# Email Validator & Verifier - Bulk Email Checker (`vero-api/email-validator`) Actor

1$ per 1000 email. Clean any email list before you send. Every address comes back as valid, risky, or invalid with a 0-100 score and a plain-English reason. Catches typos, disposable addresses, and identifies the mail provider behind each domain, and works in bulk or as a live API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vero-api/email-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [VeroAPIs](https://apify.com/vero-api) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, Integrations
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 verified emails

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## Email Validator & Verifier — clean your list before you send

Check any list of email addresses and get back a clear verdict for each one: valid, risky, or invalid. Catch typos, throwaway addresses, and shared team inboxes before they cost you a campaign.

### What you can do

- Score every address from 0 to 100 with a plain-English reason.
- Catch typos automatically — `jane@gmial.com` comes back as `jane@gmail.com`.
- Spot disposable addresses from a list of 120,000+ throwaway domains.
- Flag shared inboxes like `info@` and `support@` that no single person reads.
- See who runs the mailbox: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Proton, Zoho, and 30 more.
- Separate business addresses from free consumer ones like Gmail and Yahoo.
- Add public profile photos as proof a real person is behind an address.

### How to use it

1. Paste your email addresses — one per line. Names, angle brackets, and duplicates are cleaned up for you.
2. Click **Start**.
3. Download your results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

### What you get

One row per address, ready to filter in a spreadsheet:

| email | status | score | reason | mailProvider | didYouMean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jane.doe@gmail.com | valid | 90 | Deliverable domain on Gmail | Gmail | |
| info@microsoft.com | risky | 60 | Shared team address, not a person | Microsoft 365 | |
| jane@gmial.com | risky | 45 | Domain looks like a typo — did you mean jane@gmail.com? | | jane@gmail.com |
| test@mailinator.com | risky | 20 | Disposable, throwaway address | | |
| jane@no-such-domain-x9.com | invalid | 0 | Domain does not exist | | |

```json
{
  "email": "jane.doe@gmail.com",
  "status": "valid",
  "isValid": true,
  "score": 90,
  "reason": "Deliverable domain on Gmail",
  "username": "jane.doe",
  "domain": "gmail.com",
  "hasMxRecords": true,
  "mxRecords": ["gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com", "alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"],
  "mailProvider": "Gmail",
  "isFreeProvider": true,
  "isDisposable": false,
  "isRoleAccount": false,
  "checkedAt": "2026-08-01T10:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use it as an API

Turn on **Standby** and the actor becomes a live endpoint — no run to start, results come straight back in the response.

```bash
## one address
curl "https://vero-api--email-validator.apify.actor/?email=jane.doe@gmail.com&token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"

## a batch of up to 100
curl -X POST "https://vero-api--email-validator.apify.actor/?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"emails":["jane.doe@gmail.com","info@microsoft.com"],"checkGravatar":true}'
```

```json
{
  "results": [{ "email": "jane.doe@gmail.com", "status": "valid", "score": 90, "reason": "Deliverable domain on Gmail" }],
  "checked": 1,
  "skipped": 0
}
```

Perfect for checking an address the moment someone types it into your signup form.

### Pricing

You pay only for the addresses you check — no subscriptions, no surprises.

### FAQ

**Does anything get sent to the addresses?** No. Every check is read-only, so your sending reputation stays untouched and nobody receives a test message.

**How fast is it?** A list of a thousand addresses finishes in about two minutes.

**What does the score mean?** 100 is a clean business address on a healthy mail server. Anything at 60 or below is worth a second look — the `reason` field tells you exactly why.

**Can I filter out free Gmail and Yahoo addresses?** Yes. Sort or filter on `isFreeProvider` to keep only business domains.

**Do I need an API key for anything?** No. Paste your addresses and run it — there is nothing to sign up for.

**Can I call it from my app?** Yes — switch on Standby and hit the endpoint above. Responses come back in about a second.

# Actor input Schema

## `emails` (type: `array`):

The addresses you want checked — one per line. Paste them straight from your list; names, angle brackets and duplicates are cleaned up for you.

## `checkGravatar` (type: `boolean`):

Adds a Gravatar check. A public photo is strong evidence a real person uses the address.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "emails": [
    "jane.doe@gmail.com",
    "jane@gmial.com"
  ],
  "checkGravatar": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "emails": [
        "jane.doe@gmail.com",
        "info@microsoft.com",
        "test@mailinator.com",
        "jane@gmial.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vero-api/email-validator").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "emails": [
        "jane.doe@gmail.com",
        "info@microsoft.com",
        "test@mailinator.com",
        "jane@gmial.com",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vero-api/email-validator").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 '{
  "emails": [
    "jane.doe@gmail.com",
    "info@microsoft.com",
    "test@mailinator.com",
    "jane@gmial.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call vero-api/email-validator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=vero-api/email-validator",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/MVb5t9JT7901db5dN/builds/bzcTzss9zry7staw1/openapi.json