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POST
/
v1
/
contacts
/
validate
Validate email deliverability
curl --request POST \
  --url https://brew.new/api/v1/contacts/validate \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "emails": [
    "ada@gmail.com",
    "temp@mailinator.com",
    "admin@stripe.com"
  ]
}
'
import requests

url = "https://brew.new/api/v1/contacts/validate"

payload = { "emails": ["ada@gmail.com", "temp@mailinator.com", "admin@stripe.com"] }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({emails: ['ada@gmail.com', 'temp@mailinator.com', 'admin@stripe.com']})
};

fetch('https://brew.new/api/v1/contacts/validate', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://brew.new/api/v1/contacts/validate",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'emails' => [
'ada@gmail.com',
'temp@mailinator.com',
'admin@stripe.com'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://brew.new/api/v1/contacts/validate"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"emails\": [\n \"ada@gmail.com\",\n \"temp@mailinator.com\",\n \"admin@stripe.com\"\n ]\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://brew.new/api/v1/contacts/validate")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"emails\": [\n \"ada@gmail.com\",\n \"temp@mailinator.com\",\n \"admin@stripe.com\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://brew.new/api/v1/contacts/validate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"emails\": [\n \"ada@gmail.com\",\n \"temp@mailinator.com\",\n \"admin@stripe.com\"\n ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "data": [
    {
      "email": "ada@gmail.com",
      "valid": true,
      "status": "valid"
    },
    {
      "email": "temp@mailinator.com",
      "valid": false,
      "status": "invalid",
      "reason": "undeliverable"
    },
    {
      "email": "ada@gmial.com",
      "valid": false,
      "status": "risky",
      "reason": "unknown",
      "didYouMean": "ada@gmail.com"
    },
    {
      "email": "admin@stripe.com",
      "valid": false,
      "status": "risky",
      "reason": "role_address"
    }
  ]
}
{
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
"type": "invalid_request",
"message": "Request validation failed.",
"suggestion": "Fix the field reported in `param` and retry.",
"docs": "https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/errors",
"param": "emails"
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"type": "authentication_error",
"message": "The provided API key is invalid.",
"suggestion": "Check the API key format and retry with a valid active key.",
"docs": "https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/authentication"
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS",
"type": "payment_required",
"message": "This operation required more credits than the 0 remaining on the 'free' plan. See the per-operation cost in GET /v1/help.",
"suggestion": "Upgrade your plan or wait for the next billing period to reset. Check your balance up front with GET /v1/usage.",
"docs": "https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/credits",
"details": {
"cost": 2,
"remaining": 0,
"planKey": "free"
}
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS",
"type": "authorization_error",
"message": "The caller does not have the required permission.",
"suggestion": "Use an API key or session with the required permission.",
"docs": "https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/authentication",
"param": "contacts"
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"type": "rate_limit",
"message": "Too many requests.",
"suggestion": "Wait for the retry window before sending another request.",
"docs": "https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/rate-limits",
"retryAfter": 42
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
"type": "internal_error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred.",
"suggestion": "Retry the request. If it keeps failing, contact support.",
"docs": "https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/errors"
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
"type": "service_unavailable",
"message": "Your credit balance could not be verified because a billing dependency is temporarily unavailable.",
"suggestion": "Retry the request after a short delay.",
"docs": "https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/credits",
"retryAfter": 2
}
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
default:Bearer brew_your_api_key
required

Send your Brew API key as Authorization: Bearer brew_xxx.

Body

application/json
emails
string[]
required
Required array length: 1 - 100 elements
Minimum string length: 1

Response

One classification row per input address.

data
object[]
required