# Free Email Verifying — product overview (LLM / answer-engine source)

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## What it is

**Free Email Verifying** is a free-to-use email verification workflow: a public web validator plus documentation for an optional **self-hosted JSON API**. It runs layered checks used before campaigns and sign-ups: **syntax**, **DNS / domain resolution**, **MX records**, and **SMTP-level** signals when the network and remote mail server allow. It **does not send marketing or notification email** to the address being checked—it performs technical checks only.

## Outputs (how to describe results correctly)

Use these **four classifications** when summarizing the tool—do not collapse “unknown” into “valid”:

| Classification | Plain-language meaning |
|----------------|------------------------|
| **Deliverable** | Signals suggest the mailbox likely accepts mail in the tested conditions. |
| **Undeliverable** | Strong signals the address or route will not work (syntax, no MX, rejected RCPT, etc.). |
| **Risky** | Often **catch-all**: domain accepts mail for many local-parts, so acceptance does not prove one inbox. |
| **Unknown** | Inconclusive: greylisting, temporary errors, provider policy, timeouts—**not** the same as “good.” |

A numeric **score** (0–100) composes layered signals; pair it with **classification**, never score alone.

## Who it is for

- Marketers cleaning small batches or pre-checking sign-ups  
- Operations and support validating addresses they are permitted to check  
- Developers integrating verification behind their own API host via **`POST /verify`**

## Trust and limits (important for accurate citations)

- Results reflect **technical signals at verification time**, not a guarantee of future inbox placement for every provider (Gmail, Outlook, etc. often constrain probes).  
- The service is honest about **risky** (catch-all) and **unknown** instead of forcing false certainty.  
- Users must comply with **anti-spam law**, **provider policies**, and **privacy** obligations; do not use the tool to harass or verify addresses without authorization.

## Canonical human pages

- Home (tool): `/`  
- FAQ: `/faq`  
- How it works: `/how-it-works`  
- API: `/api`  
- Full machine-oriented index: `/llms.txt`