Amazon SES email verification with ValidReach
Protect your Amazon SES sending reputation and stay well under AWS bounce enforcement thresholds by verifying addresses before calling SendEmail.
How it works with Amazon SES
Connect via HTTPS webhooks, automation runners (n8n, Make, Zapier), or CSV/XLSX batch exports.
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Connect your Amazon SES pipeline or event handler to the ValidReach REST API or webhook endpoints.
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Verify single addresses via POST /api/v1/verify/single or batches up to 50 via POST /api/v1/verify/bulk.
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Persist data.status, data.reason, and quality flags alongside the user or event record.
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Use HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks (/api/v1/webhooks) to react when large asynchronous file jobs complete.
When to use ValidReach with Amazon SES
Three common patterns teams deploy to stop hard bounces and protect domain reputation.
Protect Amazon SES sender reputation
Remove hard-bouncing and deactivated mailboxes before Amazon SES dispatches newsletters, lifecycle flows, or announcements.
Real-time signup & webhook verification
Validate new addresses at capture so typos and disposable domains never enter your Amazon SES audience.
Scheduled list re-verification
Audit aging Amazon SES segments before seasonal campaigns using bulk CSV/XLSX verification with full column preservation.
Mapping ValidReach fields into Amazon SES
Call POST /api/v1/verify/single from your webhook or workflow runner and route contacts based on the returned status.
POST https://validreach.dev/api/v1/verify/single
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
{
"email": "contact@example.com"
}validreach_status | Recommended Amazon SES Action |
|---|---|
| valid | Allow into active Amazon SES campaigns & flows |
| catchall / role | Tag for low-volume sending or manual review |
| unknown | 0 credits billed; retry later or require opt-in click |
| invalid / disposable | Suppress or reject before Amazon SES send |
Need multi-step templates? Browse verification workflows or read the integration guides.
Amazon SES email verification questions
- Does ValidReach require a native plugin inside Amazon SES?
- No. ValidReach connects to Amazon SES through standard HTTPS webhooks, our REST API (POST /api/v1/verify/single and /api/v1/verify/file), or automation runners such as n8n, Make, and Zapier—so you can inspect and control every field mapped into Amazon SES.
- How should I handle catch-all or unknown results in Amazon SES?
- Route confirmed valid addresses directly into active Amazon SES flows, suppress invalid and disposable addresses immediately, and tag catchall or unknown records for low-volume sending or a later retry. ValidReach never charges credits for unknown results.
- Can I verify an existing Amazon SES export without losing custom columns?
- Yes. Upload your Amazon SES CSV or .xlsx export to /dashboard/lists or POST /api/v1/verify/file, then download results with include_original=true to keep every original Amazon SES column alongside the verification status and reason code.
- What is the fastest way to automate Amazon SES verification?
- Download the workflow definition JSON on this page or connect Amazon SES's webhook trigger to POST https://validreach.dev/api/v1/verify/single via n8n, Make, or Zapier.
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Connect ValidReach to Amazon SES
Start with 100 free credits, call the REST API or workflow node, and keep every list clean.