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an email address for syntax, domain deliverability, disposability, and authentication quality, returning a scored verdict with risk flags.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you check whether jane.doe+news@gmail.com is a valid, deliverable email address and tell me if there are any risk flags or authentication issues with the domain?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Pre-signup email quality gate","prompt":"Before we create an account for this user, can you validate their email signup@tempmail.org and tell me if it looks disposable, risky, or has poor domain authentication?"},{"title":"Mailing list hygiene check","prompt":"I have the email newsletter@company-example.biz — can you check if it's deliverable, whether the domain has proper SPF and DMARC setup, and give me an overall quality score?"},{"title":"Detecting free webmail registrations","prompt":"Can you check contact@outlook.com and tell me if it's a free webmail provider, whether it's properly formatted, and what the deliverability verdict is?"}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing: a numeric deliverability score (0–100), a verdict string (e.g. 'valid'), syntax validity, canonical and normalized email forms, local part and domain, plus_tag if present, disposable flag, free_provider flag, MX records with priorities, domain authentication grades (SPF, DMARC), risk flags with severity and penalty, DNS query count, engine version, and processing time in milliseconds.","failureModes":["Missing or malformed 'email' query parameter returns an error","Non-existent or unreachable domain may return low score with deliverability flags","SMTP mailbox existence is NOT checked — verdict reflects domain-level deliverability only","Very new domains may lack DNS records, resulting in incomplete auth grades","Rate limits or payment failures (x402) may block the request"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, scored email validation that goes beyond syntax checking — covering domain MX existence, authentication policy (SPF/DMARC), disposable/free-provider detection, and risk flagging. Prefer it over simple regex validators when you need actionable risk signals for onboarding, lead qualification, or mailing list hygiene. Note it does not perform SMTP RCPT probing, so it cannot confirm individual mailbox existence.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-26T04:19:27.196Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"domaincheck-email-validator-bba60b16"}