EmailVerify.io n8n Community Node — Real-Time Email Verification in Any Workflow

1. In your n8n instance, go to Settings > Community Nodes.
2. Click Install a node.
3. In the NPM Package Name field, enter: n8n-nodes-emailverify.
4. Agree to the community node disclaimer and click Install.
5. Log in to your EmailVerify.io account, copy your API key from the API section, and create a new credential in n8n.

The node returns a JSON object with these key fields:

• status: valid | invalid | catch-all | disposable | unknown
• sub_status: reason code (mailbox_not_found, smtp_timeout, catch_all, disposable_domain, role_based, etc.)
• free_email: true/false (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc.)
• disposable: true/false
• mx_found: true/false

Access these in downstream n8n nodes using expressions: {{ $json.status }}, {{ $json.sub_status }}.

IF Node (binary — valid vs not valid):

• Add an IF node after the EmailVerify node
• Click Add Condition, set Value 1 to {{ $json.status }}, Operation to Equals, Value 2 to valid
• True branch → action for valid emails (add to CRM, send welcome email, etc.)
• False branch → error handling (log to sheet, alert, skip)

Switch Node (multi-path routing):

• Add a Switch node, set Mode to Expression, Expression to {{ $json.status }}
• Add cases: valid → CRM action; disposable → flag and skip; catch-all → secondary queue; fallback → error log

Use n8n's expression editor to map the email field from any trigger. Syntax depends on the trigger node:

• Webhook: {{ $json.body.email }} or {{ $json.email }}
• Google Sheets: {{ $json.email_column_name }}
• Typeform: {{ $json['email_field_reference'] }}
• HTTP Request: {{ $json.email }}

In the EmailVerify node's Email field, click the expression toggle and enter the appropriate expression for your trigger.

n8n advantages:

• Native node — no third-party platform in the data chain
• Self-hosted: free to run, email data stays in your own infrastructure
• More powerful branching logic (IF, Switch, JavaScript expressions, sub-workflows)
• No per-task cost for n8n itself

Zapier advantages:

• No server management — fully managed SaaS
• Larger app library (6,000+ apps)
• Point-and-click setup — easier for non-technical users
• Ready-made Zap templates to activate in one click

Choose n8n if you are technical, self-host for cost or privacy, or need complex workflow logic. Choose Zapier for no-code simplicity and the broadest app support.