Check if an email address is correct and really exists using Ruby on Rails
Email Validation in a Nutshell
An Email Address can look right but still be wrong and bounce. We’re providing you our api to use Ruby on Rails and validate all those emails coming into your various workspaces.
Email Validation Using an API Key
With an API key you wont be limited by how many addresses you can check at one time, or how fast you can check them. In the Ruby example changes to add the API key shown below. You can of course also just use our bulk email validation upload tool if you aren’t interested in using the api and RoR.
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
api_key = '' # Generated in your User Profile; it shows at the top in a green bar once
team_slug = '' # When you sign up, you have a team; it's in the URL; then use that
email_address = 'test@test.com' # The test email
url = "https://app.mailvalidation.io/a/#{team_slug}/validate/api/validate/"
uri = URI(url)
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path,
{ 'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
'Accept' => 'application/json',
'Authorization' => "Api-Key #{api_key}" })
request.body = { email: email_address }.to_json
response = http.request(request)
if response.code.to_i == 200
result = JSON.parse(response.body)
valid = result['is_valid']
if valid
puts 'Valid'
else
puts 'Invalid'
end
else
puts "An error occurred: #{response.code} #{response.message}"
end
