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clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-external-email-validation
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Validate email with a call to an external API

1.0.0(4y ago)3264↑733.3%MITPHP

Since Jun 21Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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External Email Validation
=========================

[](#external-email-validation)

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This extension adds a rule to Flarum email validation that will use an external API request to validate the email.

This rule will apply everywhere an email is checked against the `UserValidator` including registration and email change requests.

The format of the external API request can be customized to meet a range of needs.

The data is expected to be passed in one of two ways: via query string, or via HTTP body.

The response can be read in one of two ways: a JSON key in the response, or the HTTP status code.

Additionally, an error message can optionally be read from a JSON key in the response. Otherwise, a default error message can be provided in the extension settings.

To inject the email value inside the **URI** or **Body** settings, use one of the following strings in the template:

- `{{ email | urlencode }}`: This value will be replaced with the email value passed through PHP's `urlencode()` method
- `{{ email | json }}`: This value will be replaced with the email value passed through PHP's `json_encode()`. This means the JSON string delimiters will be included!
- `{{ email | raw }}`: This value will be replaced with the email value without any modification. Don't use this in the URI or JSON payload if you don't know what you're doing.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-external-email-validation

```

Support
-------

[](#support)

This extension is under **minimal maintenance**.

It was developed for a client and released as open-source for the benefit of the community. I might publish simple bugfixes or compatibility updates for free.

You can [contact me](https://clarkwinkelmann.com/flarum) to sponsor additional features or updates.

Support is offered on a "best effort" basis through the Flarum community thread.

Integration tests
-----------------

[](#integration-tests)

This extension has integration tests that rely on a local webserver running.

Run `composer test:server` to start the PHP development server on port 8000 with the docroot set to the `fixtures` folder.

Then you can run `composer test:setup` and `composer test` like regular Flarum integration tests.

Links
-----

[](#links)

- [GitHub](https://github.com/clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-external-email-validation)
- [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-external-email-validation)
- [Discuss](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/27832)

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 46% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1736d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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