# Email Security DNS Validator (DMARC/SPF/DKIM) (`sootesting/email-security-dns-validator`) Actor

Validate a domain's email authentication DNS records - DMARC, SPF and DKIM - in one batch. Flags missing or unenforced policies so your outbound mail stops landing in spam. Pay-per-event: $0.01 per batch of up to 200 domains.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sootesting/email-security-dns-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [soot](https://apify.com/sootesting) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.01 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Email Security DNS Validator (DMARC/SPF/DKIM)

Validate a domain's email authentication DNS records - DMARC, SPF and DKIM - in one batch. Flags missing or unenforced policies so your outbound mail stops landing in spam.

### What it does

This Actor automates a task that would otherwise take hours of manual work. It is built for **batch processing** — run it once on a list of inputs and get a structured, downloadable report.

### Features

- <b>Batch processing</b> — handle one or many inputs in a single run
- <b>Structured output</b> — clean, ready for CSV/JSON export
- <b>Pay-per-event pricing</b> — you only pay for what you use
- <b>API & CLI ready</b> — integrate it into any workflow

### Input configuration

<table>
<thead><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Required</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><code>domains</code></td><td>array</td><td>Optional</td><td>List of domains to validate for DMARC, SPF, DKIM.</td></tr><tr><td><code>domain</code></td><td>string</td><td>Optional</td><td>Single domain (backward compatibility).</td></tr><tr><td><code>dkimSelectors</code></td><td>array</td><td>Optional</td><td>Custom DKIM selectors to probe (default: common list).</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

### Usage example

#### Run via Apify API (cURL)

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sootesting~email-security-dns-validator/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}
'
```

#### Run via Apify CLI

```bash
apify run --actor-name sootesting~email-security-dns-validator --input '{}
'
```

### Output schema

The Actor produces the following structured data:

<table>
<thead><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><code>domain</code></td><td>string</td><td>Validated domain</td></tr><tr><td><code>spf_present</code></td><td>boolean</td><td>Whether an SPF (v=spf1) TXT record exists</td></tr><tr><td><code>dmarc_present</code></td><td>boolean</td><td>Whether a DMARC (_dmarc) policy exists</td></tr><tr><td><code>dkim_present</code></td><td>boolean</td><td>Whether a DKIM (_domainkey) record was found</td></tr><tr><td><code>email_security_score</code></td><td>integer</td><td>0-100 score (20 pts lost per issue)</td></tr><tr><td><code>issues</code></td><td>array</td><td>List of detected configuration issues</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: $0.01 per batch of up to 200 domains, plus a small per-start fee. You are only charged for successful events.

### Related

Part of the <b>Sootesting SEO & Data Toolkit</b> — a suite of focused actors for technical SEO, security auditing, and data extraction.

<sub>Generated with structured, semantic formatting for maximum readability in Apify Store.</sub>

# Actor input Schema

## `domains` (type: `array`):

List of domains to validate for DMARC, SPF and DKIM DNS records.

## `domain` (type: `string`):

Single domain (backward compatibility).

## `dkimSelectors` (type: `array`):

Optional custom DKIM selectors to probe. Defaults to a common list.

## Actor input object example

```json
{}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sootesting/email-security-dns-validator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sootesting/email-security-dns-validator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call sootesting/email-security-dns-validator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=sootesting/email-security-dns-validator",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/KAwLSBWFJA0XkedlN/builds/UWdVsgJYcKmn1VbEG/openapi.json