Email Verifier & Validator - Bulk Email Verification ✉️✅

The fastest, cleanest, and most transparent native email verification engine on Apify.

Stop relying on expensive third-party APIs or basic format checkers. This actor combines advanced syntax parsing, deep DNS/MX checks, live SMTP mailbox probing, and Gravatar "Proof of Life" integration to verify bulk emails with zero API fees.

Why Use This Verifier? 🚀

Most free email verifiers suffer from the "Accept-All" problem (they can't tell if a Gmail address actually exists, so they just guess or fail).

We solved this using a two-tier fallback system:

1. Live SMTP Probing: We establish a real handshake with the mail server (port 25) to check if the exact mailbox exists.
2. Gravatar Proof of Life: For massive "Accept-All" providers like Gmail or Yahoo, standard SMTP fails. We instantly hash the email and query the global Gravatar registry. If a profile photo exists anywhere on the web, we upgrade it to 100% Valid.

Plus, we load a live blocklist of over 7,500+ disposable domains on every run so you never waste time emailing burners!

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💡 Pro Tip: Support the Project!
If this bot saves you hours of manual validation and protects your sender reputation, please drop us a 5-star review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It helps us keep the tool updated and free for basic usage!

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What It Checks 🔍

• Syntax Validation: Catches bad formats and enforces provider-specific rules (like Google's period rules).
• DNS & MX Records: Validates that the domain can actually receive mail.
• Disposable Domain Detection: Uses a dynamically updated list of 7,500+ burner domains.
• Role-Based Filters: Flags generic corporate emails (info@, admin@, support@).
• Live SMTP Handshake: Connects directly to the mail server to verify the exact user without sending an email.
• Gravatar Fallback: Bypasses Gmail/Yahoo limitations by checking for an active web profile.

Output Schema 📊

To make things incredibly simple for you, the output includes a dedicated isRealEmail column.

Column	Type	Description
isRealEmail	Boolean / String	The ultimate verdict. Returns True (it's safe), False (it will bounce), or "Unknown" (could not be 100% confirmed).
status	String	Technical status: valid, invalid, risky, or unknown.
reason	String	Exact reason (e.g. mailbox_exists, bad_syntax, gravatar_confirmed).
email	String	The email address checked.
domain	String	The extracted domain.

Free Tier Limits 🛑

To protect our servers from abuse, runs on the Free Tier are strictly capped at 10 emails per run. If you need to process large CSVs or lists of thousands of leads, please rent the actor or upgrade your Apify plan to unlock unlimited verification concurrency!