# Email Validator - Bulk Checker, MX & Risk Signals (`lentic_clockss/email-risk-validator`) Actor
Bulk email verification for CRM and lead lists. Check syntax, MX, disposable/free/role domains, typo suggestions, and optional SMTP signals. Risk hygiene only — not ownership or inbox-delivery guarantee.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/lentic\_clockss/email-risk-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [kane liu](https://apify.com/lentic_clockss) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, AI
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $0.50 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
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# README
## Email Validator — Bulk Email Checker & Risk Signals
**Validate and clean email lists in bulk — then download results as Excel, CSV, or JSON.**
This Actor is a practical **bulk email verification / email checker** for CRM cleanup, lead-list hygiene, and campaign prep. Paste addresses, run Fast checks by default (syntax, DNS/MX, disposable/free/role signals, typo suggestions), and optionally enable deeper SMTP mailbox probing when you need stronger risk signals.
- Validate email **syntax** (including internationalized addresses)
- Check **DNS / MX** (and related domain status signals)
- Flag **disposable**, **free**, and **role/generic** addresses
- Suggest likely **domain typos** (e.g. `gmial.com` → `gmail.com`)
- Optionally run **SMTP Deep** RCPT probing (no message is sent)
- Detect **catch-all** behavior when Deep probing is enabled
- Export to **Excel / CSV / JSON**, or connect Make, n8n, Zapier, Python, or Apify MCP / API
- **Pay per event** — Actor start + each result; platform usage is included (you do not pay separate Apify usage)
> Important: results are hygiene and risk signals. This Actor does **not** prove mailbox ownership, guaranteed inbox delivery, marketing consent, or that a message will land in the inbox.
---
### What does the Email Validator do?
It turns a list of raw email strings into a clean Apify Dataset of structured validation rows.
You can:
1. Paste emails from CRM exports, lead lists, or forms
2. Keep **enableSMTP** off for Fast hygiene (recommended default)
3. Turn on **enableSMTP** only when you need Deep SMTP / catch-all signals
4. Cap how many addresses to process with `maxResults`
5. Download results or send them into your automation stack
No local setup or third-party email-API key is required to run the Actor on Apify.
---
### What data can you extract?
| Data point | Fast | SMTP Deep |
| --- | :---: | :---: |
| Original input + row index | ✅ | ✅ |
| Syntax / format validity | ✅ | ✅ |
| Domain + local-part parse | ✅ | ✅ |
| DNS / MX / domain status | ✅ | ✅ |
| Disposable / free / role flags | ✅ | ✅ |
| Domain typo suggestion | ✅ | ✅ |
| Risk level + reasons | ✅ | ✅ |
| SMTP RCPT status | — (`not_checked`) | ✅ |
| Catch-all signal | — | ✅ (optional) |
| Ownership / OTP / inbox guarantee | ❌ | ❌ |
Every run also writes a **RUN_SUMMARY** (counts, limits, finish time). Failed input validation writes **ERROR_SUMMARY**.
---
### What you can do with it
#### 1. Clean CRM and customer databases
Flag structurally invalid, disposable, or high-risk domains so you can review or remove bad contacts before syncing to sales tools.
#### 2. Improve lead-list hygiene before outreach
Assess scraped or purchased email lists before campaigns — reduce obvious bounce and spam-trap risk.
#### 3. Prepare email campaigns with clearer risk signals
Identify free vs business addresses, role inboxes (`info@`, `support@`), and catch-all domains before you send.
#### 4. Catch common domain typos
Surface likely misspellings so you can correct high-value contacts instead of silently failing delivery.
#### 5. Power automations and AI agents
Schedule the Actor or call it from Make, n8n, Zapier, Sheets, CRM tools, or Apify MCP / API — then pass Dataset rows downstream.
---
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Looking for another **lead-hygiene / enrichment** tool, or a specialized scraper outside email validation? Use a dedicated Actor when one exists — structured fields, better coverage, usually lower cost.
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---
### How to validate emails (no code required)
1. Click **Try for free** on this Actor page
2. Paste addresses into **emails**
3. Leave **enableSMTP** off for Fast mode (recommended)
4. Optionally turn on **enableSMTP** / **checkCatchAll** for Deep signals
5. Click **Start** — open the **Dataset** tab when the run finishes
Start with a small batch (`maxResults: 5–20`) to confirm fields, then scale up.
**Download as Excel, CSV, or JSON.** Or connect the Dataset to your tools via Apify integrations / API.
---
### Example input
#### Fast (default)
```json
{
"emails": [
"ceo@apple.com",
"user@mailinator.com",
"a@gmial.com"
],
"maxResults": 100,
"enableSMTP": false,
"concurrency": 10
}
````
#### Deep SMTP (optional)
```json
{
"emails": [
"info@example.com"
],
"maxResults": 5,
"enableSMTP": true,
"checkCatchAll": true
}
```
Example output fields (JSON)
```json
{
"input": "user@mailinator.com",
"inputIndex": 0,
"email": "user@mailinator.com",
"domain": "mailinator.com",
"localPart": "user",
"syntaxValid": true,
"valid": false,
"domainStatus": "mx",
"mxRecords": ["mail.mailinator.com"],
"disposable": true,
"freeProvider": false,
"roleAccount": false,
"suggestion": null,
"riskLevel": "high",
"reasons": ["syntax_ok", "disposable_domain"],
"smtpStatus": "not_checked",
"catchAll": null,
"error": null
}
```
***
### How much does it cost?
This Actor uses **pay-per-event** pricing:
| Event | Price |
| --- | --- |
| Actor Start (`apify-actor-start`) | **$0.005** per start |
| Result (`apify-default-dataset-item`) | **$0.50 / 1,000** emails (**$0.0005** each) |
**Platform usage costs are included** — you do **not** pay separate Apify compute usage on top of the event prices above.
#### Example cost estimates
| Emails processed | Approx. event cost\* |
| --- | --- |
| 100 | ~$0.055 |
| 1,000 | ~$0.505 |
| 10,000 | ~$5.005 |
\*Assumes one Actor start plus `$0.0005` per Dataset item. Exact start billing can scale with allocated memory (one start event per GB, minimum one).
Free Apify credit can cover a small test run — try `maxResults: 5` first.
#### Free Apify plan limits (set by this Actor's developer)
| Limit | Free Apify plan | Paid Apify plan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs of this Actor | **10** total | Unlimited |
| Results per run | **1,000** | Up to schema max (100,000) |
These caps are set by the Actor developer, **not Apify**. If the free-run quota is reached, the run finishes successfully with a clear status message (`FREE_TIER_LIMIT`) instead of a cryptic platform error.
***
### Tips for best results
- Use Fast mode for large CRM cleanups (recommended **100–5,000** emails)
- Keep Deep SMTP batches small (**2–50**) — probes are slower and more network-sensitive
- Treat `valid=true` as “passed hygiene checks,” not “will deliver to inbox”
- Review `riskLevel`, `reasons`, `disposable`, and `smtpStatus` together
- Do not use Deep probing for abusive mailbox enumeration
***
### FAQ
#### Does `valid=true` mean the email will deliver?
No. It means the address passed the checks you enabled (syntax / DNS / lists, and optionally SMTP signals). Delivery still depends on the provider, content, reputation, and recipient filters.
#### Does SMTP Deep send an email?
No. Deep mode only probes mailbox acceptance signals (RCPT). No message body is sent.
#### Can SMTP results be timeout or blocked?
Yes. Some networks or providers rate-limit or block SMTP probes. When that happens, Fast fields still return and `smtpStatus` reflects the probe outcome honestly (`timeout`, `blocked`, `temp_error`, etc.).
#### Does this prove mailbox ownership?
No. It does not replace OTP, magic-link, or other ownership verification.
#### Can I use this for marketing consent / anti-spam compliance?
No. Validation is not consent. Keep your own lawful basis, opt-in records, and suppression lists.
#### Do I need an external email API key?
No. You only need Apify to run the Actor.
***
### Integrations
Use the Dataset with:
- Apify API / MCP
- Make, Zapier, n8n
- Google Sheets, Slack, CRM tools
- Any webhook or custom script that reads Apify Dataset items
***
### Related searches
email validation · bulk email verification · email checker · email verifier API · MX record check · disposable email detection · catch-all email · SMTP email verify · CRM email cleanup · lead list hygiene · free vs business email · role account detection
***
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# Actor input Schema
## `emails` (type: `array`):
Email addresses to validate. Schema max 100,000; Fast recommended 100–5,000; Deep SMTP recommended ≤50.
## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):
Maximum output rows. Free-plan users capped at 1,000.
## `enableSMTP` (type: `boolean`):
When true, call the SMTP worker for RCPT probing (no email is sent). Requires WORKER\_AUTH. Results may be accepted/rejected/catch\_all/temp\_error/blocked/timeout.
## `checkCatchAll` (type: `boolean`):
When SMTP Deep is enabled, also RCPT a random local-part to detect catch-all domains.
## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):
Parallel Fast DNS validations (1–20).
## `dedupe` (type: `boolean`):
Skip later case-insensitive duplicates.
## `workerBaseUrl` (type: `string`):
Optional HTTPS override for the SMTP worker (must be allowlisted Cloud Run host).
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"emails": [
"ceo@apple.com",
"user@mailinator.com"
],
"maxResults": 1000,
"enableSMTP": false,
"checkCatchAll": true,
"concurrency": 10,
"dedupe": false
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
Dataset of Fast (+ optional SMTP Deep) email assessments.
## `runSummary` (type: `string`):
No description
## `inputEcho` (type: `string`):
No description
## `errorSummary` (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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"emails": [
"ceo@apple.com",
"user@mailinator.com"
],
"maxResults": 1000
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lentic_clockss/email-risk-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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"emails": [
"ceo@apple.com",
"user@mailinator.com",
],
"maxResults": 1000,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lentic_clockss/email-risk-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": [
"ceo@apple.com",
"user@mailinator.com"
],
"maxResults": 1000
}' |
apify call lentic_clockss/email-risk-validator --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lentic_clockss/email-risk-validator",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Email Validator - Bulk Checker, MX & Risk Signals",
"description": "Bulk email verification for CRM and lead lists. Check syntax, MX, disposable/free/role domains, typo suggestions, and optional SMTP signals. Risk hygiene only — not ownership or inbox-delivery guarantee.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "WS2tJCrVx9JM05p2f"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/lentic_clockss~email-risk-validator/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lentic_clockss-email-risk-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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/lentic_clockss~email-risk-validator/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-lentic_clockss-email-risk-validator",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/lentic_clockss~email-risk-validator/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-lentic_clockss-email-risk-validator",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": "Emails",
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 100000,
"type": "array",
"description": "Email addresses to validate. Schema max 100,000; Fast recommended 100–5,000; Deep SMTP recommended ≤50.",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 254
}
},
"maxResults": {
"title": "Max results",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum output rows. Free-plan users capped at 1,000.",
"default": 1000
},
"enableSMTP": {
"title": "Enable SMTP Deep probe",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When true, call the SMTP worker for RCPT probing (no email is sent). Requires WORKER_AUTH. Results may be accepted/rejected/catch_all/temp_error/blocked/timeout.",
"default": false
},
"checkCatchAll": {
"title": "Check catch-all",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When SMTP Deep is enabled, also RCPT a random local-part to detect catch-all domains.",
"default": true
},
"concurrency": {
"title": "DNS concurrency",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 20,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Parallel Fast DNS validations (1–20).",
"default": 10
},
"dedupe": {
"title": "Dedupe emails",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Skip later case-insensitive duplicates.",
"default": false
},
"workerBaseUrl": {
"title": "Worker base URL override",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional HTTPS override for the SMTP worker (must be allowlisted Cloud Run host)."
}
}
},
"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
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```