# Verify emails in bulk or one at a time

> Use Email verifier to check a file or pasted list of emails, or one address. Each check uses a verification credit; results are kept 30 days.

Updated Oct 16, 2026 · Alona Shalieieva · https://getprospect.com/help-center/enrichment-and-verification/verify-emails

[Email verifier](https://app.getprospect.com/email-verifier) checks whether email addresses exist before you send to them. **Bulk verify** takes a file or a pasted list; **Single verify** checks one address.

## Before you begin

-   Any member of the workspace can verify emails.
-   Credits: verification credits, separate from email credits. Free gives 100 a month; more come with your plan or as a one-time top-up.
-   Files: CSV, TXT, TSV or Excel, up to 1,000,000 emails and 150 MB. Pasted lists: up to 50,000 entries.

## Steps: verify in bulk

1.  Open [Email verifier](https://app.getprospect.com/email-verifier) and click **New bulk**.
    
2.  Choose **Upload file** and drop your file, or **Paste emails** and paste one address per line, then click **Continue**.
    
    ![New bulk verification dialog with the Upload file and Paste emails tabs and the file drop area](https://static.getprospect.com/img/help-center/v2/verify-emails-1-ef069a65b1.webp)
3.  If your file has more than one column with emails, pick the one to check on **Choose the email column** and click **Continue**.
    
4.  Wait while we analyse the list. On **Review and verify** you see **Total rows**, **To verify**, **Duplicates** and **Invalid syntax**. Duplicates are checked once, and badly formed addresses are never sent; neither costs a credit.
    
5.  Check **Cost: N verification credits** and click **Verify N emails**.
    
    ![Review and verify step with the Total rows, To verify, Duplicates and Invalid syntax tiles, the cost line and the Verify emails button](https://static.getprospect.com/img/help-center/v2/verify-emails-2-587428d859.webp)

If you do not have enough credits, click **Top up your credits**. A workspace admin can buy the missing verification credits right there; once the payment goes through, the job starts by itself. Otherwise the link opens the Plans page.

## Steps: verify one email

1.  Open [Single verify](https://app.getprospect.com/email-verifier/single).
    
2.  Under **Verify a single email**, enter the address and click **Verify**.
    
    ![Single verify tab with an address entered, a Valid verdict badge, Provider, Domain and Free email facts, and the matching person card with See more info](https://static.getprospect.com/img/help-center/v2/verify-emails-3-5a356d70dd.webp)

## What you get

**Bulk:** each job is a row with the number and share of **Valid**, **Invalid**, **Accept-all** and **Unknown** results, and a **Status**. When it shows **Completed**, use the download action to get **All emails**, **Valid emails** or **Invalid emails**. Each file is your file with **Email status**, **Email provider**, **Email domain** and **Free email** columns added. Files are kept for 30 days, then the row shows **Files expired**.

**Single:** the verdict, plus the email **Provider**, **Domain** and whether it is a **Free email**. If the address belongs to someone in our database, their card appears with **See more info**; otherwise you may see the company with a button to see its employees. Click **Show verification history for last 30 days** for your workspace's single checks, and **Download** to save them.

What each verdict means: [Email verification statuses](https://getprospect.com/help-center/enrichment-and-verification/verification-statuses.md).

## Credit usage

| Action | Cost |
| --- | --- |
| Single check with a Valid or Invalid verdict | 1 verification credit |
| Single check with an Accept-all or Unknown verdict | Free |
| Bulk, each unique well-formed address | 1 verification credit, charged at start whatever the verdict |
| Bulk duplicates and invalid syntax | Free |
| Cancelled or failed bulk job | Credits for rows not verified are refunded |

## FAQ

### Can I verify the emails in a list or search directly?

Not from the list. Export it, then upload the file under **New bulk**.

### Do I need to verify emails GetProspect found for me?

No. They are verified before you get them. See [Are GetProspect emails verified?](https://getprospect.com/help-center/enrichment-and-verification/are-emails-verified.md)

### I'm out of verification credits but have email credits. Can I use those?

No, the two balances are separate. Buy verification packs under **Extra credits**; see [Ran out of credits?](https://getprospect.com/help-center/credits-and-billing/out-of-credits.md)

## Related articles

-   [Email verification statuses](https://getprospect.com/help-center/enrichment-and-verification/verification-statuses.md)
-   [Accept-all email addresses](https://getprospect.com/help-center/enrichment-and-verification/accept-all-emails.md)
-   [Export people and companies to CSV or Excel](https://getprospect.com/help-center/integrations-and-api/export.md)
-   [How credits work](https://getprospect.com/help-center/credits-and-billing/how-credits-work.md)