# Email Verifier & Validator (`gio21/email-verifier`) Actor Bulk-verify email addresses: syntax, MX/domain check, disposable & role-based detection, free-provider flag, and typo correction. Clean your lead lists and cut bounces. $0.001/email. - **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/email-verifier.md - **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $1.00 / 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Email Verifier & Validator Clean your email lists and **cut bounces before you send.** Bulk-verify thousands of addresses and get a clear status for each one. Great as a finishing step after any lead/contact scraper. ### Checks per email | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `email` | Normalized address | | `status` | `valid`, `risky`, `invalid`, or `unknown` | | `score` | 0–100 confidence | | `reason` | `valid`, `no_mx_record`, `disposable_domain`, `possible_typo`, `role_based_address`, `invalid_format`, `dns_lookup_failed` | | `isValidSyntax` | Passes RFC-pragmatic format check | | `domain`, `mxFound`, `mxRecord` | Domain and whether it accepts mail (MX / A record) | | `isDisposable` | Throwaway/temporary mailbox domain (live blocklist) | | `isRoleBased` | Generic inbox (`info@`, `support@`, `admin@`, …) | | `isFreeProvider` | Free webmail (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, …) | | `didYouMean` | Suggested fix for likely typos (e.g. `gmial.com` → `gmail.com`) | ### Input ```json { "emails": ["john.doe@gmail.com", "info@mailinator.com", "test@gmial.com"], "concurrency": 20 } ```` You can also verify a column from an existing Apify dataset: ```json { "datasetId": "abc123", "emailField": "email" } ``` ### How statuses are decided - **invalid** — bad format, or the domain has no MX/A record (mail can't be delivered). - **risky** — deliverable domain but the address is disposable, role-based, or a likely typo. - **valid** — correct format on a domain that accepts mail, not disposable/role/typo. - **unknown** — DNS lookup failed (network/timeout); retry later. ### Pricing **$0.001 per email** (pay-per-result). ### Note on mailbox-level (SMTP) checks Verification is performed at the **domain level** (syntax + MX/DNS + reputation lists), which reliably removes malformed, dead-domain, disposable, and role-based addresses. Per-mailbox SMTP probing is intentionally not used: outbound port 25 is blocked on cloud infrastructure, so SMTP "mailbox exists" results from cloud scrapers are unreliable and often false. This Actor focuses on the checks that are accurate and actionable. # Actor input Schema ## `emails` (type: `array`): Email addresses to verify. Paste one per line, or a comma/space-separated list. ## `datasetId` (type: `string`): Verify emails from an existing Apify dataset instead of (or in addition to) the list above. Provide the dataset ID and the field name below. ## `emailField` (type: `string`): When using a Dataset ID, the field/column that holds the email address (e.g. `email`). ## `concurrency` (type: `integer`): How many addresses to check in parallel (DNS lookups). 1-50. ## Actor input object example ```json { "emails": [ "john.doe@gmail.com", "info@mailinator.com", "test@gmial.com" ], "concurrency": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): Verified email results. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "emails": [ "john.doe@gmail.com", "info@mailinator.com", "test@gmial.com" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("gio21/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "emails": [ "john.doe@gmail.com", "info@mailinator.com", "test@gmial.com", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("gio21/email-verifier").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": [ "john.doe@gmail.com", "info@mailinator.com", "test@gmial.com" ] }' | apify call gio21/email-verifier --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gio21/email-verifier", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Email Verifier & Validator", "description": "Bulk-verify email addresses: syntax, MX/domain check, disposable & role-based detection, free-provider flag, and typo correction. Clean your lead lists and cut bounces. $0.001/email.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "unv0b6yCdB3NCai68" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/gio21~email-verifier/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-gio21-email-verifier", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/gio21~email-verifier/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-gio21-email-verifier", "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/gio21~email-verifier/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-gio21-email-verifier", "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", "properties": { "emails": { "title": "Emails", "type": "array", "description": "Email addresses to verify. Paste one per line, or a comma/space-separated list.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "datasetId": { "title": "Dataset ID (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Verify emails from an existing Apify dataset instead of (or in addition to) the list above. Provide the dataset ID and the field name below." }, "emailField": { "title": "Email field name (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "When using a Dataset ID, the field/column that holds the email address (e.g. `email`)." }, "concurrency": { "title": "Concurrency", "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "How many addresses to check in parallel (DNS lookups). 1-50.", "default": 20 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```