Mailbeam
Security · Anti-fraud

Disposable Email Checker

Block Mailinator, YOPmail, Guerrilla Mail, and 50,000+ other throwaway email services before they enter your user database.

Enter an email or domain to check it against known disposable providers.

Block disposables via API Free, no signup — 10 checks/day

What Mailbeam checks

Every verification runs 7 checks in parallel and returns a structured result in under 100ms.

50,000+ disposable domains

Continuously updated database of known temporary email services. New providers are added within hours of detection.

Real-time detection

Check any email address against the disposable database in under 10ms. No delay, no polling.

Subdomain and alias detection

Many disposable services use subdomains (user@mail.mailinator.com) or plus-addressing. Mailbeam normalizes and checks all variants.

Combined with full verification

Disposable detection is one of 7 checks returned with every verification. No separate API call needed.

Customizable response

Block, warn, or allow disposable emails depending on your use case. The result includes a boolean 'disposable' flag for easy conditionals.

False-positive safe

Mailbeam distinguishes between disposable services and legitimate privacy-focused email providers to minimize false positives.

How it works

1

Extract the domain

From the submitted email address, Mailbeam extracts and normalizes the domain, handling subdomains and aliases.

2

Database lookup

The domain is checked against Mailbeam's continuously updated database of 50,000+ known disposable and temporary email services.

3

Result returned

The verification response includes 'disposable: true|false' alongside the full check results and deliverability score.

4

Your code decides

Use the flag in your business logic — hard reject, soft warn, or allow with a note. The decision is yours.

When to use it

Free trial abuse prevention

Serial abusers create new accounts with disposable emails to get unlimited trials. Block them at signup before they cost you real resources.

Referral program integrity

Referral programs are exploited by creating multiple disposable accounts. Disposable detection stops this at the source.

Waitlist quality

Pre-launch waitlists filled with disposable emails are worthless. Validate at signup to ensure your list contains real people.

Marketing list hygiene

Disposable addresses in your marketing list generate zero engagement and hurt your sender reputation.

Frequently asked questions

Ready to integrate?

Free tier includes 1,000 verifications/month. No credit card required.