---
title: "Email Validation"
method: POST
path: "/v1/people/email-validation"
tags: ["People Enrichment"]
---

# Email Validation

`POST /v1/people/email-validation`

Validate an email address for deliverability and get company enrichment data.

## Request body

- object
  - `email` string, email, required — Email address to validate

## Response `200`

Successful validation

- object
  - `email` string
  - `email_status` string
  - `credits_consumed` number
  - `message` string
  - `mx_record` string
  - `mx_provider` string
  - `mx_gateway` string, nullable — Security gateway vendor name
  - `mx_gateway_type` string, nullable — Security gateway type
  - `mx_security_gateway` boolean
  - `company_name` string
  - `company_industry` string
  - `company_size` string
  - `company_founded` integer
  - `company_type` string
  - `company_location` object
    - `name` string
    - `locality` string
    - `region` string
    - `metro` string
    - `country` string
    - `continent` string
    - `street_address` string
    - `address_line_2` string, nullable
    - `postal_code` string
    - `geo` string, nullable
  - `company_linkedin_url` string — Legacy field name for the B2B company profile.
  - `company_linkedin_id` string
  - `company_facebook_url` string, nullable
  - `company_twitter_url` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - The request was malformed or contains invalid parameters. **Common causes:** - Missing required fields - Invalid field format (e.g., malformed email) - Invalid JSON syntax - Invalid parameter values
- `401` — Unauthorized - Authentication failed. **Common causes:** - Missing X-API-Key header - Invalid or expired API key - Malformed API key
- `402` — Payment Required - Insufficient credits for this request. **Action required:** Add credits to your account at https://app.leadmagic.io/settings/billing
- `429` — Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded. **Action required:** Check the `Retry-After` header for when to retry. **Headers returned:** - `Retry-After`: Seconds until you can retry - `RateLimit-Limit`: Your limit per minute - `RateLimit-Remaining`: Remaining requests this minute - `RateLimit-Reset`: Seconds until limit resets
- `500` — Internal Server Error - Something went wrong on our end. **Action required:** Wait 30 seconds and retry. If the problem persists, contact support@leadmagic.io

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