Email Scoring
This method provides an additional layer of validation for your system. While validating email syntax is important, it is not sufficient.
This method goes beyond syntax validation by checking the domain’s validity, the availability of the Mail Service, detecting Disposable Email (Temporary Emails), etc. By utilising this method, you can ensure a more thorough validation process for email addresses.
Query Parameters
The email command is used to specify the email you want to validate.
Expected values: an email address
Sample value: name@domain.com
The format command is used to get a response in a specific format.
Expected values: JSON, XML, CSV, or Newline
For more information please refer to Response Format.
The mode command is used to in the development stage to simulate the integration process before releasing it to the production environment.
Expected values: live, or test.
For more information please refer to Development Environment.
The userID command can be used to identify requests sent by specific users to monitor in the Events Page.
Expected values: email address, phone number, user id, name, etc.
For more information please refer to User Identifier.
The callback command can help you make the response as a JSONP format.
Expected values: any name that can be used as a function name in Javascript, e.g: myFunctionName.
For more information please refer to JSONP Callback.
Response properties
A risk-score from 0 to 3 indicating how risky this email address is (0=safe, 1=low-risk, 2=high-risk, 3=too-risky).
The reason behind considering this email address as risky.
Note: The value of this property will be empty if the score is 0.
A boolean value that you can rely on to determine if the email address is 100% safe & valid or not.
The response status.
Expected values: success, or error.
Time spent in milliseconds to process the data.
What can I expect from this API?
- Detection of disposable email addresses (also known as Temporary Email Addresses)
- Testing the email service provider of a given email address
- Validation of email syntax
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