MailboxValidator Node.js Module
MailboxValidator Node.js module enable users to block disposal email, detect free email and validate if an email is valid.
This module can be used in many types of projects such as:
- validating a user's email during sign up
- cleaning your mailing list prior to an email marketing campaign
- a form of fraud check
Installation
To install this module type the following:
npm install mailboxvalidator-nodejs
Dependencies
An api key is required for this module to function.
Go to https://www.mailboxvalidator.com/plans#api to sign up for FREE API plan and you'll be given an API key.
Usage for validation email
var mbv = require("mailboxvalidator-nodejs");
mbv.MailboxValidator_init("YOUR_API_KEY");
mbv.MailboxValidator_single_query("example@example.com", mbv_read_single);
function mbv_read_single(err, res, data) {
if (!err && res.statusCode == 200) {
console.log("email_address: " + data.email_address);
console.log("domain: " + data.domain);
console.log("is_free: " + data.is_free);
console.log("is_syntax: " + data.is_syntax);
console.log("is_domain: " + data.is_domain);
console.log("is_smtp: " + data.is_smtp);
console.log("is_verified: " + data.is_verified);
console.log("is_server_down: " + data.is_server_down);
console.log("is_greylisted: " + data.is_greylisted);
console.log("is_disposable: " + data.is_disposable);
console.log("is_suppressed: " + data.is_suppressed);
console.log("is_role: " + data.is_role);
console.log("is_high_risk: " + data.is_high_risk);
console.log("is_catchall: " + data.is_catchall);
console.log("mailboxvalidator_score: " + data.mailboxvalidator_score);
console.log("time_taken: " + data.time_taken);
console.log("status: " + data.status);
console.log("credits_available: " + data.credits_available);
console.log("error_code: " + data.error_code);
console.log("error_message: " + data.error_message);
}
}
Functions
MailboxValidator_init(api_key)
Creates a new instance of the MailboxValidator object with the API key.
MailboxValidator_single_query(email_address, callback_function)
Performs email validation on the supplied email address and a callback function.
Result Fields
email_address
The input email address.
domain
The domain of the email address.
is_free
Whether the email address is from a free email provider like Gmail or Hotmail.
Return values: True, False
is_syntax
Whether the email address is syntactically correct.
Return values: True, False
is_domain
Whether the email address has a valid MX record in its DNS entries.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_smtp
Whether the mail servers specified in the MX records are responding to connections.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_verified
Whether the mail server confirms that the email address actually exist.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_server_down
Whether the mail server is currently down or unresponsive.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_greylisted
Whether the mail server employs greylisting where an email has to be sent a second time at a later time.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_disposable
Whether the email address is a temporary one from a disposable email provider.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_suppressed
Whether the email address is in our blacklist.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_role
Whether the email address is a role-based email address like admin@example.net or webmaster@example.net.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_high_risk
Whether the email address contains high risk keywords.
Return values: True, False, - (- means not applicable)
is_catchall
Whether the email address is a catch-all address.
Return values: True, False, Unknown, - (- means not applicable)
mailboxvalidator_score
Email address reputation score.
Score > 0.70 means good; score > 0.40 means fair; score <= 0.40 means poor.
time_taken
The time taken to get the results in seconds.
status
Whether our system think the email address is valid based on all the previous fields.
Return values: True, False
credits_available
The number of credits left to perform validations.
error_code
The error code if there is any error. See error table below.
error_message
The error message if there is any error. See error table below.
Usage for checking if the email is from a disposable email provider
var mbv = require("mailboxvalidator-nodejs");
mbv.MailboxValidator_init("YOUR_API_KEY");
mbv.MailboxValidator_disposable_email("example@example.com", mbv_read_disposable);
function mbv_read_disposable(err, res, data) {
if (!err && res.statusCode == 200) {
console.log("email_address: " + data.email_address);
console.log("is_disposable: " + data.is_disposable);
console.log("credits_available: " + data.credits_available);
console.log("error_code: " + data.error_code);
console.log("error_message: " + data.error_message);
}
}
Functions
MailboxValidator_init(api_key)
Creates a new instance of the MailboxValidator object with the API key.
MailboxValidator_disposable_email(email_address, callback_function)
Performs disposable email check on the supplied email address and a callback function.
Result Fields
email_address
The input email address.
is_disposable
Whether the email address is a temporary one from a disposable email provider.
Return values: True, False
credits_available
The number of credits left to perform validations.
error_code
The error code if there is any error. See error table below.
error_message
The error message if there is any error. See error table below.
Usage for checking if the email is from a free email provider
var mbv = require("mailboxvalidator-nodejs");
mbv.MailboxValidator_init("YOUR_API_KEY");
mbv.MailboxValidator_free_email("example@example.com", mbv_read_free);
function mbv_read_free(err, res, data) {
if (!err && res.statusCode == 200) {
console.log("email_address: " + data.email_address);
console.log("is_free: " + data.is_free);
console.log("credits_available: " + data.credits_available);
console.log("error_code: " + data.error_code);
console.log("error_message: " + data.error_message);
}
}
Functions
MailboxValidator_init(api_key)
Creates a new instance of the MailboxValidator object with the API key.
MailboxValidator_free_email(email_address, callback_function)
Performs free email check on the supplied email address and a callback function.
Result Fields
email_address
The input email address.
is_free
Whether the email address is from a free email provider like Gmail or Hotmail.
Return values: True, False
credits_available
The number of credits left to perform validations.
error_code
The error code if there is any error. See error table below.
error_message
The error message if there is any error. See error table below.
Errors
error_code | error_message |
---|
100 | Missing parameter. |
101 | API key not found. |
102 | API key disabled. |
103 | API key expired. |
104 | Insufficient credits. |
105 | Unknown error. |
Copyright
Copyright (C) 2018 by MailboxValidator.com, support@mailboxvalidator.com