Bulk Email Validator — Syntax, MX, Disposable & Quality Score

Clean your email list before it costs you. Validate up to 500 addresses per run and get a clear decision for each — RFC syntax, mail infrastructure (MX), 120,000+ disposable-domain detection, role-based & free-provider flags, and a 0–100 quality score.

Bad and throwaway addresses bounce and hurt your sender reputation. This Actor filters them out fast.

What's checked per email

Check	Description	Output field
Syntax	RFC-compliant format validation	syntaxValid
MX / infrastructure	Domain has mail servers (MX, with A-record fallback) via public DNS	hasMx, mxRecords
Disposable	120,000+ known temporary/throwaway domains	isDisposable
Role-based	Flags info@, support@, admin@, sales@, etc.	isRoleBased
Free provider	Flags Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, Naver, etc.	isFreeProvider
+tag	Detects sub-addressing like user+promo@gmail.com	hasTag
Quality score	0–100 score and a good / risky / bad decision	score, status

Example output

One row per address:

{
  "email": "info@example.com",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "status": "risky",
  "technicalStatus": "mailbox_unverified",
  "score": 60,
  "reason": "role_based_address",
  "syntaxValid": true,
  "hasMx": true,
  "mxRecords": ["mx1.example.com"],
  "isDisposable": false,
  "isRoleBased": true,
  "isFreeProvider": false,
  "hasTag": false,
  "scannedAt": "2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z",
  "disclaimer": "This tool validates email addresses using RFC syntax rules, public DNS (MX/A) checks, and known disposable-domain, role and free-provider lists. …"
}

Result fields

status	Meaning
good	Syntax and mail infrastructure are fine (score 70+)
risky	Deliverable-looking but lower quality, e.g. a role address (score below 70)
bad	Fails syntax, has no mail infrastructure, or is a disposable domain

technicalStatus	Meaning
invalid	Syntax invalid, or the domain has no MX/A record
disposable	Domain is on the disposable/throwaway list
mailbox_unverified	Syntax and infrastructure pass; mailbox existence is not verified (see Limits)

reason	Meaning	Score
ok	All checks pass	80
role_based_address	Role address such as info@, support@	60
disposable_email	Disposable / throwaway domain	20
no_mail_infrastructure	No MX and no A record for the domain	10
invalid_syntax	Not a valid email address	0

Every row also carries syntaxValid, hasMx, mxRecords, isDisposable, isRoleBased, isFreeProvider, hasTag, scannedAt and disclaimer.

Input

Field	Type	Description
emails	array	Up to 500 addresses to validate
verifyMx	boolean	Check MX / mail infrastructure (default true)
skipDisposableCheck	boolean	Skip disposable detection (default false)

{ "emails": ["alice@gmail.com", "info@example.com", "fake@mailinator.com"] }

Addresses beyond the first 500 in a run are not processed.

Pricing

Pay Per Event — $0.002 per email validated. No subscription.

• 100 emails = $0.20
• 500 emails (one full run) = $1.00
• 1,000 emails = $2.00

Free plan: runs on the Apify Free plan return up to 250 results per run. Any addresses beyond that are not validated, and the run still finishes successfully with a notice row explaining the cap. Paid plans process up to 500 addresses per run.

How it compares to other email validators on Apify

The table lists what each Actor states on its own Apify Store listing, read on 3 September 2026. Prices are the Free-plan figures shown there and can change; check each listing before you rely on them.

	This Actor	michael.g/email-verifier-validator	s-r/apifyosintemail
What it checks	RFC syntax, MX / A-record infrastructure, 120,000+ disposable domains, role-based and free-provider flags, 0–100 quality score	Deliverability decision with detailed verification data (listing)	Format validation, account detection across 18+ platforms, breach history, A–F risk grade (listing)
Mailbox existence	Not verified — no SMTP probing, stated openly above	Per listing	Per listing
Input	emails array, up to 500 per run	emails array	emails array
Price per result	$0.002 flat on every Apify plan	$0.10 on the Free plan, $0.001 on higher plans	$0.005 + a per-run start fee

Pick this Actor for a fast, low-cost first pass that removes malformed, dead-domain and disposable addresses before sending. Pick an OSINT-style checker when you need account or breach context per address.

Use cases

• Pre-campaign list QA — drop invalid and disposable addresses before a send
• B2B lead qualification — flag role-based and free-provider contacts
• Signup validation — block fake/disposable addresses at registration
• CRM cleanup — keep records actionable

Limits — what this does not do

It validates format and infrastructure quality signals using RFC syntax rules, public DNS (MX/A), and curated disposable/role/free lists. It does not connect to mail servers, so it does not confirm that a specific mailbox exists. (Live SMTP mailbox probing is blocked on virtually all cloud platforms, so any actor claiming it is typically relaying a paid third-party API.) For honest, no-surprise list hygiene, this is exactly the layer you run first.

Disclaimer

For informational purposes only; not legal advice. Results are technical signals and may include false positives. Mailbox existence is not verified. The operator is not responsible for commercial decisions made from these results.