Validate email (Loqate)
Validates an email address and distinguishes valid, risky, invalid, and indeterminate results.
Vue d’ensemble
Validates an email address and distinguishes valid, risky, invalid, and indeterminate results.
Exemple
Check a contact's address before sending an onboarding journey or sensitive link.
Decision routes
validValide
Loqate considers the data valid.
Recommended actionContinue with the normalized value.
riskyRisk detected
The email address is syntactically or technically usable but carries a risk signal.
Recommended actionApply an additional verification or ask for another address.
invalidInvalide
Loqate considers the data invalid.
Recommended actionRequest a correction before continuing.
unknownIndeterminate
Loqate cannot produce a reliable conclusion.
Recommended actionDo not treat this result as valid by default.
Parameters 2
extension_config_id
Extension configuration used for this operation.
email
Email address to validate.
Outputs 7
selected_route
Business route chosen from the validation result.
valid
Whether Loqate considers the validated data valid.
email
Normalized email address resulting from the check.
domain
Domain of the analyzed email address.
account
Local part of the analyzed email address.
reason
Normalized reason explaining the validation result.
result
Normalized Loqate response for the performed validation.
Behavior
Loqate analyzes the structure and available signals for the mailbox and domain, then returns a normalized view and business route.
Limits and responsibilities
validdoes not prove that the person actually controls the mailbox; use OTP verification when that proof is required.- A
riskyresult must be interpreted according to your business tolerance.