Bulk Email Checker API: Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo & More
Detect whether email addresses are registered on Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, Mail.ru, or iCloud in bulk via the batch task API. The task uses the standard asynchronous batch workflow.
Input format
Upload a text file with one email addresses per line. Normalize values before upload; for phone numbers, E.164 format is recommended.
user@example.comanother@example.comCreate a task
POST https://api.numberchecker.ai/v1/tasks
curl --location 'https://api.numberchecker.ai/v1/tasks' \--header 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \--form 'file=@"./input.txt"' \--form 'task_type="email_check"'The API returns a task ID. Keep this ID and use it to poll the task status.
Upload response
{ "task_id": "d4g8o46p2jvh04o9uolg", "status": "pending", "total": 5000, "estimated_amount": { "amount": "0.500000", "currency": "USD" }, "message": "Task created successfully"}Check task status
POST https://api.numberchecker.ai/v1/gettasks
curl --location 'https://api.numberchecker.ai/v1/gettasks' \--header 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \--form 'task_id="d4g8o46p2jvh04o9uolg"'Poll until status becomes exported. Do not treat pending or processing as a completed result.
Processing response
{ "task_id": "d4g8o46p2jvh04o9uolg", "status": "processing", "total": 5000, "success": 2500, "failure": 0}Exported response
{ "task_id": "d4g8o46p2jvh04o9uolg", "status": "exported", "total": 5000, "success": 5000, "failure": 0, "result_url": "https://example-link-to-results.zip", "actual_amount": { "amount": "2.000000", "currency": "USD" }}Result Fields
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
email | Input email address from the submitted file. | user@example.com |
activated | Whether the input was detected as active or registered. | yes |
Result file handling
Download the file from result_url only after the task is exported. Preserve the returned column names when processing the file downstream.
Response fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
created_at | Timestamp when the task was created. |
updated_at | Timestamp of the latest task status update. |
task_id | Unique task identifier. |
status | pending, processing, exported, or failed. |
total | Total input values processed. |
success | Values processed successfully. |
failure | Values that failed processing. |
result_url | Download URL when the task is exported. |
actual_amount | Final settled amount, when available. |
estimated_amount | Estimated amount returned when the task is created. |
Status codes
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
200 | Request successful. |
202 | Task created successfully and estimated charge applied. |
400 | Invalid file, unsupported task type, or too few valid entries. |
401 | Missing or invalid API key. |
402 | Insufficient account balance. |
404 | Task not found. |
413 | Uploaded file is too large. |
500 | Internal server error; retry later. |
Operational notes
- The task is asynchronous; use the task ID for status polling.
- Check product-specific input limits before uploading.
- Failed rows are reported in the exported result and reflected in the task counters.
- The fields above are based on the current live sample and may change when the upstream export schema changes.