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[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) 4. / 5. samkitano/kbox ActiveLibrary[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) samkitano/kbox ============== An implementation of kickbox.io email validation api for Laravel v1.0.0(11y ago)1210MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0 Since Jan 23Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/samkitano/kbox)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/samkitano/kbox)[ RSS](/packages/samkitano-kbox/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (2)Used By (0) Kickbox for Laravel =================== [](#kickbox-for-laravel) [Kickbox](http://kickbox.io) is an Email Verification Library for PHP --------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#kickbox-is-an-email-verification-library-for-php) According to [kickbox-php](github.com/kickboxio/kickbox-php): ``` Kickbox determines if an email address is not only valid, but associated with a actual user. Uses include: * Preventing users from creating accounts on your applications using fake, misspelled, or throw-away email addresses. * Reducing bounces by removing old, invalid, and low quality email addresses from your mailing lists. * Saving money and projecting your reputation by only sending to real email users. ## Getting Started To begin, hop over to [kickbox.io] and create a free account. Once you've signed up and logged in, click on **API Settings** and then click **Add API Key**. Take note of the generated API Key - you'll need it to setup the client as explained below. ## Bug Reports Report [here](https://github.com/kickboxio/kickbox-php/issues). ## Need Help? help@kickbox.io ``` Installation ------------ [](#installation) Add the following to your composer.json ``` { "require": { "samkitano/kbox": "dev-master" } } ``` Update your dependencies ``` $ php composer.phar update ``` Open `app/config/app.php`, and add a new item to the providers array: ``` 'Samkitano\Kbox\KboxServiceProvider', ``` Publish your configuration file: ``` php artisan config:publish samkitano/kbox ``` Edit `app/config/packages/samkitano/kbox/config.php` and provide your API key: ``` 'kickbox_api_key' => 'paste your kickbox api key here', ``` #### Versions [](#versions) Works with Laravel \[ 4.2 \] Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` $response = Kbox::verify('email@example.com'); ``` ### Response information (from kickbox.io) [](#response-information-from-kickboxio) A successful API call responds with the following values: - **result** `string` - The verification result: `valid`, `invalid`, `unknown` - **reason** `string` - The reason for the result. Possible reasons are: - `invalid_email` - Specified email is not a valid email address syntax - `invalid_domain` - Domain for email does not exist - `rejected_email` - Email address was rejected by the SMTP server, email address does not exist - `accepted_email` - Email address was accepted by the SMTP server - `no_connect` - Could not connect to SMTP server - `timeout` - SMTP session timed out - `invalid_smtp` - SMTP server returned an unexpected/invalid response - `unavailable_smtp` - SMTP server was unavailable to process our request - `unexpected_error` - An unexpected error has occurred - **role** `true | false` - *true* if the email address is a *role* address (`postmaster@example.com`, `support@example.com`, etc) - **free** `true | false` - *true* if the email address uses a free email service like gmail.com or yahoo.com. - **disposable** `true | false` - *true* if the email address uses a *disposable* domain like trashmail.com or mailinator.com. - **accept\_all** `true | false` - *true* if the email was accepted, but the domain appears to accept all emails addressed to that domain. - **did\_you\_mean** `null | string` - Returns a suggested email if a possible spelling error was detected. (`bill.lumbergh@gamil.com` -> `bill.lumbergh@gmail.com`) - **sendex** `float` - A *quality* score of the provided email address ranging between 0 (no quality) and 1 (perfect quality). More information on the Sendex Score can be found [here](http://help.kickbox.io/support/solutions/articles/4000017047-the-sendex-). - **email** `string` - Returns a normalized version of the provided email address. (`BoB@example.com` -> `bob@example.com` - **user** `string` - The user (a.k.a local part) of the provided email address. (`bob@example.com` -> `bob`) - **domain** `string` - The domain of the provided email address. (`bob@example.com` -> `example.com`) - **success** `true | false` - *true* if the API request was successful (i.e., no authentication or unexpected errors occured) License ------- [](#license) MIT ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 49% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity13 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity58 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. 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