Software Sphere—Email Validation Tool

Quick Start

The Email Validation API allows you to validate email addresses programmatically. It checks email format, domain validity, and MX records to determine if an email address is likely deliverable. Completely free — no API key required, no usage limits.

Endpoint

api.php

GET


                                                  https://softwaresphere.ca/tools/EmailValidationTool/api.php?email={email}

Parameters

email

string Required

The email address to validate (e.g., test@example.com).

Response

The API returns a JSON object with the following fields:

valid - Boolean indicating if the email is valid
email - The email address that was validated
format_valid - Boolean indicating if the format is correct
domain - The domain portion of the email
mx_found - Boolean indicating if MX records were found
mx_records - Array of MX records for the domain
reason - Human-readable validation result

Usage Examples

cURL Request

bash

curl "https://softwaresphere.ca/tools/EmailValidationTool/api.php?email=test@gmail.com"

Valid Email Response

json

{
  "valid": true,
  "email": "test@gmail.com",
  "format_valid": true,
  "domain": "gmail.com",
  "mx_found": true,
  "mx_records": ["gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com", ...],
  "reason": "Email appears valid"
}

Invalid Email Response

json

{
  "valid": false,
  "email": "invalid-email",
  "reason": "Invalid email format",
  "format_valid": false,
  "mx_found": false
}