Bulk Email Verifier - MX, Disposable, Role & Deliverability

Disclaimer: This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the owners of any website, service or document it processes. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Any site or brand names are referenced only to describe the content this Actor processes.

Clean an email list before you send. Paste or upload addresses and get, for each one, whether the format is valid, whether the domain can actually receive mail (MX), whether it is a disposable or role-based address, which mail provider runs it, and a likely-typo suggestion - plus a single status and a 0-100 confidence score you can sort and filter on.

No browser, no proxy, no anti-bot target: every check is DNS plus local logic, so runs finish in seconds and cost a fraction of a cent per address.

What each check means (read this - it is honest about the limits)

Field	What it tells you
status	deliverable · risky · undeliverable · unknown - the headline verdict
score	0-100 confidence, combining every signal below
formatValid	The address passes RFC-shaped syntax and length rules
mxFound / mxHost	The domain publishes an MX (or A) record, so it can receive mail, and the primary mail host
mailProvider	Who runs the mail: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho, Proton, Proofpoint, and more
isDisposable	The domain (or its MX operator) is a throwaway/temporary-mail service
isRoleBased	A shared address like info@, support@, sales@ - not a specific person
isFreeProvider	A consumer mailbox (gmail, outlook, yahoo, ...)
didYouMean	A likely typo fix, e.g. user@gmial.com -> user@gmail.com
normalizedEmail	Canonical form for de-duping (gmail dots and +tags removed)
smtpChecked / smtpAccepted	Optional: the result of a live mailbox handshake (see below)

About mailbox-level verification. Confirming that a specific mailbox exists needs a live SMTP handshake on port 25, which most cloud platforms (Apify included) block to prevent abuse. So by default this actor verifies domain-level deliverability and address hygiene - a deliverable result means the address is well-formed and its domain accepts mail and is not disposable or role-based, which is exactly what you need to cut bounces from a list. Turn on Attempt SMTP mailbox check to try the handshake anyway: where the platform allows it, results are upgraded to a confirmed mailbox; where it does not, they degrade silently to the DNS verdict and nothing fails.

Input

{
  "emails": ["jane.doe@gmail.com", "info@acme.com", "hello@mailinator.com"],
  "smtpCheck": false,
  "maxItems": 1000
}

• Emails - one per line. Or leave empty to get a small free sample.
• Import emails from a file - paste a whole list, or link a public .txt/.csv, a Google Sheet/Drive share link, or an Apify key-value-store record. Blank lines, # comments, quotes and extra CSV columns all parse.
• Output fields - tick only the fields you want for a lean CSV/Sheets export.

Output (one row per address)

{
  "email": "info@acme.com",
  "status": "risky",
  "score": 70,
  "formatValid": true,
  "mxFound": true,
  "mxHost": "aspmx.l.google.com",
  "mailProvider": "Google Workspace",
  "isDisposable": false,
  "isRoleBased": true,
  "isFreeProvider": false,
  "didYouMean": null,
  "reason": "role-based address (not a specific person)"
}

How much does it cost?

This Actor uses Apify's pay-per-event pricing: you are charged only for the results it delivers, with no monthly rental and no start fee. The events it can charge are:

• Email verified - One email address checked: syntax, MX deliverability, disposable & role detection, mail-provider ID, typo suggestion and optional SMTP result, returned with a status and a 0-100 confidence score.

The current price of each event is shown on the Pricing tab of this page. Set a maximum total charge on the run if you want a hard cap on spend, and use the input limits to control how much the Actor fetches.

Use with AI assistants (MCP)

This actor is available through the Apify MCP server, so an AI assistant or agent can call it as a tool - hand it a list of addresses and get back a clean, scored dataset it can act on (drop the undeliverables, flag the disposables, keep the deliverables).

Agent-ready: autonomous payments (x402 & Skyfire)

This actor is agent-ready - AI agents can discover it, run it, and pay for it autonomously, with no Apify account and no human in the loop. It uses pay-per-event pricing and limited permissions, so it qualifies for Apify's agentic-payment standards:

• x402 - an open, HTTP-native payment protocol. Agents pay per run in USDC on the Base network directly through the Apify MCP server - no account, no API key.
• Skyfire - agent-to-service payments for fully autonomous AI-agent workflows.

Building an AI agent, MCP tool, or autonomous data pipeline? This scraper is ready to plug in and pay as it goes.

Notes

• Verification is based on public DNS and address structure; a deliverable result reduces bounce risk but is not a guarantee that a person reads the mailbox.
• Disposable and role lists are maintained inside the actor and matched against the live MX host, so vanity domains that resolve to a throwaway provider are still caught.

Automate & schedule

Run this Actor on autopilot and pull results into your own stack:

• Apify API - start runs, fetch datasets and manage schedules over REST.
• apify-client for JavaScript and apify-client for Python - official SDKs.
• Schedules - run it hourly, daily or weekly and keep your dataset current.
• Webhooks - trigger downstream actions (CRM import, Slack alert, email sequence) the moment a run finishes.

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'MY_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('scrapesage/bulk-email-verifier').call({
    "emails": [
        "jane.doe@gmail.com",
        "info@acme.com",
        "hello@mailinator.com"
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Got ${items.length} records`);

Integrate with any app

Connect the dataset to thousands of apps - no code required:

• Make - multi-step automation scenarios.
• Zapier - push new records straight into your CRM or spreadsheet.
• Slack - get notified when a scheduled run finds something new.
• Google Drive / Sheets - auto-export every run to a spreadsheet.
• Airbyte - pipe results into your data warehouse.
• GitHub - trigger runs from commits or releases.

FAQ

How is this Actor billed? Pay-per-event: you pay only for the results it delivers, with no monthly rental and no start fee. The per-event price is shown on the Pricing tab.

Can I schedule it and get results automatically? Yes - create a Schedule and add a webhook or an integration (Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier) to push each run's dataset wherever you need it.

Which export formats are available? Every run's dataset can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, HTML or RSS from the Apify Console or the API.

Can I run it from code or an AI agent? Yes - through the Apify API and client libraries, or from Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants via the Apify MCP server.

Is it legal to use this Actor? This Actor collects publicly available data only. You are responsible for using the output in compliance with applicable laws (including data-protection law where personal data is involved) and the source's terms. See Data & lawful use and the Disclaimer below.

Data & lawful use

You supply the input (email addresses); the Actor only checks or enriches what you give it against publicly available sources. Make sure you collected that input lawfully and have a lawful basis to process it. Use the output for verification, fraud prevention, list hygiene and lawful outreach. Do not use it to locate, track, profile or harass individuals, and follow the anti-spam and telemarketing rules that apply to you (for example GDPR and PECR in the EU and UK, CAN-SPAM and the TCPA in the US, CASL in Canada). Honour opt-outs and deletion requests.

Under Apify's Standard Actor Contract, which governs your use of this Actor, you are the controller of any personal data in your input and output and scrapesage acts only as your processor: that data is processed solely to run your job, written only to your own Apify storage, never used for any other purpose and never shared onward. If you need help with a data-subject request that involves this Actor's output, open an issue on the Issues tab.

Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the owners of any website, service or document it processes. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Any website, service or brand names that appear in this listing or in the output are referenced only in a descriptive, nominative sense. This Actor is not an official product of any of them and is not authorised or certified by them. It processes only content you point it at; you are responsible for ensuring you may lawfully access and use that content and that your use complies with applicable laws and the terms of each source.

Need help?

Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab, or visit the Apify help center. Feature requests are welcome - this Actor is actively maintained.