> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.parvenu.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.parvenu.io/features/clean/email-verification.md).

# Email Verification

100% built-in email verification, included in all plans.

All emails are automatically verified and you can see the result in the `Verification Status` column.

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Email Verification is automatic for all enriched contacts and **does not use additional credits.**
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A contact with a **Valid** or **Accept All** email address counts as 1 credit from your monthly limit.
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**Invalid**, **Unknown**, and **contacts without emails** do not count toward your monthly limit.
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## Views

You can change the view on the table from the `View` dropdown. You can also save your own filters as a view. See [Saved Views](/features/lists/saved-views.md).

### Verified Email

Verified Emails are the default view. This view includes **Valid** and **Accept All** emails only. This view can be used directly in an email campaign.

### All Contacts

The All Contacts view includes all the contacts in your search, regardless of whether or not an email was found and regardless of the verification result.

### Email Found

The Email Found view excludes contacts where no email address was found, but includes all verification statuses.

### Valid Email

This view displays **Valid** emails only.

### Accept All Email

This view displays **Accept All** emails only.

### Companies

The Companies view shows one row per company instead of one row per contact. Contact fields are hidden, so you only see company details and the logs. It works on every list, whatever made the list, and you can sort by any column.

## Verification Statuses Definitions

### Valid

An email address that is confirmed to be a real email and is highly likely to deliver.

### Accept All / Catch All

Accept All, sometimes referred to as Catch All, is a domain wide setting. These emails are likely to deliver, but you do accept a small bounce rate by sending to them.

It is generally considered a best practice to send to Accept All emails, because \~30% of the domains on the internet have Accept All statuses. Excluding them would exclude large segments of your market and they deliver most of the time. If one person at a company has an Accept All verification status, then every person at that company has an Accept All verification status.

### Unknown

An Unknown email verification status means the email’s validity cannot be confirmed or denied. In practice, they are similar to Accept All emails, but worse. They deliver \~50% of the time and it is not considered a best practice to send to these addresses since they are likely to bounce.

### Invalid

An invalid email is one that cannot receive messages due to syntax errors, non-existent domains, or deactivated mailboxes. Do not send to emails with an Invalid verification status.

## Export from Table Behavior

* When downloading your data as a CSV, the file that is exported will match the view set in the `View` dropdown.
* When exporting your data to a CRM integration or to Google Sheets, the export will match the view set in the `View` dropdown.
* When exporting your data to an Email Sequence platform, the export will sync **Valid** and **Accept All** emails only. **Invalid** and **Unknown** emails will not be imported to the Email Sequence, regardless of the view you have selected.