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# Email Validator
[![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/deep-email-validator.png)](https://nodei.co/npm/deep-email-validator/)
Validates email addresses based on regex, common typos, disposable email blacklists, DNS records and SMTP server response.
- Validates email looks like an email i.e. contains an "@" and a "." to the right of it.
- Validates common typos e.g. example@gmaill.com using [mailcheck](https://github.com/mailcheck/mailcheck).
- Validates email was not generated by disposable email service using [disposable-email-domains](https://github.com/ivolo/disposable-email-domains).
- Validates MX records are present on DNS.
- Validates SMTP server is running.
- Validates mailbox exists on SMTP server.
- Native typescript support.
## Getting Started
Comaptible with nodejs only. Not browser ready.
Install like so
```
npm i deep-email-validator --save
```
or with yarn
```
yarn add deep-email-validator
```
Use like so
```typescript
import validate from 'deep-email-validator'
const main = async () => {
let res = await validate('[email protected]')
// {
// "valid": false,
// "reason": "smtp",
// "validators": {
// "regex": {
// "valid": true
// },
// "typo": {
// "valid": true
// },
// "disposable": {
// "valid": true
// },
// "mx": {
// "valid": true
// },
// "smtp": {
// "valid": false,
// "reason": "Mailbox not found.",
// }
// }
// }
// Can also be called with these default options
await validate({
email: '[email protected]',
sender: '[email protected]',
validateRegex: true,
validateMx: true,
validateTypo: true,
validateDisposable: true,
validateSMTP: true,
})
}
```
[Default options can be found here](https://github.com/mfbx9da4/deep-email-validator/blob/cefb37abc6e42d3a1551d38f9706d4ff538226e5/src/options/options.ts#L1)