Email Finder & Verifier

Find professional email addresses by name and company domain, verify if an email is deliverable, discover all emails on a domain, or detect a company's email pattern. We built this to be the most accurate email finder on the platform, combining pattern generation with real SMTP verification so you know the address actually works.

What does Email Finder & Verifier do?

This actor gives you four modes for different email intelligence needs.

Find mode takes a person's full name and company domain, then generates email candidates based on common patterns (first.last@, flast@, first_last@, etc.). It tests each candidate against the mail server using SMTP verification and returns the best match with a confidence score. You also get MX records, catch-all detection, and the full list of candidates ranked by confidence.

Verify mode takes an email address you already have and checks whether it is valid and deliverable. It validates the format, checks DNS/MX records, and performs SMTP handshake verification. You get a clear yes/no on deliverability plus the raw SMTP response.

Domain mode searches a domain for all discoverable email addresses. It detects the email pattern the company uses, returns any emails it can find, and tells you whether the domain is catch-all (accepts all addresses).

Pattern mode focuses on detecting the email naming convention for a domain. It returns the most likely pattern (e.g., {first}.{last}@domain.com), a confidence score, and example emails that match.

What data do you get?

• Best-match email address with confidence score (0-100)
• SMTP verification status (verified or not)
• Detected email pattern for the domain
• Sources where the email was found
• All email candidates with individual confidence scores
• Domain MX records
• Catch-all domain detection
• Email validity and deliverability check
• SMTP server response
• Pattern confidence score with example emails

Who is this for?

• Sales development reps building prospect lists with verified email addresses
• Recruiters finding candidate contact information for outreach
• PR professionals locating journalist and editor emails at media outlets
• Link builders finding webmaster and editor contacts for outreach campaigns
• B2B marketers enriching lead lists with accurate, deliverable email addresses

How to use it

1. Pick your mode: find, verify, domain, or pattern.
2. For find mode, enter the person's full name and company domain.
3. For verify mode, paste the email address you want to check.
4. For domain or pattern mode, enter the company domain.
5. Run it and get your results with verification status.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	find	Operation mode: find, verify, domain, or pattern
name	string	-	Full name (e.g., "John Smith"). Required for find mode
domain	string	-	Company domain (e.g., "tesla.com"). Required for find, domain, and pattern modes
email	string	-	Email address to verify. Required for verify mode

Sample output

{
  "name": "John Smith",
  "domain": "tesla.com",
  "email": "john.smith@tesla.com",
  "confidence": 92,
  "verified": true,
  "pattern": "{first}.{last}",
  "sources": ["pattern_match", "smtp_verified"],
  "candidates": [
    {
      "email": "john.smith@tesla.com",
      "pattern": "{first}.{last}",
      "confidence": 92,
      "verified": true,
      "source": "smtp_verified"
    },
    {
      "email": "jsmith@tesla.com",
      "pattern": "{f}{last}",
      "confidence": 65,
      "verified": false,
      "source": "pattern_match"
    }
  ],
  "mx_records": ["mx1.tesla.com", "mx2.tesla.com"],
  "is_catch_all": false
}

How much does it cost?

This actor costs $0.010 per result (per email lookup or verification). 1,000 lookups cost $10.

Every Apify account includes $5 in free monthly credits, so you can run 500 email lookups for free to test it out.

Common questions

What does "catch-all" mean? A catch-all domain accepts emails sent to any address at that domain, whether or not the mailbox exists. When a domain is catch-all, SMTP verification cannot confirm if a specific address is real, so confidence scores will be lower.

How accurate is the email finding? Accuracy depends on the company. For domains with standard naming patterns (first.last, flast, etc.) and no catch-all, accuracy is typically above 90%. Catch-all domains and unusual patterns reduce confidence.

Can I do bulk lookups? Yes. Pass multiple name-domain pairs through the Apify API and process them programmatically. Each lookup counts as one result.

Contact & Custom Solutions

Need a custom scraper, higher volume, or a specific integration? We're here to help.

If anything isn't working right or you need support, don't hesitate to reach out.

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• Email: novashield.dev@gmail.com