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Frequently asked questions

Everything we get asked, grouped by topic. Can't find what you're looking for? Get in touch.

General

What is SF Email Verifier?+

A tool for checking whether an email address is real and deliverable, and for finding someone's email address from their name and company domain. Single checks, bulk CSV processing, email finder, and API — all on the same daily credits.

Free credits

How do the 20 free daily credits work?+

Every account gets 20 credits at the start of each day, no card required. They don't roll over, but they never expire as a benefit — you get a fresh 20 every day for as long as you use the product.

What counts toward the daily 20?+

Each actionable result (valid / invalid / role / disposable / catch-all) uses one credit. Unknown and greylisted results are free.

Accuracy

Why do other tools mark Yahoo addresses as catch-all?+

Microsoft's mail servers use enumeration protection, which means a generic SMTP probe can't reliably tell a real Yahoo mailbox from a fake one. Most verifiers either flag the whole domain catch-all or guess valid for everything. We run provider-specific checks instead.

Is any verifier 100% accurate?+

No. The math is impossible: some mail servers genuinely don't tell you whether a specific mailbox exists. The best you can do is correctly categorise results — valid, invalid, risky — and never make up answers for the rest. That's what we do.

Bulk & API

What file formats does bulk verification accept?+

CSV or TXT, up to 1M rows per job, with an email column you can name or let us auto-detect.

How long do bulk jobs take?+

Roughly 1-3 seconds per email on average. A 10,000-row list finishes in under an hour. Jobs run in the background and you'll see live progress in the dashboard.

Is there rate limiting on the API?+

Yes — 60 requests/minute for the free tier, scaling up with paid plans. The dashboard shows your current limit.

Billing

Can I cancel anytime?+

Yes, cancel from your account settings anytime — you'll keep paid-plan access until the end of the current billing period, then drop back to the free daily credits.

Do you offer refunds?+

Yes, 14-day refund window if SF Email Verifier doesn't work for you. PAYG credits are non-refundable once used, but unused balances are.

Privacy & security

Do you store the emails I verify?+

Bulk verification jobs and their results auto-delete after 7 days. We don't sell or share the lists you upload.

Do you send any emails to the addresses I check?+

No. We only open a one-line SMTP handshake to confirm the mailbox accepts mail — we never send actual messages. The mailbox owner won't see anything in their inbox.

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