How to set up Bouncer
Authentication
Bouncer uses API key authentication:- Sign up at usebouncer.com
- Navigate to API settings
- Copy your API key
- Paste the API key in Cargo when connecting
Bouncer actions
Verify email
Validate an email address and check deliverability. Required fields:- Email: The email address to verify
Verification results
Bouncer provides detailed verification statuses:| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| deliverable | Email exists and accepts messages |
| undeliverable | Email doesn’t exist or bounces |
| risky | May bounce - use with caution |
| unknown | Couldn’t determine status |
Response data
Bouncer returns comprehensive verification details:| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| status | Overall verification status |
| reason | Detailed reason for status |
| Verified email address | |
| domain | Email domain |
| account | Email account/username |
| did_you_mean | Suggested typo correction |
| role | Is it a role-based email? |
| free | Is it a free email provider? |
| disposable | Is it a disposable email? |
| accept_all | Does domain accept all emails? |
Best practices
- Verify at point of capture for immediate feedback
- Re-verify before major campaigns
- Treat “risky” emails with caution - monitor for bounces
- Never email “undeliverable” addresses
- Use disposable email detection to filter low-quality leads
- Leverage “did_you_mean” for typo corrections
- Consider role-based emails carefully (info@, support@)
Why use Bouncer?
- High accuracy: Advanced verification technology
- Fast results: Real-time verification
- Detailed insights: Rich metadata about each email
- Typo detection: Automatic correction suggestions
- Disposable detection: Identify throwaway emails
- Role detection: Identify generic addresses