# \[DEPRECATED] Use new actor: mailbox-verifier (`soumil/mailbox-verifier-api`) Actor Deprecated. Use the new actor mailbox-verifier (ID BHR2cXt9EJrHxTIQv) instead. - **URL**: https://apify.com/soumil/mailbox-verifier-api.md - **Developed by:** [Soumil](https://apify.com/soumil) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, AI, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $1.20 / 1,000 email validated (starter)s This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Bulk Email Verify Validate a list of email addresses quickly and accurately via **MailTester Ninja**, the upstream SMTP-verification service used by MailboxVerifier.com. Perfect for cleaning newsletter lists, signup funnels, and B2B lead databases — drop in a list of emails, get a clean `valid` / `invalid` / `catchall` verdict for each one back. ### What it does For every email in your input list, the Actor performs a real-time SMTP check against the recipient's mail server and returns one of four statuses: | Status | Meaning | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `valid` | Mailbox exists and accepts mail. Safe to send. | | `invalid` | Mailbox does not exist, the domain has no MX, or the address is malformed. | | `catchall` | The domain accepts all addresses, so we cannot confirm this specific mailbox. Treat as risky. | | `unknown` | MailTester returned an unrecognized response code. Re-run if needed. | The Actor is built on Apify's pay-per-event model — you only pay for emails that were successfully validated. Failed lookups (timeouts, API errors) are not charged. ### How to use #### Input Pass a single field, `emailsRaw`, with one email address per line: ```json { "emailsRaw": "alice@example.com\nbob@gmail.com\ncharlie@acme.co" } ```` - Up to ~1,000,000 characters of input - Blank lines and duplicates are automatically removed - Both `user@domain.com` and `user@sub.domain.com` are supported #### Output Every email produces one dataset row: ```json { "email": "alice@example.com", "status": "valid", "code": "ok", "message": "OK", "user": "alice", "domain": "example.com", "mx": "mail.example.com" } ``` In addition, the run's key-value store includes a ready-to-download `OUTPUT.csv` with every result — perfect for re-importing into your CRM or ESP. #### Throughput The Actor processes up to 10 emails concurrently with a 15-second per-request timeout. A typical 1,000-email run finishes in under two minutes. ### Pricing - **Free plan users**: $1.50 per 1,000 validated emails - **Paid Apify users** (Starter / Scale / Business): automatic platform discount on top of the per-event price - **Errors and timeouts are free** — you only pay for emails that came back with a verdict You can see the exact per-event price for your plan in the Actor's pricing section above. ### Privacy & data handling - The Actor only forwards each email address to MailTester Ninja — nothing is stored, logged, or shared beyond that - Your MailTester API key is stored as an encrypted Apify Secret and is never exposed in run logs - Email content is processed in-memory and discarded at the end of each run ### Use cases - **Newsletter cleanup**: strip invalid addresses before a big campaign to protect sender reputation - **Signup verification**: integrate into a form flow to catch typos like `gmial.com` at the point of entry - **B2B lead enrichment**: validate a scraped lead list before pushing it to Salesforce / HubSpot / Pipedrive - **Deliverability audits**: spot catch-all domains that will silently accept mail but never engage ### Need higher volume or different statuses? This Actor is a focused, no-frills verifier. If you need: - Role-based detection (info@, support@, etc.) - Disposable / free-webmail / spam-trap detection - Geo or ISP enrichment - Webhook delivery of each result in real time …check out the full platform at [mailboxverifier.com](https://mailboxverifier.com), or contact us about a custom Actor build. ### Changelog - **0.0.5** — fixed build failure caused by an invalid `outputSchema` field in `actor.json`. Build container is now created and the Actor runs end-to-end. - **0.0.3** — initial public release with pay-per-event pricing on the `email-validated` event. # Actor input Schema ## `emailsRaw` (type: `string`): Paste up to ~10,000 emails, one per line. Duplicates and blank lines are ignored. Charges apply only to successfully validated emails. ## Actor input object example ```json {} ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("soumil/mailbox-verifier-api").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("soumil/mailbox-verifier-api").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call soumil/mailbox-verifier-api --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=soumil/mailbox-verifier-api", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "[DEPRECATED] Use new actor: mailbox-verifier", "description": "Deprecated. Use the new actor mailbox-verifier (ID BHR2cXt9EJrHxTIQv) instead.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "ZvpGnzKUZme2XSLy6" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/soumil~mailbox-verifier-api/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-soumil-mailbox-verifier-api", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/soumil~mailbox-verifier-api/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-soumil-mailbox-verifier-api", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/soumil~mailbox-verifier-api/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-soumil-mailbox-verifier-api", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "emailsRaw" ], "properties": { "emailsRaw": { "title": "Emails (one per line)", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 1000000, "type": "string", "description": "Paste up to ~10,000 emails, one per line. Duplicates and blank lines are ignored. Charges apply only to successfully validated emails." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```