Academic Email API
This API allows you to verify whether an email belongs to a recognized educational institution.
About Academic Email API
Academic Email Validator is an API that checks whether a submitted email address belongs to an academic institution. It accepts an email address in the request body and returns a boolean result indicating whether the domain matches an academic institution.
The service is intended for gating student or faculty-only features, routing users into education-specific pricing, or reducing manual review during sign-up and onboarding flows. It provides a single, focused check that can serve as a lightweight signal before requesting more detailed proof of affiliation.
The API is hosted on ApyHub, has a single POST endpoint, and is at version 1.0.0.
Key features
- Validates whether an email address belongs to an academic institution
- Single POST endpoint accepting an email string in the request body
- Returns a simple boolean result indicating academic affiliation
- Authenticated via apy-token API key header
- Includes standard error responses for bad requests, auth, rate limits, and upstream issues
Frequently asked questions
What does this API do?
It checks whether a submitted email address belongs to an academic institution and returns a boolean result. It is designed for gating student or faculty-only features or routing users into education pricing.
How do I call the API?
Send a POST request with an email field in the JSON body, authenticated with an apy-token header. The response is a JSON object with a data boolean field indicating true or false.
What errors can the API return?
It can return 400 for a missing or malformed request body, 401 for a missing or invalid API key, 429 for exceeding the plan's rate limit, and 503 if the backend is temporarily unavailable.
Who publishes and hosts this API?
It is published by ApyHub and hosted on the ApyHub platform, listed as version 1.0.0 with a single POST endpoint.
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