Instantly Email Verification API

A single email verification

Operations 2

POST /api/v2/email-verification Create email verification #
GET /api/v2/email-verification/{email} Check an email verification status #

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OpenAPI Specification

instantly-ai-emailverification-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Explorer Email Verification API
  description: The entire API V2 documentation is interactive and can be tested here. To the right side of every endpoint you will see a box with an example request. You can click on the "Try it" button to send a request to the server right from the docs. You will need to provide an API key by clicking the `ApiKeyAuth_token` blue text.
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.instantly.ai
  description: Instantly API Server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: EmailVerification
  description: A single email verification
  x-group: Email Verification
paths:
  /api/v2/email-verification:
    post:
      operationId: createEmailVerification
      summary: Create email verification
      tags:
      - EmailVerification
      description: 'If an email takes longer than 10 seconds to verify, the endpoint will return the status as `pending`. In that case, you may use the `/email-verification/:email` endpoint to check the status of the verification job.


        Alternatively, you can send a `webhook_url` to receive the results instead of polling the status endpoint.



        Requires one of the following scopes: `email_verifications:create`



        Requires one of the following scopes: `email_verifications:create`, `email_verifications:all`, `all:create`, `all:all`'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              title: CreateEmail Verification
              description: The Email Verification to create
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                  description: The email address to verify
                  example: example@example.com
                webhook_url:
                  type: string
                  description: A webhook URL to receive the verification results. If the email verification takes more than 10 seconds we will send the results to this URL.
                  example: https://example.com/webhook
              required:
              - email
              additionalProperties: false
        required: true
        description: The Email Verification to create
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The Email Verification
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmailVerification'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request body (e.g. missing required fields, or invalid field values)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 400
                    examples:
                    - 400
                    example: 400
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Bad Request
                    examples:
                    - Bad Request
                    example: Bad Request
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - body must have required property 'name'
                    example: body must have required property 'name'
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
        '401':
          description: This request is unauthorized (either the Authorization header is missing or invalid, or the API key has been revoked)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 401
                    examples:
                    - 401
                    example: 401
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Unauthorized
                    examples:
                    - Unauthorized
                    example: Unauthorized
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - Missing Authorization header
                    example: Missing Authorization header
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
        '402':
          description: This request cannot be fulfilled because the workspace does not have an active paid plan
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 402
                    examples:
                    - 402
                    example: 402
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Payment Required
                    examples:
                    - Payment Required
                    example: Payment Required
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - Workspace does not have an active paid plan
                    example: Workspace does not have an active paid plan
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
        '404':
          description: The requested resource was not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 404
                    examples:
                    - 404
                    example: 404
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Not Found
                    examples:
                    - Not Found
                    example: Not Found
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - Resource not found
                    example: Resource not found
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
        '429':
          description: You have exceeded the rate limit. Please check the rate limit docs for more information.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 429
                    examples:
                    - 429
                    example: 429
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Too Many Requests
                    examples:
                    - Too Many Requests
                    example: Too Many Requests
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - Rate limit exceeded
                    example: Rate limit exceeded
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
  /api/v2/email-verification/{email}:
    get:
      operationId: checkVerificationStatus
      summary: Check an email verification status
      tags:
      - EmailVerification
      description: 'Requires one of the following scopes: `email_verifications:read`, `email_verifications:all`, `all:read`, `all:all`'
      parameters:
      - schema:
          type: string
          format: email
          example: user@example.com
        example: user@example.com
        in: path
        name: email
        required: true
        description: The email address to verify
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested Email Verification
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmailVerification'
        '401':
          description: This request is unauthorized (either the Authorization header is missing or invalid, or the API key has been revoked)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 401
                    examples:
                    - 401
                    example: 401
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Unauthorized
                    examples:
                    - Unauthorized
                    example: Unauthorized
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - Missing Authorization header
                    example: Missing Authorization header
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
        '402':
          description: This request cannot be fulfilled because the workspace does not have an active paid plan
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 402
                    examples:
                    - 402
                    example: 402
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Payment Required
                    examples:
                    - Payment Required
                    example: Payment Required
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - Workspace does not have an active paid plan
                    example: Workspace does not have an active paid plan
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
        '404':
          description: The requested resource was not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 404
                    examples:
                    - 404
                    example: 404
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Not Found
                    examples:
                    - Not Found
                    example: Not Found
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - Resource not found
                    example: Resource not found
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
        '429':
          description: You have exceeded the rate limit. Please check the rate limit docs for more information.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                    - 429
                    examples:
                    - 429
                    example: 429
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Too Many Requests
                    examples:
                    - Too Many Requests
                    example: Too Many Requests
                  message:
                    type: string
                    examples:
                    - Rate limit exceeded
                    example: Rate limit exceeded
                required:
                - statusCode
                - error
                - message
components:
  schemas:
    EmailVerification:
      title: Email Verification
      description: A single email verification
      x-tags:
      - Schemas
      - EmailVerification
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
          description: The request status. Do not use this field to determine the verification status. Please use `verification_status` instead to check the verification status
          readOnly: true
          enum:
          - success
          - error
          x-enumDescriptions:
            success: The verification was successful
            error: The verification was unsuccessful
          example: success
        email:
          type: string
          description: The email address to verify
          example: example@example.com
        verification_status:
          type: string
          description: The verification status.
          readOnly: true
          enum:
          - pending
          - verified
          - invalid
          x-enumDescriptions:
            pending: The verification is pending
            verified: The verification is verified
            invalid: The verification is invalid
          example: pending
        catch_all:
          type:
          - boolean
          - string
          description: Whether this is a catch-all email address
          readOnly: true
          enum:
          - true
          - false
          - pending
          x-enumDescriptions:
            'false': The email is not a catch-all
            'true': The email is a catch-all
            pending: The catch-all status is pending
          example: true
        credits:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - number
          description: The number of verification credits available after the verification
          readOnly: true
          example: 100
        credits_used:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - number
          description: The number of verification credits used
          readOnly: true
          example: 1
      required:
      - email
      - verification_status
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer