# Email Validator 🔥🔥 (`curious_code/email-validator`)

Efficiently validate email addresses

- **URL**: https://apify.com/curious\_code/email-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [curious](https://apify.com/curious_code) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 11 total users, 11 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

# README

### EMAIL VALIDATOR

Easily validate email addresses in bulk or individually with high accuracy and speed. <br>

> This powerful tool verifies email address **validity** using a combination of **syntax, domain, and mailbox** checks. It ensures you're working with clean, real, and deliverable email addresses.

### PERFORMANCE

- Validates **single or multiple** email addresses at once
- Check for **proper format, domain existence,** and **mailbox activity**
- Supports popular email providers and custom domains
- **Fast and Efficient** – validates large **email lists in seconds**
- **Accurate Results** – reduces bounce rates and improves deliverability

<br>

### USE CASES

- **Email marketing** teams can clean lists to improve campaign performance and avoid spam traps
- **Sales and outreach** professionals can ensure contacts are **real and reachable**
- **Developers and platforms** can validate user input to prevent **fake registrations**
- **Data analysts** and researchers can maintain clean datasets for better insights

### HOW TO START THE ACTOR

- **Paste emails directly** into the input using the bulk edit
- **Start the run**
- Get the results in a **structured dataset**
  <br>

### CONFIGURATION

#### INPUT PARAMETERS

| Parameter      | Type | Description | Default | Required |
| ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- |
| `emails`      | array | List of email addresses to validate  | - | true |

<br>

#### SAMPLE INPUT

```Javascript
{
   
    "emails": [
        "email_sample@example.com"
    ],
    "emails": [
        "business@example.com"
    ],
    
    "emails": [
        "fact_sample@example.com"
    ]
}
```

<br>

### SAMPLE OUTPUT

Each validated email is saved in a structured format in the Apify dataset. Example fields include:

```Javascript
[
    
    {
        "email": "email_sample@example.com",
        "status": "safe",
        "overallScore": 99,
        "safeToSend": "TRUE",
        "validFormat": true,
        "validMx": true,
        "validSmtp": true,
        "isCatchAll": false,
        "isDead": false,
        "error": null,
        "domain": "example.com"
    },
    {
        "email": "business@example.com",
        "status": "⚠️  risky",
        "overallScore": 30,
        "safeToSend": "FALSE",
        "validFormat": true,
        "validMx": true,
        "validSmtp": false,
        "isCatchAll": false,
        "isDead": false,
        "error": null,
        "domain": "example.com"
    },
    {
        "email": "fact_sample@example.com",
        "status": "⚠️  risky",
        "overallScore": 30,
        "safeToSend": "FALSE",
        "validFormat": true,
        "validMx": true,
        "validSmtp": false,
        "isCatchAll": false,
        "isDead": false,
        "error": null,
        "domain": "example.com"
    }
]
```

<br>

### RUN POLICY:

> - **Trial Limit**: Free trial users can validate up to `5` emails during the trial period

<br>

### SUPPORT

Contact us directly at curiouscodes801@gmail.com or open an issue on the "Issues" tab.

***

# Actor input Schema

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

Paste your text here. Ensure each email has the correct structure.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "emails": [
    "kamble@syndicatebank.co.in",
    "thomas.danner@cem.com",
    "frank@knightscarpet.com",
    "traddatz@ncra.coop",
    "anniel@passion-pictures.com"
  ]
}
```

# 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": [
        "kamble@syndicatebank.co.in",
        "thomas.danner@cem.com",
        "frank@knightscarpet.com",
        "traddatz@ncra.coop",
        "anniel@passion-pictures.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("curious_code/email-validator").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": [
        "kamble@syndicatebank.co.in",
        "thomas.danner@cem.com",
        "frank@knightscarpet.com",
        "traddatz@ncra.coop",
        "anniel@passion-pictures.com",
    ] }

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

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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": [
    "kamble@syndicatebank.co.in",
    "thomas.danner@cem.com",
    "frank@knightscarpet.com",
    "traddatz@ncra.coop",
    "anniel@passion-pictures.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call curious_code/email-validator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=curious_code/email-validator",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Email Validator 🔥🔥",
        "description": "Efficiently validate email addresses",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "soiDi4mHKKWfxmeMa"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/curious_code~email-validator/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-curious_code-email-validator",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/curious_code~email-validator/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-curious_code-email-validator",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/curious_code~email-validator/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-curious_code-email-validator",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "emails"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "emails": {
                        "title": "Email addresses (paste multiple emails)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Paste your text here. Ensure each email has the correct structure.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
