BounceBan Integration

Connect your BounceBan API key to validate email addresses before enrichment. BounceBan is the fastest and most reliable email validation provider available in Enrichabl.

Overview

BounceBan is used during the Validation step of your enrichment pipeline. After importing leads via CSV, you can validate their email addresses to remove invalid, risky, and disposable addresses before spending credits on AI enrichment.

Enrichabl supports three validation modes, and BounceBan is used in two of them:

  • BounceBan: Uses only BounceBan — fastest and most reliable, but the most expensive option
  • Hybrid: Combines BounceBan with MailVeri for a balance of speed, reliability, and cost
  • MailVeri: Uses only MailVeri (does not require a BounceBan key)
BYOK Model: You pay BounceBan directly for validation credits. Enrichabl does not mark up the cost.

Getting Your BounceBan API Key

  1. Visit bounceban.com and create an account
  2. Navigate to your API settings or dashboard
  3. Copy your API key
Note: BounceBan may require contacting their support team for API access. Check their help center for the latest signup process.

Adding Your Key to Enrichabl

  1. In Enrichabl, navigate to the API Keys page from the sidebar
  2. Click Add API Key
  3. Select BounceBan from the list of services
  4. Paste your API key and click Add Key

Your key will appear in the API Keys list. You can toggle it on or off at any time. Only one key per service is allowed.

Using BounceBan for Validation

After importing leads into a pipeline, go to the Validation tab:

  1. You'll see the number of imported leads ready to validate
  2. Optionally set a limit on how many leads to validate (leave empty for all)
  3. Select BounceBan from the Verification Service dropdown
  4. Click Validate Leads

Enrichabl will send the email addresses to BounceBan and track progress in real-time via server-sent events. You can monitor the job status and see results as they come in.

Understanding Validation Results

Each email receives one of four statuses after validation:

Valid

The email address exists and can receive mail. These leads are safe to enrich and contact.

Risky

The email may exist but has risk factors — for example, it's a catch-all domain or a role-based address (like info@ or support@). Consider secondary verification before contacting these leads.

Invalid

The email does not exist or cannot receive mail. These will bounce. Remove them from your list to protect your sender reputation.

Unknown

Validation could not be completed, possibly due to a temporary server issue or an unresponsive mail server. You can retry these later.

After validation: Only leads that pass validation are moved to the enrichment stage. This ensures you don't waste AI credits on leads with bad email addresses.

Hybrid Validation Mode

If you have both a BounceBan key and a MailVeri key configured, you can select Hybrid as the verification service. This combines both providers for a balance of accuracy and cost.

How Validation Works

BounceBan performs multi-step verification on each email:

  1. Syntax check: Validates the email format
  2. Domain check: Verifies the domain exists and has MX records
  3. SMTP check: Connects to the mail server to verify the mailbox
  4. Disposable detection: Identifies temporary email services
  5. Risk assessment: Flags catch-all domains and other risk factors

Best Practices

  • Always validate before enrichment: Especially for purchased or scraped lead lists
  • Remove invalids immediately: They will bounce and damage your sender reputation
  • Use Hybrid for large batches: If budget is a concern, Hybrid mode gives you good accuracy at lower cost
  • Monitor your credit balance: Check your BounceBan dashboard regularly to avoid running out mid-batch
  • Test on small batches first: Validate 10-50 leads first to verify everything is working before processing thousands

Troubleshooting

Error: "Invalid API Key"

Fix: Verify your key in the BounceBan dashboard. Make sure the key is active and correctly pasted in Enrichabl.

Error: "Insufficient Credits"

Fix: Purchase more credits in your BounceBan dashboard. Each validation consumes one credit.

High "Unknown" Rate

Fix: This usually indicates temporary issues with destination mail servers. Wait a few hours and retry the unknown emails.

Key Shows as Inactive

Fix: Go to the API Keys page in Enrichabl and toggle the BounceBan key back to active (green).

Next Steps