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Email status explained: what "Valid", "High probability", "Catch-all", and "Invalid" mean
Email status explained: what "Valid", "High probability", "Catch-all", and "Invalid" mean
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Written by Grégoire Démogé
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If you want a deeper understanding of how we validate every email we find, you can visit this in-depth article: How our email verification works

Email Status Explained

Valid

Average bounce rate: 1%

Should You Send an Email? Absolutely!

A "Valid" status means the email address exists, is active, and can receive emails. It’s like confirming that the mailbox at the given address is ready and waiting for mail.

Probably Valid

Average Bounce Rate: 9%

Should You Send an Email? Usually, yes!

"Probably Valid" emails are emails that are "Catch-all" where we have found positive signals that confirm that the emails are likely valid (despite the catch-all configuration of the email server). Those emails are flagged as "High Probability" on the API.

Catch-All

Average Bounce Rate: 26%

Should You Send an Email? It depends.

Catch-all addresses are a bit tricky. They are set up by domains to receive all emails sent to that domain, regardless of the prefix (the part before '@'). So, during the "Ping Test" step, if we ask the email server whether "[email protected]" or "[email protected]" exists, it will say "Yes" for both, even if "[email protected]" is not valid.

Invalid

Should You Send an Email? No.

An 'Invalid' status is pretty straightforward – the email address does not exist. This could be due to various reasons, such as typos in the email address, the domain no longer existing, or the address having been deleted.

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