Email Validator

Check supported email syntax and look up the domain's mail-routing records. Review the diagnostic before interpreting the result.

Use this tool to catch formatting problems and see whether the domain publishes usable MX records.

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  • No registration
  • Uses a server
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About Email Validator

Use this tool to catch formatting problems and see whether the domain publishes usable MX records.

Syntax validation

The API checks an ASCII address pattern and domain labels.

MX lookup

Successful requests show domain mail-routing records when present.

How to use Email Validator

  1. 1

    Enter the address

    Type an address with a domain, such as name@example.com.

  2. 2

    Choose Validate Email

    The service checks syntax and requests MX records.

  3. 3

    Read the diagnostic

    Separate a syntax error, an MX result and a lookup failure.

Formats and practical limits

Email address → syntax and MX diagnostic

  • The check does not contact the mailbox or prove deliverability.
  • Quoted or internationalized address forms may fall outside its supported syntax.

Practical example

Enter name@example.com to check the format, then interpret the MX answer as a property of the domain.

Further reading

Frequently Asked Questions

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Does finding MX prove that name@example.com exists?

It shows routing for the domain and says nothing about that mailbox.