Email Verification

Use this endpoint to verify whether an email address is valid and deliverable. It performs advanced checks beyond standard SMTP validation, including detection of catch-all domains and temporary responses, to ensure high-accuracy, privacy-compliant verification.

Endpoint

POST

https://api.anymailfinder.com
/v5.1/verify-email

Pricing

0.2 credit: charged for every email verification, regardless of the result.
Repeated verifications within the past 30 days are free.

Authentication

Include your API key using the Authorization header.
Refer to the Authentication page for setup instructions.

Code example

curl -X POST "https://api.anymailfinder.com/v5.1/verify-email" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"email": "john.doe@microsoft.com"}'

Request parameters

Send as JSON in the POST body:

Parameter	Example value	Description
`email` string	`"john.doe@microsoft.com"`	The email address to validate.

Headers

Parameter	Example value	Description
`x-webhook-url` string - optional	`"https://yourdomain.com/webhook"`	If provided, the result will be POSTed to this URL instead of waiting for the response.

Response

200OK

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Without webhook: The request responds once the search completes, returning the full result below.
With webhook: The request returns immediately with 200 OK, and the result will be sent to the specified x-webhook-url via POST.

{
  "credits_charged": 0.2,
  "email_status": "valid"
}

Property Type Description

credits_charged number Number of credits charged for this request.

email_status

string

The email status. One of the following:

`valid`	The email is deliverable and verified.
`risky`	The email may exist, but verification is inconclusive.
`invalid`	The email is not deliverable or does not exist.

Risky emails might bounce. They're provided for free. Use only valid emails to protect your sender reputation. Learn about email verification statuses

Note: The original input is also returned in the response under the input field. This can help with debugging or automating workflows in no-code tools.