The spamtrap status

Spam trap1 credit per result · default action: Remove

Spam trap (spamtrap) means the address is believed to exist only to catch senders who mail lists without consent. Mailing it can get your mail blocked or your domain listed, so the action is remove. It costs 1 credit.

What to do

Remove the address and do not mail it again.
Look at where it came from. Traps usually enter a list through bought or scraped data, old lists that have not been mailed for a long time, or sign-up forms without a confirmation step.
A related reason, possible_trap (status do_not_mail), marks addresses that follow patterns traps often use.

Reasons

Spam trap

spamtrap: The address is believed to exist only to catch senders who mail lists without consent.

Recommended action: Remove. Remove the address from your list or ask for another one.
Credit: 1 credit when it comes from a completed check.
Test address: spamtrap@sandbox.email-validation.org (free)

Example response

{
  "email": "spamtrap@sandbox.email-validation.org",
  "status": "spamtrap",
  "reason": "spamtrap",
  "action": "remove",
  "account": "spamtrap",
  "domain": "sandbox.email-validation.org",
  "did_you_mean": null,
  "free_email": false,
  "role_account": false,
  "disposable": false,
  "catch_all_domain": false,
  "mx_found": true,
  "mx_record": "mx.sandbox.email-validation.org",
  "smtp_provider": "other",
  "domain_age_days": 3650,
  "processed_at": "2026-10-20T09:30:00.000Z",
  "credits_used": 0,
  "request_id": "req_7Hq2LmX9cV4bN8tR1zK6wD"
}