Email Verification
Primary Statuses
Primary Status |
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The email address is a valid account. |
🟢 Safe to mail |
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The email address is invalid. See the Secondary Statuses section below for more details. |
🔴 Do not mail |
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Also known as "Catch-all". Indicates that this email address is set to receive all emails. It will appear as if all of the emails are valid at the domain, but the recipient actually has a firewall or another spam tool that may remove the email message or send a bounce message at a later time. |
🟠Proceed with caution. We consider this a risky email, and there's a fair chance it will bounce. If you decide to proceed, consider the following before mailing:
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The email address looks good but the associated domain is not responding. This could be a temporary status returned by a domain that is having problems, or a permanent issue for a dead or dying domain. |
🟠Proceed with caution. We consider this a risky email, and there's a fair chance it will bounce. If you decide to proceed, consider the following before mailing:
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Secondary Statuses
Secondary Status |
Explanation |
Suggested Action |
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The email address format is incorrect. For example, james0uwerwe#com is not in the correct email format of inbox@domain.com. Many of these can be prevented by applying simple regular expression to data prior to verification. |
🔴 Do not mail |
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The email address is associated with a domain that doesn't exist. For example, briteeeeverify.com is not a real domain capable of sending and receiving email. So inbox@briteeeeverify.com is an invalid email since it pertains to a domain that does not exists. |
🔴 Do not mail |
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The email account (the inbox) does not exist at the given domain. For example, not-an-inbox@briteverify.com results in a secondary status of email_account_invalid. |
🔴 Do not mail |
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Email address is disposable and the inbox will self-destruct. Disposable addresses are created to be valid temporarily so their owners can sign up for promotions or services without using a primary address. Disposable addresses will not yield value and typically just take up space in your database. |
🔴 Do not mail |
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Email address was created to message a function like sales@, support@, or postmaster@. While many role addresses are valid, they typically underperform compared to addresses that message individuals. Unless you’re marketing to small businesses, role addresses will often dilute the performance of your marketing program. |
🟠Proceed with caution |
Phone Verification Statuses & Errors
Response Status |
Error |
Explanation |
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The provided number does not exist. |
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The phone number field is blank. This could be due to improper formatting. |
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The number provided has insufficient or inaccurate information. |
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Unable to verify the phone prefix or first 7 digits. |
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Mailing Address Verification Statuses & Errors
Response Status |
Error |
Explanation |
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While the street address is valid, the suite/apartment is missing or invalid. |
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Two or more possible addresses are matched and so unable to choose one over the other. |
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Missing minimum inputs to verify address. |
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The address could not be verified based on the postal code provided. |
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Could not conclusively locate the input street to its unique street name. |
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Directional information did not match with the suffix provided (Ave, St, Blvd) |
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Address cannot be delivered to. |
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While the street address is valid, the suite/apartment provided is invalid. |
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While the street address is valid, the suite/apartment provided is required. |
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The building or house number is invalid. |
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The building or house number is required. |
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The PO box number is invalid. |
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The PO box number is required. |
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The Private mailbox number is missing. |
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