Email Inspector

Inspect email address details including format validation, MX record checks, and disposable email detection

GET


                    api/v1/inspect-email

Inspect email address details including format validation, MX record checks, and disposable email detection

Rate Limiting

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via API key. You can use the sandbox mode for testing without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`email`	string	Required	The email parameter

Response details for this API endpoint. See the response format guide for the standard response structure.

Example Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "Email inspection successful",
    "data": {
        "email": "user@example.com",
        "format_valid": true,
        "domain_resolvable": true,
        "mx_records_found": true,
        "mailbox_exists": true,
        "is_disposable": false,
        "is_role_based": false,
        "suggestion": null
    }
}

Example Usage

Here's how to use this endpoint in various languages. For more examples, see our code examples page.

cURL

curl -X GET \
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/inspect-email" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/inspect-email", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

PHP

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/inspect-email");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;

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Common Use Cases

Clean signup forms in real-time

Validate email addresses at the point of entry to prevent typos, disposable emails, and invalid domains from entering your user database.

Reduce email bounce rates

Pre-validate your mailing list before sending campaigns. Check MX records and domain validity to remove undeliverable addresses and protect your sender reputation.

Fraud detection in e-commerce

Flag orders using disposable or suspicious email addresses. Combine with IP Geolocation for multi-signal fraud scoring.

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Guides & Tutorials

Tutorial

Email Validation API Tutorial

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Use-case

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