INBOX TESTER

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The Inbox Placement Tester checks if your emails/newsletters will make it to your recipient’s inbox. This test will allow you to send an email to different mailbox providers around the world and quickly check to see the folder placement of that email (Inbox, Spam, Promotions).

The Inbox Placement Tester uses over 20 different global mailbox providers. This test can diagnose deliverability errors and grant insight into how different mailbox providers handle your email campaigns.

Important Note: If you send out a single email with multiple recipients and CC's, it may be flagged as spam. Please send out multiple emails when testing with fewer To/CC's for better results.

How to use the Inbox Placement Tester

  • Name your test in the “Test Name” field
    Name your test in the “Test Name” field
    1. Use the dropdown to select which providers to use during your test.
      Use the dropdown to select which providers to use during your test.
    2. Click ‘Create New Test.’
      Create New Test button
    3. Copy the newly generated email addresses and add them to a new mailing list, or create a new campaign using your email service provider.
      The test email addresses of the test domains

      The test email addresses of the test domains

    4. Send your email to the list of provided email addresses.

Once the test email has been sent, our recipient inboxes begin the status reporting of your email message.

Inbox Placement Test results and descriptions

  • Result
    Description
  • Inbox
    Your email successfully reached the recipient’s inbox.
  • Other
    Any email that is uncategorized
  • Missing
    When emails are missing it's usually a result of a mis-configuration of your mail server (Use our Email Server Tester to diagnose), a virus was detected, or your IP/Domain Name is being blacklisted.
  • SPAM
    When emails are marked spam, it's usually a result of the content or lack of content being sent, your IP hasn't been warmed up, or a mis-configuration of your mail server (Use our Email Server Tester to diagnose).

Note:

To ensure accurate results when running an Inbox Placement Test, we strongly recommend using realistic and verifiable email content. The message sent to our seed list should closely resemble your actual campaigns in terms of layout, tone, subject line, and overall structure. Avoid using placeholder text or test content, as this can trigger spam filters and skew the placement data.