# SearchBug, top-up from $10: Email verification API

> Real-time email verification that checks MX records, detects spam traps and abuse emails, and confirms whether an email address can receive messages.

SearchBug's email verification API on its Monthly plan. It returns 1 of the 6 key fields we check: Deliverability.
We haven't run SearchBug through [our email verification API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-email-verification-api.txt) yet.
This plan starts with a $10 top-up. We rank 3,341 plans for email verification APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.985 per 1,000 emails or less.
[treg's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/treg/top-up-from-10/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 emails: $0.00 on average. treg asks one provider after another until one answers. You pay $68.365 per 1,000 emails when no provider answers.
[Disify's $9 monthly plan (/email)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/disify/9-monthly-starter-post-email/llms.txt) covers any number of emails. Disify's $9 monthly plan costs less up front than treg's top-up from $10.
[MailTester Ninja](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/mailtester-ninja/23-99-monthly/llms.txt), [Enrich.so](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/enrich-so/499-monthly/llms.txt) and [GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/getprospect/369-pack/llms.txt) are the best email verification API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10
- [Email validation API: 160+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-email-verification-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.searchbug.com/pricing-api.aspx?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing
- Request: Docs behind sign-up
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.searchbug.com/pricing-api.aspx?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.searchbug.com/api/email-verification.aspx?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing
- Sold by: SearchBug (https://www.searchbug.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-04

## In the answer

- Completeness: 17%
- Deliverability: ✓

## Price

- Billing: pay first

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## In their words

- Their pitch: Real-time email verification that checks MX records, detects spam traps and abuse emails, and confirms whether an email address can receive messages.

## Data

- What it checks: mail servers
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Prohibited Uses: Searchbug services and information must not be used to bother, stalk, harass, threaten, or embarrass any individual. The service must not be used to look up celebrities, government officials, other public figures, or individuals under the age of 18. Customer agrees not to access or use Searchbug services via mechanical, programmatic, robotic, scripted, or other automated search means, except through batch or machine-to-machine API applications approved by Searchbug. Customer must not use data from Searchbug to create a competing product. Reselling or brokering Searchbug services to any third party without express written consent is prohibited. Customer certifies that it will NOT use any of the information it receives through Searchbug services for any of the following purposes: in establishing a consumer's eligibility for personal credit or insurance [...], for employment, promotion, reassignment or retention purposes, any personal business transaction with another individual, in connection with a determination of a consumer's eligibility for a license or other benefit granted by a government agency [...]

## Plan

- Pay: $10
- You get: $10
- Expires: never

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: Docs behind sign-up

## About the plan

- Plan: Monthly
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 5 fields the plan's answer can hold

status, MX record, spam trap, abuse email, can receive mail

## SearchBug's plans (2)

- [SearchBug, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10/llms.txt): 17% complete
- [SearchBug, $2,400 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/searchbug/2400-yearly/llms.txt): 17% complete

## SearchBug's calls for this API (1)

- Docs behind sign-up: [SearchBug, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10/llms.txt)

## SearchBug's APIs (3)

- [SearchBug: email verification API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Active Phone Number](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-active-phone-number/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Advanced LNP + Active + Caller ID](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-advanced-lnp-active-caller-id/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Advanced LNP + Caller ID](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-advanced-lnp-caller-id/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Advanced LNP + DNC Check](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-advanced-lnp-dnc-check/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Caller ID / CNAM](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-caller-id-cnam/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Complete Phone Verification Number](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-complete-phone-verification-number/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Do Not Call List](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-do-not-call-list/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Identify Phone Number (Advanced LNP)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-identify-phone-number-advanced-lnp/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Identify Phone Number (Standard)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-identify-phone-number-standard/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Reachable Phone Number](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-reachable-phone-number/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: phone validation API pricing, 2 plans, Reassigned Phone Number](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-reassigned-phone-number/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: people enrichment API pricing, 2 plans, Find Contact Info](https://datacircle.dev/person-enrichment-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-find-contact-info/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: people enrichment API pricing, 2 plans, Name, Address, Phone and Email](https://datacircle.dev/person-enrichment-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-name-address-phone-and-email/llms.txt)
- [SearchBug: people enrichment API pricing, 2 plans, People Search](https://datacircle.dev/person-enrichment-apis/searchbug/top-up-from-10-monthly-people-search/llms.txt)

## SearchBug: email verification API alternatives

- [Clearout, $40 pack, 5,000 credits, POST /email/verify/business](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/clearout/40-pack-5000-credits-post-email-verify-business/llms.txt): 33% complete
- [Data247, $12 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/data247/12-pack/llms.txt): 33% complete, stored
- [looot, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/looot/top-up/llms.txt): 33% complete
- [T2A, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/t2a/top-up/llms.txt): 17% complete
- [Hatch, $50 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/hatch/50-pack/llms.txt): 17% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-04.

- https://www.searchbug.com/api/email-verification.aspx?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing
- https://www.searchbug.com/api/how-to-access.aspx?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing
- https://www.searchbug.com/info/volume-based-pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing
- https://www.searchbug.com/pricing-api.aspx?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing
- https://www.searchbug.com/terms.aspx?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-verification-api-pricing