Blueshift

Blueshift Email validation API

Validate single or bulk email addresses to assess deliverability and risk.

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Operations 2

POST /api/v1/emails/bulk_validate Validate multiple email addresses #
GET /api/v1/emails/validate Validate a single email address #

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OpenAPI Specification

blueshift-email-validation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: These APIs will help you manage different workflows in Blueshift. Our powerful REST APIs provide an easy way to integrate your data and third party applications with Blueshift.
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Blueshift Email validation API
  contact:
    email: support@getblueshift.com
servers:
- url: https://api.getblueshift.com
- url: https://api.eu.getblueshift.com
tags:
- name: Email Validation
  description: Validate single or bulk email addresses to assess deliverability and risk.
paths:
  /api/v1/emails/bulk_validate:
    post:
      tags:
      - Email Validation
      summary: Validate multiple email addresses
      description: Use this endpoint to validate up to 30 email addresses. This feature requires custom setup. Contact Blueshift Support or your CSM to enable it.
      security:
      - user_api_auth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                emails:
                  type: array
                  description: A list of email addresses to validate (max 30).
                  items:
                    type: string
                  example:
                  - janedoe@acme.com
                  - bob@tempmail.com
              required:
              - emails
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bulk email validation result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      additionalProperties:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          address:
                            type: string
                          did_you_mean:
                            type: string
                          engagement:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              engaging:
                                type: boolean
                              is_bot:
                                type: boolean
                          is_disposable_address:
                            type: boolean
                          is_role_address:
                            type: boolean
                          reason:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                          result:
                            type: string
                          risk:
                            type: string
              example:
                result:
                - janedoe@acme.com:
                    address: janedoe@acme.com
                    engagement:
                      engaging: true
                      is_bot: false
                    is_disposable_address: false
                    is_role_address: false
                    reason: []
                    result: deliverable
                    risk: low
                - bob@tempmail.com:
                    address: bob@tempmail.com
                    engagement:
                      engaging: false
                      is_bot: false
                    is_disposable_address: true
                    is_role_address: false
                    reason:
                    - disposable
                    result: invalid
                    risk: high
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - The request contains missing or invalid parameters.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                errors:
                  email:
                  - can't be blank or is invalid
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - API authentication failed due to an invalid or missing API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Not authorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - The API key does not have sufficient permissions to perform this action.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Permission denied
        '404':
          description: Not Found - The requested API endpoint does not exist.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Endpoint not found
        '413':
          description: Payload Too Large - The request payload exceeds the allowed limit.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: You can validate a maximum of 30 emails in one API call.
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests - The request limit has been exceeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Rate limit exceeded
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Internal Server Error - Please contact support for more information.
        '502':
          description: Bad Gateway - The server received an invalid response.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Bad Gateway - Please retry the request.
        '503':
          description: Service Unavailable - The service is temporarily unavailable.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Service Unavailable - Try again later.
        '504':
          description: Gateway Timeout - The server took too long to respond.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Gateway Timeout - Retry with exponential backoff.
      operationId: postApiV1EmailsBulkValidate
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/v1/emails/validate:
    get:
      tags:
      - Email Validation
      summary: Validate a single email address
      description: Use this endpoint to validate a single email address and evaluate its deliverability and risk profile.
      security:
      - user_api_auth: []
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: email
        required: true
        description: The email address to validate.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: janedoe@acme.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      address:
                        type: string
                      engagement:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          engaging:
                            type: boolean
                          is_bot:
                            type: boolean
                      is_disposable_address:
                        type: boolean
                      is_role_address:
                        type: boolean
                      reason:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      result:
                        type: string
                      risk:
                        type: string
              example:
                result:
                  address: janedoe@acme.com
                  engagement:
                    engaging: true
                    is_bot: false
                  is_disposable_address: false
                  is_role_address: false
                  reason: []
                  result: deliverable
                  risk: low
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - The request contains missing or invalid parameters.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                errors:
                  email:
                  - can't be blank or is invalid
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - API authentication failed due to an invalid or missing API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Not authorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - The API key does not have sufficient permissions to perform this action.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Permission denied
        '404':
          description: Not Found - The requested API endpoint does not exist.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Endpoint not found
        '413':
          description: Payload Too Large - The request payload exceeds the allowed limit.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: You can validate a maximum of 30 emails in one API call.
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests - The request limit has been exceeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Rate limit exceeded
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Internal Server Error - Please contact support for more information.
        '502':
          description: Bad Gateway - The server received an invalid response.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Bad Gateway - Please retry the request.
        '503':
          description: Service Unavailable - The service is temporarily unavailable.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Service Unavailable - Try again later.
        '504':
          description: Gateway Timeout - The server took too long to respond.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Gateway Timeout - Retry with exponential backoff.
      operationId: getApiV1EmailsValidate
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    user_api_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    event_api_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic