# Pre-Verify Email List Cleaner (no SMTP)

**Use case:** 

Remove bad emails before you pay for SMTP verification: drops invalid syntax, domains with no MX records, disposable and role addresses. No SMTP or catch-all check. $0.0004 per email (free plan, pay per event). Built with AI assistance (Claude).

## Input

```json
{
  "emails": [
    "hostmaster@iana.org",
    "webmaster@w3.org",
    "info@example.com",
    "temp123@mailinator.com",
    "not-an-email"
  ],
  "emailField": "email",
  "maxEmails": 10000,
  "maxCostUsd": 0.5,
  "dedupeMode": "exact",
  "concurrency": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "input": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "email": {
    "label": "Email (normalised)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "valid": {
    "label": "Valid",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score (0-100)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "riskType": {
    "label": "Risk type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rowStatus": {
    "label": "Row status (ok/invalid/error)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rowReason": {
    "label": "Row reason",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reason": {
    "label": "Reason",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "domain": {
    "label": "Domain",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "hasMx": {
    "label": "MX",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "hasARecord": {
    "label": "A/AAAA",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isDisposable": {
    "label": "Disposable",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isRole": {
    "label": "Role",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isFreeProvider": {
    "label": "Free provider",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "didYouMean": {
    "label": "Did you mean",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Bulk Email Verifier & Validator: MX, Disposable, $0.40/1k Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Pre-Verify Email List Cleaner (no SMTP)". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/tMrishzTojGvvY7wm) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Pre-Verify Email List Cleaner (no SMTP)" task

The Bulk Email Verifier & Validator: MX, Disposable, $0.40/1k Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like emails, email field in dataset, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Pre-Verify Email List Cleaner (no SMTP)" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as input, email (normalised), valid, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Pre-Verify Email List Cleaner (no SMTP)" task via API](https://apify.com/pennydata/bulk-email-validator-no-smtp.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Bulk Email Verifier & Validator: MX, Disposable, $0.40/1k](https://apify.com/pennydata/bulk-email-validator-no-smtp.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/pennydata/bulk-email-validator-no-smtp.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/pennydata/bulk-email-validator-no-smtp.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).