# ZeroBounce MCP for AI Agents AI Agent Connect > ZeroBounce MCP for AI Agents. Validate email addresses, check activity data, and improve deliverability using real-time verification and AI scoring. This Connector helps you clean your mailing lists, verify leads in real-time, and protect your sender reputation by identifying fake or inactive accounts before you hit send. Stop wasting credits on bounces and start reaching real people. ## Overview - **Category:** marketing-automation - **Price:** Free - **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/undefined/ai-agent-connect - **Tags:** email-validation, deliverability, list-cleaning, email-verification, bounce-prevention ## Description ZeroBounce lets you stop wasting money on bounced emails and dead leads. When you connect this Connector to your agent, you're giving it the ability to act as a gatekeeper for your outreach. Instead of guessing if a contact is real, your agent can verify addresses in real-time or process entire files to scrub out the junk. It's a huge lift for anyone tired of seeing their emails land in spam folders or dealing with fake signups on their platform. You can check if a person actually uses their inbox or get a quality score to see who's ready to buy. Because Vinkius makes it so easy to plug this into your existing setup, you can move from messy spreadsheets to clean, high-performing lists in seconds. It takes the guesswork out of deliverability so you can focus on actual conversations rather than troubleshooting your sender reputation. You no longer have to manually cross-reference lists or fear that your domain will be blacklisted because of a few bad addresses. Your agent handles the heavy lifting of data cleaning, ensuring that every message you send actually reaches a human being who wants to see it. It's about making sure your marketing spend actually converts by reaching valid, active people instead of hitting dead ends. ## Tools ### get_activity Use this to see if a contact has opened their inbox recently. It helps you prioritize warm leads over inactive ones. ### get_credits Check your current balance to see how many verifications you have left. This keeps your campaigns running without unexpected stops. ### validate_batch Clean a large list of emails in one go to remove fakes. This saves you from hitting high bounce rates on your next send. ### validate_email Verify if a single email address is real or a catch-all. Use this to protect your sender reputation during real-time interactions. ### score_file Get a quality score for a whole list of contacts at once. It helps you rank leads by how likely they are to convert. ## Prompt Examples **Prompt:** ``` Check my remaining ZeroBounce credits. ``` **Response:** ``` You currently have 12,450 credits remaining in your ZeroBounce account. You have plenty of room to run your next batch of verifications. ``` **Prompt:** ``` Validate the email address 'john.doe@example.com'. ``` **Response:** ``` The email 'john.doe@example.com' is valid. **Details:** - Status: Valid - Type: Personal - Risk: Low It is safe to include this in your next campaign. ``` **Prompt:** ``` Check if 'marketing@business.com' has been active in the last 90 days. ``` **Response:** ``` I've checked the activity data for you. **Status:** Active **Last Activity:** Within the last 90 days This lead is currently active and likely to engage with your message. ``` ## Capabilities ### Verify if an email is real Check individual addresses to see if they are valid, invalid, or catch-alls. ### Clean entire lists at once Process a batch of up to 100 emails in a single request for faster cleaning. ### See if a contact is active Retrieve activity data to see if an email has been used in the last 30 to 365 days. ### Get quality scores for leads Use AI scoring to get a 0-100 rating for a file of email addresses. ### Monitor your credit balance Check your remaining ZeroBounce credits in real-time to manage your costs. ## Use Cases ### Cleaning a messy CSV before a newsletter A marketing manager has a messy CSV of 2,000 leads from a trade show. They ask their agent to use validate_batch to scrub the list, ensuring they don't waste their monthly send limit on fake addresses. ### Verifying a lead in a CRM A sales rep is about to send a personalized pitch. They ask their agent to use validate_email to check the contact first, making sure the email is valid and not a catch-all before they hit send. ### Checking a signup form in real-time A developer wants to stop bot signups on their new app. They ask their agent to use validate_email to check every address during the registration flow to block fake accounts instantly. ### Scoring a list of 500 leads A growth lead has a list of 500 new prospects. They ask their agent to use score_file to rank them by quality, so the sales team can call the high-scoring leads first. ## Benefits - Stop wasting your sending limit on dead addresses by using validate_batch to scrub your entire mailing list before you hit send. - Protect your sender reputation from being flagged as spam by using validate_email to check individual contacts on the fly. - Identify the best prospects in your database by using score_file to get a 0-100 quality rating for every lead. - Prioritize your outreach by using get_activity to see if a contact has opened their inbox in the last 30 days. - Avoid service interruptions by using get_credits to keep a constant eye on your remaining balance during big campaigns. ## How It Works The bottom line is you get a clean, verified list of active leads without the manual headache of checking each one yourself. 1. Grab your ZeroBounce API Key from your account dashboard. 2. Connect the Connector to your preferred AI client through Vinkius. 3. Ask your agent to verify emails, check activity, or score your lead files. ## Frequently Asked Questions **How does the ZeroBounce MCP help my email deliverability?** It helps by identifying and removing invalid, disposable, and catch-all email addresses from your lists before you send. This keeps your bounce rates low and protects your sender reputation. **Can I use ZeroBounce MCP to clean my entire mailing list?** Yes, you can use the batch validation tool to process up to 100 emails at a time. This makes it much faster to scrub large lists than checking them one by one. **Will the ZeroBounce MCP tell me if a lead is high quality?** Yes, it provides an AI score from 0 to 100 for your leads. This helps you see which contacts are more likely to be high-value targets for your sales team. **Can my AI agent check if an email is active with ZeroBounce MCP?** It can check if an email address has been active within the last 30 to 365 days. This is great for prioritizing your outreach to people who actually use their inboxes. **Does the ZeroBounce MCP work for real-time email verification?** Yes, it can verify single email addresses instantly. This is perfect for checking a lead's contact info during a live conversation or a signup flow. **How do I keep track of my ZeroBounce MCP credits?** Your agent can check your remaining balance at any time. This ensures you don't run out of credits in the middle of a large marketing campaign. **How can I check how many credits I have left in my ZeroBounce account?** You can use the `get_credits` tool. It will return the exact number of remaining credits available for validation and scoring in your account. **Is it possible to check if an email address has been active recently?** Yes, use the `get_activity` tool. It checks if the email address has shown activity in the last 30, 60, 90, 180, or 365 days, helping you identify engaged users. **Can I validate multiple emails at once?** Yes! The `validate_batch` tool allows you to submit an array of up to 100 email addresses in a single request for rapid verification.