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

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.