> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://orbisearch.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# OrbiSearch: Email Verification API

> Verify email addresses in real-time or at scale. OrbiSearch tells you whether an address is safe, risky, or invalid before you send.

OrbiSearch is an email verification API that helps you confirm whether email addresses are deliverable before you send. Whether you're cleaning a list of thousands or validating an address at point of entry, OrbiSearch gives you accurate, actionable results — with clear statuses that tell you exactly what we know and what we don't.

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/docs/quickstart">
    Make your first verification request in minutes. Get your API key and start verifying emails.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/docs/authentication">
    Learn how to authenticate requests to the OrbiSearch API using your API key.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/docs/api-reference/verify-email">
    Full reference for every endpoint — single verification, bulk jobs, and credit balance.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Verification Statuses" icon="circle-check" href="/docs/concepts/verification-statuses">
    Understand what Safe, Risky, Invalid, and Unknown mean — and how to act on each.
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## How it works

OrbiSearch verifies email addresses without sending a real email. We check DNS records, connect to mail servers, and apply multi-layer validation to determine whether a mailbox exists and is accepting mail.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get your API key">
    Sign in to the [OrbiSearch dashboard](https://orbisearch.com/dashboard/api-keys) and create an API key.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify an email">
    Call `GET /v1/verify` with your email address and API key. Get back a `status` and `substatus` immediately.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Act on the result">
    Use the status (`safe`, `risky`, `invalid`, `unknown`) to decide whether to include the address in your campaign or workflow.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run bulk jobs for lists">
    Submit a list of addresses via `POST /v1/bulk` and poll for results. OrbiSearch handles retries automatically.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Key features

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  <Card title="Single verification" icon="envelope-circle-check" href="/docs/guides/single-verification">
    Verify one address in real-time. Results return immediately.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Bulk verification" icon="list-check" href="/docs/guides/bulk-verification">
    Submit lists of any size. OrbiSearch processes them asynchronously and retries greylisted addresses automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Rich result data" icon="table-list" href="/docs/concepts/verification-statuses">
    Every result includes a status, substatus, plain-English explanation, email provider, and flags for disposable, role, and free addresses.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Credits & pricing" icon="coins" href="/docs/concepts/credits">
    Pay per verification at 0.2 credits each. Check your balance anytime via the API.
  </Card>
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