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Ext. Service – Abstract API

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Abstract - Email Validation and Verification API

Service Info

Official Url:

https://www.abstractapi.com/api/email-verification-validation-api

Service Description:

Improve your delivery rate and clean your email lists with Abstract's industry-leading email verification API

  • Real-time MX & SMTP check
  • Typo checking and smart suggestion
  • Disposable and free email providers check
  • Privacy friendly (GDPR, CCPA)

Obtain your API key here: https://app.abstractapi.com/users/signup?target=/api/email-validation/pricing/select

Free tier: 100 requests / month

Email Validation Rule

We send the email address of the Pardot Prospect and we receive a numeric "Quality Score" [between 0 and 1]
If the Prospect's quality score is below 50% (0.5), we consider it as potential spam.

PRO TIP: You can adjust the default threshold of 0.5 from the Email Validator Setup tab, using the slider in the Abstract card (see below)

Email Validator Configuration

  1. Sign up on Abstract & obtain your API key from https://app.abstractapi.com/users/signup?target=/api/email-validation/pricing/select
  2. Open the Email Validator Setup tab, scroll down to External Email Validation APIs section and find the configuration card for Abstract
  3. Enter your API key and set a Quality Score Threshold (above which the email is considered good, you can start with 50% and adjust based on your results), then click "Save"

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  1. From Salesforce Setup, search Marketing App Extension and click on Email Validator app:
  • Find the Abstract service and activate it by editing the corresponding Action Type:
Email Validator - Marketing App Extension External Action Activation



  1. From Activity Type related list, click on New and create a record with the following values:

Activity Name: Email Approved (Abstract) (this is just a label and you can name it as you want)

API Name: Email_Approved_Abstract (IMPORTANT: it MUST be spelled exactly like this)

Activity Type - Abstract



  1. Assign the Marketing App Extension to all relevant Business Units:
Email Validator - Business Unit Assignment



  1. If not yet done, continue to Step 4 of the main Setup and create a Connected App for Pardot

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