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ValidationCheck

Validate an email address

POST
/v1/email
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.validationcheck.net/v1/email \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "email": "jane@example.com", "smtp": true, "bypass_cache": true }'

Syntax, mail server, disposable, role, typo and mailbox checks. 1 credit; free if the mailbox check couldn’t run (smtp_check is “unavailable”).

Authorizations

Section titled “Authorizations”

Request Bodyrequired

Section titled “Request Bodyrequired”
Media typeapplication/json
object
email
required
string
>= 1 characters <= 320 characters

Example 

jane@example.com
smtp

Set false to skip the mailbox check (free checks only).

boolean | null
default: true
bypass_cache

Skip the 7-day result cache and run a fresh, billed lookup.

boolean | null

Responses

Section titled “Responses”

200

Section titled “200”

Lookup result

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
data
required
object
request
required
object
id
required
string
type
required
string
input
timestamp
required
string
processing_time_ms
required
integer
metadata
required
object
api_version
required
string
Allowed values: 1
credits_used
required
integer
credits_remaining
required

Null in test mode.

integer | null
cache_hit
required
boolean
test_mode
required
boolean
data_sources
required
Array<string>
verdict
required
object
status
required
string
reason
required
string
risk
required
object
score
required
integer
<= 100
level
required
string
Allowed values: low medium high critical
factors
required
Array<string>
confidence
required
string
Allowed values: low medium high
details
required
object
normalized
required
string
local_part
required
string
domain
required
string
syntax_valid
required
boolean
mx_found
required
boolean
mx_records
required
Array<string>
smtp_check
required
string
Allowed values: deliverable undeliverable catch_all unknown skipped unavailable
is_disposable
required
boolean
is_role
required
boolean
is_free_provider
required
boolean
provider
required
string | null
is_catch_all
required
boolean
did_you_mean
required
string | null
domain_age_days
required
integer | null
has_spf
required
boolean | null
has_dmarc
required
boolean | null
recommendation
required
object
action
required
string
Allowed values: approve verify review block
message
required
string
key
additional properties
partial
required

A data source timed out or failed; some fields are null.

boolean

Example 

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "metadata": {
      "api_version": "1"
    },
    "risk": {
      "level": "low",
      "confidence": "low"
    },
    "details": {
      "smtp_check": "deliverable"
    },
    "recommendation": {
      "action": "approve"
    }
  }
}

400

Section titled “400”

Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
error
required
object
code
required
string
Allowed values: INVALID_REQUEST INVALID_INPUT MISSING_FIELD UNAUTHORIZED INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS FORBIDDEN_SCOPE ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED NOT_FOUND IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT INPUT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED RATE_LIMITED INTERNAL_ERROR UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE MAINTENANCE
message
required
string
docs_url
required
string format: uri
request_id
required
string

Example 

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST"
  }
}

401

Section titled “401”

Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
error
required
object
code
required
string
Allowed values: INVALID_REQUEST INVALID_INPUT MISSING_FIELD UNAUTHORIZED INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS FORBIDDEN_SCOPE ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED NOT_FOUND IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT INPUT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED RATE_LIMITED INTERNAL_ERROR UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE MAINTENANCE
message
required
string
docs_url
required
string format: uri
request_id
required
string

Example 

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST"
  }
}

402

Section titled “402”

Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
error
required
object
code
required
string
Allowed values: INVALID_REQUEST INVALID_INPUT MISSING_FIELD UNAUTHORIZED INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS FORBIDDEN_SCOPE ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED NOT_FOUND IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT INPUT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED RATE_LIMITED INTERNAL_ERROR UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE MAINTENANCE
message
required
string
docs_url
required
string format: uri
request_id
required
string

Example 

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST"
  }
}

403

Section titled “403”

Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
error
required
object
code
required
string
Allowed values: INVALID_REQUEST INVALID_INPUT MISSING_FIELD UNAUTHORIZED INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS FORBIDDEN_SCOPE ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED NOT_FOUND IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT INPUT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED RATE_LIMITED INTERNAL_ERROR UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE MAINTENANCE
message
required
string
docs_url
required
string format: uri
request_id
required
string

Example 

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST"
  }
}

409

Section titled “409”

Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
error
required
object
code
required
string
Allowed values: INVALID_REQUEST INVALID_INPUT MISSING_FIELD UNAUTHORIZED INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS FORBIDDEN_SCOPE ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED NOT_FOUND IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT INPUT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED RATE_LIMITED INTERNAL_ERROR UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE MAINTENANCE
message
required
string
docs_url
required
string format: uri
request_id
required
string

Example 

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST"
  }
}

413

Section titled “413”

Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
error
required
object
code
required
string
Allowed values: INVALID_REQUEST INVALID_INPUT MISSING_FIELD UNAUTHORIZED INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS FORBIDDEN_SCOPE ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED NOT_FOUND IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT INPUT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED RATE_LIMITED INTERNAL_ERROR UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE MAINTENANCE
message
required
string
docs_url
required
string format: uri
request_id
required
string

Example 

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST"
  }
}

429

Section titled “429”

Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
error
required
object
code
required
string
Allowed values: INVALID_REQUEST INVALID_INPUT MISSING_FIELD UNAUTHORIZED INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS FORBIDDEN_SCOPE ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED NOT_FOUND IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT INPUT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED RATE_LIMITED INTERNAL_ERROR UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE MAINTENANCE
message
required
string
docs_url
required
string format: uri
request_id
required
string

Example 

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST"
  }
}

503

Section titled “503”

Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
success
required
boolean
error
required
object
code
required
string
Allowed values: INVALID_REQUEST INVALID_INPUT MISSING_FIELD UNAUTHORIZED INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS FORBIDDEN_SCOPE ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED NOT_FOUND IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT INPUT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED RATE_LIMITED INTERNAL_ERROR UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE MAINTENANCE
message
required
string
docs_url
required
string format: uri
request_id
required
string

Example 

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST"
  }
}