Verify an email address in Python

Checking that an address parses is a regex. Checking that it can actually receive mail requires a DNS lookup, a disposable-provider list and a scoring model. This endpoint does all three in one call.

Python

import urllib.request, json

req = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://autorev.rohnelt.dev/v1/email/verify?email=john.doe@gmail.com",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + API_KEY})
print(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)))

Response

{
  "email": "john.doe@gmail.com",
  "status": "deliverable",
  "score": 87,
  "normalized": "johndoe@gmail.com",
  "has_mx": true,
  "is_disposable": false,
  "is_role": false,
  "did_you_mean": null
}

The three checks that matter

1. MX reachability. A domain with no MX and no A record cannot receive mail at all - that is a hard bounce you can avoid for free.
2. Disposable detection. Blocks trial abuse at signup.
3. Typo correction. gmial.con becomes a "did you mean gmail.com?" prompt instead of a lost customer.