Zerobounce API

Give your agents access to Zerobounce API. Bring your own Zerobounce key, or skip the signup and pay per call from your Composio balance with Composio Instant.

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ZeroBounce is an email validation and deliverability platform that detects invalid or risky email addresses. It helps businesses improve email marketing results by ensuring emails actually reach real people.

22 Tools
COMPOSIO INSTANT

What is Composio Instant?

Composio Instant lets your agent use paid APIs like Zerobounce without a separate account or API key for each one. New accounts start with $2 of free credit.

No Zerobounce account or key

Your agent calls Zerobounce through Composio, so there is nothing to sign up for, store, or rotate.

Pay per call, at cost

$0.019 per email validated; unknown results are free., paid from your Composio balance with zero markup.

Works in any agent

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients, or your own code with the Composio SDK.

Works with your apps

Use Zerobounce with Gmail, Slack, Google Sheets, and 1,700+ other apps you connect.

AI ASSISTANTS

Connect the Zerobounce API to your AI assistant

Use Zerobounce from the AI assistant you already work in. Connect Composio once, then paste the prompt.

  1. 1

    Open the Connectors menu

    Use the button to open Claude's Add connector dialog with Composio filled in. Or click + in the message box, then Connectors, Add connector and Add custom connector.
    Add Composio to Claude
  2. 2

    Add the Composio MCP server

    Name it Composio, paste the MCP server URL and click Add.
    https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
  3. 3

    Authorize in your browser

    A browser window opens. Sign in to Composio to approve the connection.
  4. 4

    Paste the prompt

    Start a new chat and paste the prompt. Claude runs the call on Composio Instant.
  1. 1

    Install the Composio plugin

    Open Composio's plugin page in ChatGPT and click Install. Sign in to ChatGPT first if it asks.
    Install in ChatGPT
  2. 2

    Authorize in your browser

    Connect the plugin, then sign in to Composio to approve the connection.
  3. 3

    Turn on Composio in your chat

    In a new chat, click +, then More, and select Composio.
  4. 4

    Paste the prompt

    Paste the prompt into that chat. ChatGPT runs the call on Composio Instant.
  1. 1

    Install the Composio plugin

    Open Composio in the Cursor marketplace, click Install Composio Plugin for Cursor and approve the connection in your browser.
    Install in Cursor
  2. 2

    Paste the prompt

    Open the Agent chat and paste the prompt. Cursor runs the call on Composio Instant.
  1. 1

    Add the Composio plugin

    Open Composio's listing on x.ai and click Add to Grok Bot. When Grok Bot opens the plugin, click Add.
    Add to Grok Bot
  2. 2

    Authenticate

    Go to Installed, open Composio and click Authenticate. Sign in to Composio and click Authorize.
  3. 3

    Paste the prompt

    Paste the prompt into your bot's chat. Grok Bot runs the call on Composio Instant.
  1. 1

    Paste the setup prompt

    Copy this into your Hermes chat. Hermes adds the Composio MCP server for you.
    Set up Composio from composio.dev/hermes
  2. 2

    Authorize in your browser

    A browser window opens. Sign in to Composio to approve the connection.
  3. 3

    Paste the prompt

    Start a new chat and paste the prompt. Hermes runs the call on Composio Instant.
ClaudeNew chat

Paste this prompt

Use ZeroBounce through Composio Instant to validate sales@acme.com. Return its deliverability result and domain details.

What success looks like

ZEROBOUNCE_VALIDATE_EMAIL

Your assistant runs ZeroBounce and replies with the deliverability result and domain details for sales@acme.com.

Runs on Composio Instant
SDK

Use the Zerobounce API in your code

Call Zerobounce from your own agent with the Composio SDK. Four steps and one tool call.

  1. 1

    Set up Composio

    Turn on Instant Toolkits in your project settings and check your prepaid balance in Billing. Then set your API key.
    export COMPOSIO_API_KEY="your_composio_api_key"
  2. 2

    Install the SDK

    The Python SDK needs Python 3.11 through 3.15.
    pip install composio
  3. 3

    Run the call

    Create a session that keeps Instant to this toolkit and reports the charge, then run the tool on the Instant account.
    ZEROBOUNCE_VALIDATE_EMAIL
  4. 4

    Read the response

    When the call runs on Instant, the response includes its charge: the amount as an exact USD decimal string, the currency and charged_by.
agent.py
from composio import Composio

composio = Composio()

session = composio.sessions.create(
    user_id="user_123",
    toolkits=["zerobounce"],
    instant={
        "toolkits": {"enable": ["zerobounce"]},
        "return_instant_charge": True,
    },
)

result = session.execute(
    "ZEROBOUNCE_VALIDATE_EMAIL",
    arguments={
        "email": "sales@acme.com",
    },
    account="instant_account",
)
print(result)
print("Instant charge:", result.instant_charge)
TOOLS

Available Zerobounce API tools

6 Zerobounce tools run on Instant, priced per call with no Zerobounce key. Tools marked Your key need your own Zerobounce account.

ActionTool slugWhat it doesAvailability
Validate EmailZEROBOUNCE_VALIDATE_EMAILCheck an email address's deliverability and domain details before sending.
Instant$0.019 per email validated; unknown results are free.83% off
Batch ValidateZEROBOUNCE_BATCH_VALIDATE_EMAILSValidate up to 200 email addresses in a real-time batch.
Instant$0.019 per email validated; unknown results are free.83% off
Evaluate ListZEROBOUNCE_LIST_EVALUATORCheck an email list's quality before full validation.
Instant$0 per request
Search DomainZEROBOUNCE_DOMAIN_SEARCH_SINGLEFind common email address formats for a domain or company name.
Instant$0.39 per email format found; free if none is found.
Score EmailZEROBOUNCE_AI_SCORING_SINGLEScore a single email address with ZeroBounce AI.
Instant$0.019 per email scored.83% off
Get Activity DataZEROBOUNCE_ACTIVITY_DATATool to get activity data (opens, clicks, etc.) for a given email.
InstantEstimated $0.019 per matched Activity Data record.
Upload Validation FileZEROBOUNCE_SEND_FILEUpload a file for bulk email validation.Your key
Check File StatusZEROBOUNCE_GET_VALIDATION_FILE_STATUSCheck processing status for a bulk email-validation file.Your key
Download ResultsZEROBOUNCE_GET_VALIDATION_FILEDownload results for a completed bulk email-validation file.Your key

Instant prices are Zerobounce's list prices with 0% markup, paid from your Composio balance and updated every hour. Instant calls also count toward your plan's tool calls. See all plans on the pricing page.

USE CASES

Zerobounce API use cases and example prompts

Copy a prompt into your agent. Each one uses Zerobounce with apps you connect through Composio.

  • Clean the campaign contact list

    Use ZeroBounce to validate up to 200 addresses in my Acme Campaign Contacts sheet in Google Sheets. Add the validation results to the matching rows, then post a summary in Slack's #marketing channel.

    Apps used: Zerobounce, Google Sheets, Slack

  • Review a list before import

    Use ZeroBounce to evaluate the Acme webinar signup list in my Google Drive before I import it into HubSpot. Add the list quality findings to the Acme campaign record in HubSpot, and tell me whether the list is ready for full validation.

    Apps used: Zerobounce, Google Drive, HubSpot

  • Check address formats for Acme

    Use ZeroBounce to find common email address formats for acme.com. Add the formats to the Acme company record in HubSpot, then draft a Gmail message to my sales team with the findings.

    Apps used: Zerobounce, HubSpot, Gmail

  • Review a shared inbox address

    Use ZeroBounce AI scoring to score sales@acme.com before we use it as the reply-to address for a campaign. Add the result to my Sender Review sheet in Google Sheets, then share a short summary in Slack's #marketing channel.

    Apps used: Zerobounce, Google Sheets, Slack

TROUBLESHOOTING

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