Free API to check if email is temp or disposable(disposablecheck.irensaltali.com)
2 pointsby tntpreneur10 days ago2 comments
  • chrisjj10 days ago
    This failed on the first disposable email address I tried. A Fastmail masked email address.

    > I wanted something simple, fast, and free

    You got that. Just not accurate.

    > I built this because I kept seeing disposable emails quietly ruin signups, waitlists, and metrics

    I do wonder why you think disposable email addresses ruin signups. Esp. given they are often used to avoid signups ruining inboxes with spam.

    • tntpreneur10 days ago
      > I'll add more resources to find disposable domains and validation points. You can report the domain here so I can add it to the list: https://disposablecheck.irensaltali.com/report.

      > As the product owner, if I didn't need real email addresses, I would just use usernames. If there is an email, then a legitimate email address is required. Spam is a different problem.

      • chrisjj10 days ago
        > You can report the domain here so I can add it to the list

        List? You cannot determine whether an address is temporary from a domain list.

        > a legitimate email address is required.

        i think you need to consider by what measure disposable email addresses are not legitimate.

  • tntpreneur10 days ago
    I built this because I kept seeing disposable emails quietly ruin signups, waitlists, and metrics — especially on small projects where every user matters. Most solutions felt heavy, paid, or overkill, so I wanted something simple, fast, and free that developers could drop in instantly.
    • pmontra10 days ago
      A throw away mail is a way to anonymously test a service. Maybe you want only people that commit their real identity to evaluating your service, but maybe you will lose some conversion after an anonymous evaluation. You'll also have less word of mouth.
      • chrisjj10 days ago
        > Maybe you want only people that commit their real identity to evaluating your service

        And nor do you get that with an ostensibly non-disposable address either. Almost anyone can sign-up a regular gmail.com address and then dispose of it.

      • tntpreneur10 days ago
        You might be right. It's a decision that should be made by the product owners.
        • chrisjj10 days ago
          Agreed. Many signups go further and require a "business" address which excludes gmail.com.
      • chrisjj10 days ago
        And you'll have a little more bad word of mouth.