# Quick Validation

Quick Validation lets you verify one or more email addresses directly from the Clearout dashboard. It is designed for quick checks before adding contacts to your CRM or sending smaller campaigns.

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## Where to Find It in App

1. Log in to your [**Clearout dashboard**](https://app.clearout.io/dashboard).​
2. In the top navigation, go to **Email Verifier → Quick Validation**.​
3. The Quick Validation screen displays a text area to enter email addresses and a <mark style="color:$info;">**Validate**</mark> button.

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## How It Works

### Input

1. Type or paste email addresses into the input box.
2. You can enter multiple addresses by placing each on a new line or separating them with commas.
3. Click **Validate** to start verification.

### Reading output

For each email, Quick Validation returns a status, safe to send, account type with AI Verdict

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<table><thead><tr><th width="143.92578125">Status</th><th width="387.015625">Meaning</th><th>Suggested action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Valid</td><td>Address is reachable</td><td>Safe to use in campaigns</td></tr><tr><td>Catch All</td><td>Domain accepts all addresses</td><td>Use with caution</td></tr><tr><td>Invalid</td><td>Address does not exist or is unreachable</td><td>Remove from your list</td></tr><tr><td>Unknown</td><td>Temporary issue (for example, timeout or greylisting)</td><td>Retry later</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Limits

* Quick validation is intended for small, ad hoc checks.​
* For larger lists, use **Bulk Validation** under Email Verifier.

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If you are a developer, you can check sample code snippets in Node.js, PHP, or Python in the [API section](https://docs.clearout.io/developers/api)
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## Verification history in Activities

All Quick Validation runs are logged in the **Activities** section.​

1. In the top navigation, go to **More → Activities.**
2. Filter by **Email Verifier** to see past runs.​

## Download a verification report.

From [Activities](https://app.clearout.io/activities), you can download a report for each Quick Validation run.​

1. Use email verification filters in Activities.
2. Click the corresponding **Download** icon or link.​
3. Save the report file (for example, CSV) and open it in your preferred tool to review or share results.​

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**Developer note**&#x20;

Want to automate this? Use the [Instant Verify](https://docs.clearout.io/developers/api/email-verify#post-email_verify-instant) API to run the same quick validation from your application
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