BATCH EMAIL VALIDATOR - REAL TIME (V2)
Consult the API Rate Limits. If you're looking to do single email validations, please use our single email validator endpoint.
If you're looking to upload files with emails greater than 200 at a time without any rate limiting restrictions, please use our ,Bulk File Management Endpoints which also includes anti-greylisting as an added benefit.
This endpoint can take up to 70 seconds to return the results of the entire batch. We currently don't have an SDK for this endpoint, but SDK's are available for our other endpoints.
- POST /V2/VALIDATEBATCH
API URL:
- api.zerobounce.net/v2/validatebatch
- api-us.zerobounce.net/v2/validatebatch
- api-eu.zerobounce.net/v2/validatebatch
Below you will find the instructions on how to use our API, it's very easy to use and requires SSL. The API requires that you have an active credit balance and will never consume a credit for any unknown result.
URL Parameters
- ParameterDescription
- api_keyYour API Key
- email_batch[Array of Objects], Format:{"email_address": "valid@example.com","ip_address": "1.1.1.1"}
- timeoutThe duration (10 - 120 seconds) allowed for the validation. If met, the API will return unknown / greylisted. (optional parameter)
- activity_data[true/false] If set to ‘true,’ Activity Data information will be appended to the validation result. (optional parameter)
Learn more about Activity Data. - verify_plus[true/false] If set to ‘true,’ Verify+ validation method will be used to get the validation result. It overrides the account settings made regarding Verify+. (optional parameter)
Learn more about Verify+.
EXAMPLE POST REQUEST
{
"api_key":"Your API Key",
"email_batch":[
{"email_address": "valid@example.com","ip_address": "1.1.1.1"},
{"email_address": "invalid@example.com","ip_address": "1.1.1.1"},
{"email_address": "disposable@example.com","ip_address": null}
],
"activity_data" : true,
"verify_plus": true
}
TO USE THIS ENDPOINT, USE THE CODE EXAMPLES BELOW FOR THE DESIRED LANGUAGE:
Successful Response
{
"email_batch": [
{
"address": "valid@example.com",
"status": "valid",
"sub_status": "",
"free_email": false,
"did_you_mean": null,
"account": null,
"domain": null,
"domain_age_days": "9692",
"active_in_days": "365",
"smtp_provider": "example",
"mx_found": "true",
"mx_record": "mx.example.com",
"firstname": "zero",
"lastname": "bounce",
"gender": "male",
"country": null,
"region": null,
"city": null,
"zipcode": null,
"processed_at": "2020-09-17 17:43:11.829"
},
{
"address": "invalid@example.com",
"status": "invalid",
"sub_status": "mailbox_not_found",
"free_email": false,
"did_you_mean": null,
"account": null,
"domain": null,
"domain_age_days": "9692",
"active_in_days": "365",
"smtp_provider": "example",
"mx_found": "true",
"mx_record": "mx.example.com",
"firstname": "zero",
"lastname": "bounce",
"gender": "male",
"country": null,
"region": null,
"city": null,
"zipcode": null,
"processed_at": "2020-09-17 17:43:11.830"
},
{
"address": "disposable@example.com",
"status": "do_not_mail",
"sub_status": "disposable",
"free_email": false,
"did_you_mean": null,
"account": null,
"domain": null,
"domain_age_days": "9692",
"active_in_days": "365",
"smtp_provider": "example",
"mx_found": "true",
"mx_record": "mx.example.com",
"firstname": "zero",
"lastname": "bounce",
"gender": "male",
"country": null,
"region": null,
"city": null,
"zipcode": null,
"processed_at": "2020-09-17 17:43:11.830"
}
],
"errors": []
}
Error Response
{
"email_batch": [],
"errors": [
{
"error": "Invalid API Key or your account ran out of credits",
"email_address": "all"
}
]
}
THE API WILL RETURN A JSON OBJECT WITH 2 ARRAY VALUES, "EMAIL_BATCH" AND "ERRORS" USING THE "BATCHVALIDATE" METHOD.
The email_batch property will be an array of validated results and the errors array will be an array of errors encountered during batch vaidation, if any.
JSON Properties
- PropertiesDescription
- email_batch[Array] An Array of validated emails
- errors[Array] An Array of errors encuontered, if any
email_batch Properties
- PropertiesDescription
- addressThe email address you are validating.
- status[valid, invalid, catch-all, unknown, spamtrap, abuse, do_not_mail]
- sub_status[alternate, antispam_system, greylisted, mail_server_temporary_error, forcible_disconnect, mail_server_did_not_respond, timeout_exceeded, failed_smtp_connection, mailbox_quota_exceeded, exception_occurred, possible_trap, role_based, global_suppression, mailbox_not_found, no_dns_entries, failed_syntax_check, possible_typo, unroutable_ip_address, leading_period_removed, does_not_accept_mail, alias_address, role_based_catch_all, disposable, toxic]
- accountThe portion of the email address before the "@" symbol.
- domainThe portion of the email address after the "@" symbol.
- did_you_meanSuggestive Fix for an email typo
- domain_age_daysAge of the email domain in days or [null].
- active_in_daysLast activity date that is less than [30/60/90/180/365/365+]
- free_email[true/false] If the email comes from a free provider.
- mx_found[true/false] Does the domain have an MX record.
- mx_recordThe preferred MX record of the domain
- smtp_providerThe SMTP Provider of the email or [null] [BETA].
- firstnameThe first name of the owner of the email when available or [null].
- lastnameThe last name of the owner of the email when available or [null].
- genderThe gender of the owner of the email when available or [null].
- cityThe city of the IP passed in or [null]
- regionThe region/state of the IP passed in or [null]
- zipcodeThe zipcode of the IP passed in or [null]
- countryThe country of the IP passed in or [null]
- processed_atThe UTC time the email was validated.