{
  "format": "delx/intent-card/v1",
  "id": "email-validate-api",
  "intent": "validate an email address format for an agent",
  "title": "Email format validation API for agents",
  "description": "Validate email shape and common structural issues for $0.01. This is not mailbox deliverability or people enrichment.",
  "keywords": [
    "email validation API",
    "email format check",
    "syntax email validator",
    "agent form validation",
    "x402 email"
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-08-06",
  "canonical_url": "https://commerce.delx.ai/intents/email-validate-api",
  "machine_url": "https://commerce.delx.ai/intents/email-validate-api.json",
  "recommendation": {
    "tool_name": "util_email_validate",
    "service_name": "Delx Email Validate",
    "method": "POST",
    "resource": "https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/email-validate",
    "price_usdc": "0.01",
    "payment_protocols": [
      "x402",
      "mpp"
    ],
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "email": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Email address to validate"
        },
        "timeout": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Timeout in seconds (1-15)",
          "default": 8,
          "minimum": 1,
          "maximum": 15
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "email"
      ]
    },
    "example_input": {
      "email": "agent@example.com"
    },
    "example_output": {
      "tool_name": "util_email_validate",
      "result": {
        "normalized": "agent@example.com",
        "syntax_valid": true,
        "domain": "example.com",
        "mx_records": [
          "10 mx.example.com."
        ],
        "a_records": [
          "93.184.216.34"
        ],
        "likely_deliverable": true
      }
    },
    "agentcash": {
      "buy": "npx agentcash@latest fetch https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/email-validate -m POST -H 'x-delx-source: intent-card-email-validate-api' --max-amount 0.01 -b '{\"email\":\"agent@example.com\"}'",
      "max_amount_usdc": "0.01"
    }
  },
  "attribution": {
    "header": "x-delx-source",
    "value": "intent-card-email-validate-api"
  },
  "evidence": {
    "paid_openapi": "https://api.delx.ai/openapi.x402.json",
    "governed_portfolio": "https://api.delx.ai/x402-portfolio.json",
    "live_contract": "https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/email-validate"
  }
}