# Bulk Email Verifier & Validator $0.57/1K (`bulkleads/bulk-email-verifier`) Actor

Bulk email verifier and email validator for $0.57 per 1,000. Clean email lists before cold email: SMTP mailbox check, catch-all and Microsoft 365 detection. A ZeroBounce and NeverBounce alternative. Unknown results are free.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bulkleads/bulk-email-verifier.md
- **Developed by:** [bulkleads](https://apify.com/bulkleads) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$0.57 / 1,000 email verifieds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

**Bulk Email Verifier & Validator** checks every address on your list against the mail server that would receive it and tells you whether the mailbox exists. You get **valid**, **invalid**, **catch-all** or **unknown** for each email, the reason code, the mail provider and the date it was checked. It costs **$0.57 per 1,000 emails**, and unknown answers are free.

### What does Bulk Email Verifier check?

- **Mailbox exists:** an SMTP check against the domain's own mail server, without sending an email.
- **Catch-all domains:** domains that accept every address are marked catch-all, so you can decide whether to send.
- **Microsoft 365 and Outlook accounts:** answered too, including the ones a plain mailbox check can't confirm.
- **Dead domains:** no MX record, a null MX, or a domain that refuses mail.
- **Syntax:** malformed addresses come back invalid at once and cost nothing to check.

### How to verify an email list

1. Paste your emails into **Emails**, one per line (or send them through the API).
2. Leave **Max minutes to wait** at 10. Some mail servers answer "try again later" first; the run waits for a clear answer up to this limit.
3. Click **Start**. Results land in the dataset as each email is answered.

### Output example

```json
{
  "email": "jane.doe@acme.com",
  "status": "valid",
  "reason": "accepted",
  "catch_all": false,
  "free_provider": false,
  "mx_provider": "google",
  "checked_at": "2026-11-03T15:04:11.000Z"
}
```

### How much does it cost to verify emails?

**$0.57 per 1,000 emails** with a clear answer (valid, invalid or catch-all). An email that ends as unknown is not charged. A list of 10,000 emails costs at most $5.70.

### How fast is it?

Most emails are answered within minutes. Mail servers that ask to retry can add a few minutes to a run.

### FAQ

**Is this a ZeroBounce or NeverBounce alternative?** Yes. It does the same mailbox check on your list, pay per email with no monthly plan.

**Do you send emails to my contacts?** No. The check stops before any message is sent.

**What should I do with catch-all emails?** The domain accepts every address, so no checker can confirm the person. Send to them only if your sending setup can absorb a few bounces.

**Can I call it from my code or from an AI agent?** Yes. Use the Apify API, or add the actor as a tool in the Apify MCP server.

### Related actors

Find emails to verify with [Email Finder](https://apify.com/bulkleads/email-finder), [LinkedIn Email Finder](https://apify.com/bulkleads/linkedin-email-finder) and [Leads Finder](https://apify.com/bulkleads/leads-finder).

# Actor input Schema

## `emails` (type: `array`):

Email addresses to verify, one per line.

## `maxWaitMinutes` (type: `integer`):

Emails with no clear answer by then come back as unknown and are not charged.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "emails": [
    "info@stripe.com",
    "support@github.com"
  ],
  "maxWaitMinutes": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "emails": [
        "info@stripe.com",
        "support@github.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bulkleads/bulk-email-verifier").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "emails": [
        "info@stripe.com",
        "support@github.com",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bulkleads/bulk-email-verifier").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "emails": [
    "info@stripe.com",
    "support@github.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call bulkleads/bulk-email-verifier --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bulkleads/bulk-email-verifier"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/86CiYIz484ijMVTP1/builds/ACdAnI9grAGuQ9S8O/openapi.json