Email is correct but recognized as a disposable address.

Disposable emails are temporary accounts used to avoid using a real personal account during a sign-up process. Common providers of disposable emails include Mailinator, Guerilla Mail, AirMail, and 10 Minute Mail. These emails are fake or temporary emails. We advise you not to send any emails to this address. 

Email is correct but recognized as a spam trap.

A spam trap is a honeypot used to collect spam. Spam traps are usually e-mail addresses that are created not for communication, but rather to lure spam. We advise you not to send any emails to this address. 

Email is correct, but the email server has a catch-all policy.

This is also known as a “catch-all”. This is a domain-wide setting where all emails on this domain will be reported as a catch-all. There is no definitive way to determine whether this email is valid or invalid. 

If you have a dedicated email server with your own IPs, catch-all emails may be safe for sending dependent on the overall health of your list.

If you use a third-party email provider that requires a bounce rate below 4%, these emails are not safe for sending.

Email is correct and confirmed as a real user.

A valid email address has been verified as a real email that is currently accepting mail. These emails exist and have been verified for safe sending.

Email is correct, but can’t be associated with a particular person.

Role-based email addresses (like admin@, help@, sales@, leads@) are email addresses that are not associated with a particular person, but rather with a company, department, position, or group of recipients. They are not generally intended for personal use, as they typically include a distribution list of recipients.

Email is correct, recognized as a real user with a free email domain.

A valid free email address has been verified as a real email that is currently accepting mail. These emails exist and have been verified for safe sending.

Email is incorrect.

This address is incorrect due to a syntax error. It is not an email address. 

Email is correct but verified as invalid (bounce).

An invalid email address has been verified as a bad recipient address that does not exist or is not accepting mail. Invalid emails will result in a bounce.

Email is correct, but mail servers can’t be reached at this time.

We are unable to definitively determine this email’s status. This email appears to be OK, however, the domain and/or server is not responding to our requests. This may be due to an issue with their internal network or expired domain names. Unknown addresses are checked up to 3 times before this result code is given.

If you have a dedicated email server with your own IPs, unknown emails are normally safe for sending.

If you use a third-party email provider that requires a bounce rate below 4%, these emails are not safe for sending.