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How to set up Bouncer

Authentication

Bouncer uses API key authentication:
  1. Sign up at usebouncer.com
  2. Navigate to API settings
  3. Copy your API key
  4. 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
Credits: 0.3 credits per verification

Verification results

Bouncer provides detailed verification statuses:

Response data

Bouncer returns comprehensive verification details:

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