Verifying email addresses

Check whether any email address is real and deliverable — single checks, CSV bulk verification, and how verification billing works.

Last updated July 28, 2026

prospiq's email verifier tells you whether an address is real and deliverable before you send. You can check a single address or upload a CSV of up to 10,000 emails at once.

Where to find it

Open Verify email in the sidebar, or use the Verify tile on your dashboard. There's also a free version at prospiq.net/verify that anyone can use without an account — 5 checks per day, single addresses only.

What the verdicts mean

VerdictMeaningSafe to send?
ValidMailbox exists and accepts mailYes
Role addressDeliverable, but a shared inbox (info@, sales@)Yes, expect low reply rates
Catch-allThe domain accepts mail for any address, so the specific mailbox can't be provenWith caution
InvalidMailbox rejected or doesn't existNo
DisposableThrowaway or temporary domainNo
No mail serverThe domain can't receive email at allNo
MalformedNot a valid email address formatNo
UnknownWe couldn't get an answer from the mail serverFree — try again later

Verifying a CSV

  1. Open Verify email and click the upload area in the Verify a CSV card (there's a sample file to download if you want to see the format).
  2. We auto-detect the email column — your file can have any other columns alongside it.
  3. Duplicates are removed automatically, and files are capped at 10,000 emails per run.
  4. Watch results stream in live, then download the results CSV with a verdict for every address.

If you run out of credits mid-file, the batch stops cleanly — everything verified up to that point is kept and nothing further is charged.

How billing works

  • Every account gets 25 free verifications each calendar month, on every plan.
  • After the free allowance, 1 credit unlocks a block of 5 verifications. Unused checks in a block never expire — they carry over month to month (shown as "banked checks" on the Verify page).
  • Every delivered verdict counts toward usage, including catch-all.
  • Unknown results are always free — if we can't give you an answer, you don't pay for one.
  • Re-checking the same address within a month is free.

Verification history

Your past verifications live on the Verify page — search them, filter by verdict, and export the full history as a CSV anytime.

Verifier vs. email finder

The verifier checks addresses you already have. The email finder discovers a person's address from their name and company — and there, our enrichment promise applies: you're never charged for an unverified email.

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What is prospiq

A B2B contact enrichment platform that only charges you for verified emails.

Create your account

Sign up with Google, Microsoft, or email — no password, no card, takes about thirty seconds.

Your first lookup

Sign in, type a name and company, hit search — your first verified contact in under a minute.

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