Email Auth Validator

Validate SPF, DMARC, and DKIM email authentication records for a domain

GET


                    api/v1/email-auth

Validate SPF, DMARC, and DKIM email authentication records for a domain

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
`domain`	string	Required	The domain 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 authentication validation completed",
    "data": {
        "domain": "example.com",
        "spf": {
            "found": true,
            "valid": true,
            "record": "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all"
        },
        "dmarc": {
            "found": true,
            "valid": true,
            "record": "v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:dmarc@example.com"
        },
        "dkim": {
            "found": true,
            "records": [
                {
                    "selector": "google",
                    "type": "TXT"
                }
            ]
        },
        "validated_at": "2025-05-19T12:00:00+00:00"
    }
}

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/email-auth" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/email-auth", {
    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($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/email-auth");
curl_setopt($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;

Try It Yourself

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Response

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Common Use Cases

Email deliverability auditing

Check that your domain's SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records are correctly configured to prevent emails from landing in spam folders.

Domain security assessment

Audit client domains for email authentication vulnerabilities. Identify missing records that could allow email spoofing attacks.

Automated compliance monitoring

Continuously monitor email authentication records across your organization's domains. Alert when records change or expire unexpectedly.

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