Reason codes
Risk signals (lower the score)
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
disposable_domain | Known throwaway email service. Always blocks. |
domain_does_not_accept_mail | The domain cannot receive email. Always blocks. |
shares_mail_servers_with_disposable_domains | A new domain using the same mail servers as throwaway services. |
domain_typo | The domain is a typo of a popular one and cannot receive mail. Check did_you_mean. |
possible_domain_typo | The domain looks like a typo but does receive mail. |
unnatural_name | The part before @ does not look like a human name. |
keyboard_pattern | Keyboard walks such as qwerty or asdf. |
long_digit_run | A long run of digits. |
repeated_characters | Things like aaaa or xxxx. |
very_short_local_part | One or two characters before @. |
no_letters | No letters before @. |
role_account | A shared inbox such as info@. |
newly_registered_domain | The domain was registered recently. |
breaks_domain_address_pattern | Does not follow the company's usual address shape. |
plus_alias | Uses a +tag. |
dotted_gmail | A Gmail address with dots. Often harmless; it matters when combined with other signals. |
same_inbox_many_aliases | You have seen many spellings of this same inbox. |
signup_burst_at_domain | Many unique signups at this domain in the last 10 minutes. |
domain_reported_fake_by_customers | Other customers report fake signups from this domain. |
datacenter_ip | The IP belongs to a cloud server. |
tor_exit_node | The IP is a Tor exit node. |
many_signups_from_ip | Many different inboxes from this IP in the last hour. |
Trust signals (raise the score)
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
natural_name | Looks like a real human name. |
work_domain | A company domain. |
school_domain | A school or university domain. |
privacy_relay | A privacy relay: a real person hiding their address. |
matches_domain_address_pattern | Follows the company's usual address shape. |
domain_has_spf | The domain has an SPF record. |
domain_has_dmarc | The domain has a DMARC record. |
domain_trusted_by_customers | Other customers report this domain's signups as real. |