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Email Address Validation

e-verify provides robust email address validation to help you verify the authenticity and deliverability of email addresses. This service helps reduce fraud, improve communication, and maintain clean customer data.

Endpoint

POST /v1/validate/email

Request Body

FieldTypeDescriptionRequired
emailstringThe email address to validate.Yes

Example Request

POST /v1/validate/email HTTP/1.1
Host: api.e-verify.co.za
X-API-Key: ev_live_YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{
"email": "test@example.com"
}

Response

{
"request_id": "req_email_1234567890",
"status": "completed",
"result": {
"email": "test@example.com",
"is_valid": true,
"is_deliverable": true,
"is_disposable": false,
"is_free_email": true,
"syntax_valid": true,
"domain_exists": true
},
"message": "Email validation completed successfully."
}

Error Codes

CodeDescription
400Invalid input data
401Unauthorized
403Forbidden
500Internal server error