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Email Validator

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Validate email addresses: format check, MX record lookup, and disposable provider detection

Paste an email address and get an instant format check, followed by an MX-record lookup that confirms the domain can actually receive mail, which catches a typo like `gmial.com` that would otherwise pass basic format validation cleanly. It also flags addresses on a known list of disposable-email domains and separately flags common role-based addresses like `admin@` or `noreply@`, both useful signals for signup fraud prevention even though neither is a hard block on its own. None of this confirms the specific mailbox actually exists: real mailbox verification requires probing the mail server directly over SMTP, which is unreliable and frequently blocked by providers, so an MX record passing is the practical ceiling of what can be checked this way. For validating a large batch of addresses rather than one at a time, the REST API or SDK is the better fit.

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How to use Email Validator

  • 1.Enter an email address to check its format validity before storing it in a signup form or database.
  • 2.Use the MX record lookup to catch typo'd domains (like `gmial.com`) that pass format checks but can't actually receive mail.
  • 3.Check the disposable-provider flag to filter out temporary/throwaway email addresses during signup fraud prevention.

Frequently asked questions

Does this confirm the mailbox actually exists?
No — MX record presence confirms the domain can receive mail, but it doesn't verify that the specific mailbox exists; true mailbox verification (SMTP handshake probing) is unreliable and often blocked by mail providers anyway.
Is the email address sent to a server?
Yes, the domain portion needs to be checked against DNS MX records, which requires a server-side lookup — format validation alone could run client-side, but the MX and disposable-provider checks cannot.
How does disposable email detection work?
It checks the domain against a known list of disposable/temporary email providers (like Mailinator or 10minutemail) — new or obscure disposable domains not yet on the list may not be caught.
Can this be used for bulk validation of a mailing list?
For one-off checks the web tool works fine, but for bulk lists use the REST API or SDK so you can validate many addresses programmatically with rate limiting handled properly.

Availability

This tool currently runs in the browser only — no REST API, SDK, or MCP equivalent yet.