a6d3fb96e..d5280ee80dd 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/class/api_contacts.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/class/api_contacts.class.php
@@ -98,6 +98,48 @@ class Contacts extends DolibarrApi
 		return $this->_cleanObjectDatas($this->contact);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get properties of a contact object by Email
+	 *
+	 * @param 	string 	$email 					Email of contact
+	 * @param   int    $includecount        Count and return also number of elements the contact is used as a link for
+	 * @return 	array|mixed data without useless information
+	 *
+	 * @url GET email/{email}
+	 *
+	 * @throws RestException 401     Insufficient rights
+	 * @throws RestException 404     User or group not found
+	 */
+    public function getByEmail($email, $includecount = 0)
+	{
+		if (!DolibarrApiAccess::$user->rights->societe->contact->lire)
+		{
+			throw new RestException(401, 'No permission to read contacts');
+		}
+		if (empty($email)) {
+			$result = $this->contact->initAsSpecimen();
+		} else {
+			$result = $this->contact->fetch('', '', '', $email);
+		}
+
+		if (!$result)
+		{
+			throw new RestException(404, 'Contact not found');
+		}
+
+		if (!DolibarrApi::_checkAccessToResource('contact', $this->contact->id, 'socpeople&societe'))
+		{
+			throw new RestException(401, 'Access not allowed for login '.DolibarrApiAccess::$user->login);
+		}
+
+		if ($includecount)
+		{
+		    $this->contact->load_ref_elements();
+		}
+
+		return $this->_cleanObjectDatas($this->contact);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * List contacts
 	 *