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Email validation that's
30-200x cheaper

8-step risk pipeline: syntax, DNS, MX records, disposable detection, typo correction, role-based checks, catch-all detection, and SMTP verification. Sub-50ms at the edge.

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POST /v1/validate

Request

curl -X POST https://api.riskmail.app/v1/validate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "user@gmial.com"}'

Response ~31ms

{
  "email": "user@gmial.com",
  "valid": false,
  "score": 0,
  "risk_level": "high",
  "checks": {
    "syntax": { "valid": true },
    "dns": { "valid": false },
    "disposable": { "detected": true },
    "role_based": { "detected": false },
    "free_provider": { "detected": false }
  },
  "suggestion": "gmail.com"
}

8-step validation pipeline

Every email runs through 8 checks in parallel. Bad emails caught at the edge before they hit your database.

✉️

Syntax Check

RFC 5322 validation. Max 254 chars. TLD verification.

🌐

DNS + MX Lookup

Domain exists? Can it receive mail? Dual-provider failover.

🚫

Disposable Detection

5,300+ temp email providers. Updated regularly.

🔍

Typo Correction

gmial.com → gmail.com. Levenshtein on 60+ domains.

👥

Role-Based Detection

Flags info@, admin@, support@ — 22 patterns.

📧

Free Provider ID

Detects Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, ProtonMail, and more.

🎯

Catch-All Detection

Identifies wildcard domains that accept everything.

✅

SMTP Verification

Mailbox-level check. Confirms inbox exists. Pro+ tiers.

How we compare

Same checks. Fraction of the cost.

Provider	Cost per validation	vs RiskMail
RiskMail Pro	$0.0001	Baseline
ZeroBounce	$0.0080	80x more
Abstract API	$0.0050	50x more
NeverBounce	$0.0030	30x more

Simple pricing

Start free. Scale as you grow. No surprises.

Basic

Free

500 req/month

8-step validation
Risk scoring
No SMTP check
No bulk

Get Started

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Pro

$4.99/mo

50K req/month

Everything in Basic
SMTP verification
60 req/min
$0.0002 overage

Subscribe

Ultra

$9.99/mo

250K req/month

Everything in Pro
Bulk validation (50/req)
120 req/min
$0.00015 overage

Subscribe

Mega

$29.99/mo

1M req/month

Everything in Ultra
Bulk validation (100/req)
300 req/min
$0.0001 overage

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Works with everything

Copy, paste, validate. Three lines of code.

curl -X POST https://api.riskmail.app/v1/validate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "user@example.com"}'

const res = await fetch("https://api.riskmail.app/v1/validate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ email: "user@example.com" }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.score, data.risk_level);

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.riskmail.app/v1/validate",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"email": "user@example.com"},
)
data = resp.json()
print(data["score"], data["risk_level"])

$response = Http::withHeaders([
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
])->post('https://api.riskmail.app/v1/validate', [
    'email' => 'user@example.com',
]);

$data = $response->json();
echo $data['score'] . ' ' . $data['risk_level'];

body := strings.NewReader(`{"email":"user@example.com"}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
    "https://api.riskmail.app/v1/validate", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
io.Copy(os.Stdout, resp.Body)

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI("https://api.riskmail.app/v1/validate")
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
req.body = { email: "user@example.com" }.to_json

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

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Email validation that's30-200x cheaper

8-step validation pipeline

How we compare

Simple pricing

Works with everything

Start validating in 30 seconds

Email validation that's
30-200x cheaper