Workflow · version 1.0

Verify CRM contacts before automated Gmail follow-up

Re-verify aging CRM contacts before triggering a follow-up email through Gmail so job changes and deactivated corporate domains do not cause hard bounces.

Starts when: CRM deal stage changes or follow-up task becomes due.

Steps

  1. 1. CRM follow-up triggered (trigger)

    Read the contact email and last-verified timestamp from the CRM.

  2. 2. Verify address with ValidReach (http)

    POST the contact email to /api/v1/verify/single.

  3. 3. Check status (branch)

    Branch on data.status.

  4. 4. Send or draft Gmail follow-up (action)

    Stamp the fresh verification date on the CRM contact and queue the Gmail message.

  5. 5. Notify account owner of bad address (action)

    Create a CRM task alerting the rep that the contact mailbox is no longer valid.

Connections

  • CRM follow-up triggered → Verify address with ValidReach
  • Verify address with ValidReach → Check status
  • Check status → Send or draft Gmail follow-up (valid)
  • Check status → Notify account owner of bad address (invalid, disposable, catchall, unknown)

Credentials you provide

  • ValidReach API key YOUR_API_KEY: Create it under Settings → API keys and store it in your automation tool’s secret storage.
  • CRM & Gmail connection CONNECT_YOUR_OWN_ACCOUNT: Connect your CRM and Gmail accounts in your automation runner.

Sample

POST https://validreach.dev/api/v1/verify/single
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{"email":"user@example.com"}
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "status": "valid",
    "is_deliverable": true,
    "reason": "accepted_email",
    "credits_used": 1,
    "retryable": false
  }
}

Before you run it

B2B contacts decay over time; re-verifying any contact checked more than 60 days ago prevents sudden bounce spikes on follow-up sequences.

Verification status. Schema: checked in unit tests. Import: not tested on any platform. Sandbox run: not run. The download is this ValidReach definition, not an importable file for an automation platform.