What a catch-all email really means
Why most tools flag them "risky" — and how deeper verification tells you which ones actually deliver.
BounceZip verifies emails in real time and validates the catch-all that most tools simply skip. 99%+ verification accuracy.
Most tools stop at SMTP and mark half your list "risky." We go deeper — so you keep the addresses that actually deliver.
We probe greylisting, accept-all behavior, and provider signals to estimate real deliverability — turning "risky" guesses into confident verdicts.
Validate at the signup form in under 100ms. JSON in, JSON out.
Upload up to 500k rows. Auto column detection, pause & resume.
Every address gets a deliverability score, not just pass/fail.
Block throwaway and shared inboxes before they hit your DB.
Every address comes back with a clear, confident answer — no guesswork, no raw logs to read.
Estimate the bounces you'd avoid — and the sender reputation you'd protect — by cleaning before you send.
| Capability | BounceZip | Typical tool |
|---|---|---|
| Catch-all resolved to real verdict | ||
| Sub-100ms real-time API | ||
| 0–100 deliverability score | ||
| Credits never expire | ||
| Pause & resume bulk jobs | ||
| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription |
"One cleanup and our Mailchimp deliverability jumped almost overnight. The dashboard is dead simple."
"The catch-all detection is the real deal — it told us which 'risky' addresses actually deliver. More sends, more replies."
"Wired the real-time API into our signup form in an afternoon. Spam signups basically disappeared."
"We ran our entire 2-million-row database through bulk verify over a weekend. Pause & resume made it painless."
"We used to manually scrub lists before every campaign. Now it's automatic — that's a full day back each month."
"Spot-checked BounceZip against our hard-bounce logs — the accuracy was uncanny. It just gets catch-alls right."
No subscriptions. Buy credits when you need them — they never expire.
Everything you need to know before you start verifying.
We verify at 99%+ accuracy and go a step further than most tools by resolving catch-all domains to a real deliverability verdict instead of just flagging them "risky."
A catch-all domain accepts mail to any address, so most verifiers can't confirm a specific mailbox. BounceZip probes further to estimate whether the address actually delivers.
Never. Credits roll over indefinitely and stay in your account until you use them — no subscription, no monthly reset.
Yes — every account starts with 100 free credits, no credit card required. Buy more only when you need them.
Absolutely. Our REST API returns a full verdict in under 100ms, so you can validate addresses right at your signup form.
One standard email verification uses 1 credit. Catch-all deep verification uses 5 credits, since it takes more work to estimate real deliverability. You only spend credits on emails actually verified — paused or skipped rows aren't charged.
Yes — unused credit packs can be refunded within 30 days of purchase. Just email support@bouncezip.com and we'll sort it out within 24 hours.
Create a free account, grab 100 verification credits, and see why 1,000+ teams trust BounceZip with their email reputation.
Pay only for what you verify. No subscriptions, no monthly fees — your credits never expire.
Every account starts with 100 free credits. 1 credit = 1 verification · catch-all checks use 5 credits.
A standard email verification uses 1 credit. Catch-all deep verification uses 5 credits, since it requires a deeper probe to estimate real deliverability.
Never. Credits roll over indefinitely and stay in your account until you use them.
A catch-all domain accepts mail to any address, so most tools can't confirm a specific mailbox. BounceZip probes further to estimate whether the address actually delivers.
Yes — every account starts with 100 free credits, no credit card required.
Unused credit packs can be refunded within 30 days. Email support@bouncezip.com and we'll sort it within 24 hours.
Get 100 credits on the house — no card, no subscription. Buy more only when you need them.
From a single check to a full REST API — with the catch-all intelligence others skip.
Paste an email and get an instant verdict — valid, invalid, or catch-all — with a deliverability score. Try it right here:
Upload a CSV or Excel file up to 500,000 rows. We auto-detect the email column and return categorized, downloadable results.
| Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| olivia@startup.io | Valid | 98 |
| team@catchall-co.com | Catch-all | 71 |
| info@acme.com | Role | 64 |
| noreply@gmal.com | Invalid | 12 |
A catch-all domain accepts everything, so most verifiers give up. BounceZip probes further to estimate whether the specific mailbox actually receives mail.
A single REST endpoint returns a full verdict in JSON in under 100ms. Drop it into your signup form, CRM, or backend.
# Response { "result": "valid", "score": 98, "catchall": false, "disposable": false }
We maintain a constantly-updated list of temporary providers, so junk signups never reach your database.
Flagged as temporary. We recommend blocking it at the form.
Beyond pass/fail, every address gets a score combining all six checks — so you set your own quality threshold.
Valid · not catch-all · not disposable · personal.
Catch-all domains accept any address, so most tools give up and flag the whole list. BounceZip probes deeper to tell you which catch-all addresses actually deliver — so you keep real contacts instead of deleting them.
We identify domains that accept every address so a normal SMTP check can't confirm a mailbox.
Greylisting handling and provider-specific signals push past the "accept-all" wall.
Each catch-all address gets a 0–100 score and a clear send / caution / skip recommendation.
Flagging every catch-all as "risky" quietly throws away real, reachable people. We help you keep them.
| On a catch-all address | BounceZip | Typical tool |
|---|---|---|
| Tells you it's a catch-all | ||
| Estimates real deliverability | ||
| Gives a 0–100 score | ||
| Clear send / skip recommendation |
Run your catch-all domains through BounceZip and keep the contacts that actually deliver.
RESTful API. JSON responses. Under 100ms. 99.9% uptime SLA.
// Request { "email": "olivia@startup.io", "api_key": "bz_live_••••" } // 200 OK { "email": "olivia@startup.io", "status": "valid", "score": 98, "mx": true, "smtp": true, "catchall": false, "disposable": false, "role": false }
Median real-time response, so you can verify inline at the signup form.
Backed by an SLA on paid plans, with status updates and incident history.
Copy-paste examples for every major language in the full docs.
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /v1/verify | Verify a single email in real time. |
| POST | /v1/bulk | Submit an async bulk job. |
| GET | /v1/bulk/:jobId | Poll status and results. |
| POST | /v1/catchall | Deep catch-all check on a domain. |
| GET | /v1/credits | Retrieve credit balance. |
We got tired of watching good campaigns die in spam folders because of dirty lists. So we built the verifier we always wanted.
BounceZip started in 2023 when our founders — a growth marketer and a backend engineer — kept hitting the same wall: every tool flagged catch-all domains as "risky" and left them guessing. Half their list was unusable, not because it was bad, but because the tools gave up too early.
So we built verification that goes deeper. Today, BounceZip checks six layers on every address, resolves catch-all domains to a real verdict, and powers everything from a single dashboard check to billions of API calls — with transparent, credits-never-expire pricing.
Six layers of checks and real catch-all resolution. We'd rather be right than fast — and we're both.
Credits never expire, no surprise overages, and a free tier that's genuinely useful.
A clean REST API, honest docs, and responses fast enough to run inline at signup.
Nasir has spent years deep in B2B data and email outreach — helping companies build and clean lists at scale. He started BounceZip after seeing the same problem everywhere: great campaigns sinking because of dirty data and catch-all domains no tool would resolve. His mission is simple — give every team verification they can actually trust.
Big list, custom volume, or API questions? Grab a 30-minute slot and we'll help you map out the cleanest path to the inbox.
Real words and real faces from marketers, founders, and developers who clean their lists with BounceZip.
"We cut our bounce rate from 8.2% to 0.7% after one cleanup. Setup took ten minutes and the results were immediate."
"Other tools flagged half my list as risky. BounceZip told me which catch-alls actually deliver — I got 30% more usable contacts."
"The real-time API is fast and dead simple. Spam signups basically disappeared after we added it to our form."
"Ran 2 million rows over a weekend with pause & resume. No babysitting, clean results Monday morning."
"Credits never expiring is a small thing that makes a big difference. We buy in bulk and use them when we need them."
"I spot-checked it against our hard-bounce logs — 99.4% match. I trust it more than the tool we paid 3x for."
"Support actually replies, and the dashboard is the cleanest I've used. Switching was a no-brainer."
"Does exactly what it says. Would love a few more native integrations, but the API covers everything we needed."
"We onboarded the whole team in a day. Roles, shared credits, clean reporting — it just works."
Start free with 100 credits and see the difference yourself.
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Search our guides, browse common topics, or reach the team directly.
Our team replies within 24 hours — and live chat is available on paid plans.
Questions about plans, the API, or custom volume? We're here.
We collect the information you give us to run your account and verifications:
We use your data only to provide and improve BounceZip: verifying the emails you submit, maintaining your account and credits, processing payments, and sending essential service messages. We do not sell your data, and we never use the email addresses you verify for our own marketing.
Verification lists are retained only as long as needed to deliver your results, and you can delete them at any time from your dashboard. Account and billing records are kept for as long as your account is active and as required by law.
We share data only with trusted sub-processors (hosting, payments, email delivery) under strict data-processing agreements — never with advertisers or data brokers.
You can access, export, correct, or delete your data at any time. Email privacy@bouncezip.com and we'll respond within 30 days.
Questions about this policy? Reach us at privacy@bouncezip.com.
You're responsible for keeping your login credentials and API keys secure, and for all activity under your account. You must be at least 18 and provide accurate information.
You agree to verify only email addresses you have a lawful basis to process. You may not use BounceZip to send spam, harvest addresses unlawfully, or attempt to disrupt or reverse-engineer the service.
We target 99.9% uptime and back it with an SLA on paid plans, but the service is provided "as is." Verification results are best-effort estimates of deliverability, not a guarantee that any message will be delivered.
You can close your account anytime. We may suspend accounts that violate these terms. On termination, unused paid credits remain refundable per section 3.
To the extent permitted by law, BounceZip's total liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the preceding 12 months.
Questions about these terms? Email legal@bouncezip.com.
For the email addresses you upload, you are the data controller and BounceZip is the data processor — we process that data solely on your instructions to perform verification.
You're responsible for having a lawful basis (such as legitimate interest or consent) to process and verify the addresses you submit. Verification itself supports data accuracy — a core GDPR principle.
We offer a DPA to all customers covering processing scope, sub-processors, security measures, and breach notification. Request one at dpa@bouncezip.com.
Data is processed on EU-compliant infrastructure, with Standard Contractual Clauses in place for any transfers outside the EEA.
We support access, rectification, erasure, and portability requests. Contact privacy@bouncezip.com and we'll assist within statutory timeframes.