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This video uses sample data, not real RocketReach data. Field names come from the RocketReach API docs and may differ from CSV headers. BillionVerify is not affiliated with or endorsed by RocketReach. File verification needs a paid account.

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1. 00:00What RocketReach tells you

   RocketReach puts a letter grade on an email, and a date on its last check. Here's how to read both before you send. The grades run A, A-, B and F. A is the strongest. F is invalid, and the docs say not to send it. RocketReach calls this an internal grade. The grade is one field of several. The API also shows an SMTP result, an address type, and the time of the last check. Your CSV headers may differ. Start with the timestamp. It's the last validation check of that address. Whatever happened to the mailbox after that moment isn't covered by that check. The SMTP result has four values. Valid, invalid, accept-all and unknown. Accept-all is what we call catch-all. Same idea, different word. Now the type field. An address can be professional, role-based, personal or disposable. So one export can hold more than work email.

2. 00:54Export the list

   If you only want work addresses, set that first. In Account Settings, open Other Settings, and choose your preferred email type. Only that type will be shown. Exports start from My Contacts. Under Actions, choose Export to CSV. Standard gives you every column. Advanced lets you pick. Either way, the file reaches you by email, so watch your inbox.

3. 01:15Verify the list

   Drop that CSV into File List Verify, and start the job. Progress updates as it runs. This is a small sample file, not RocketReach data. Here's the status mix from bigger sample lists. Every status gets its own count.

4. 01:28When the answers differ

   RocketReach has its own Verify tool, and its docs say status and catch-all answer different questions. An address can be valid on a catch-all domain. So an A address may come back catch-all with us. The mail server wouldn't confirm that mailbox. That's not an error. It's a decision for you.

5. 01:45Sort by result

   Your download keeps RocketReach's columns and adds ours, so the grade and today's status share a row. Filter by status, and you have one file per send. Read the two together. An A that comes back valid goes in your main send. A B that comes back valid can join it. Catch-all gets a smaller send of its own, and role addresses need shared-inbox wording. Unknown waits. Invalid and disposable go.

6. 02:10Feed it back

   A Suppression List hides people from your searches. It takes LinkedIn URLs, or names and companies. So keep those columns in your export, and you can feed your rejects straight back. Back on our side, a result is one credit. Catch-all and role count. Unknown, bad syntax and disposable are free. You need a paid account for file uploads, and any credit purchase unlocks them.

7. 02:32Get started free

   20 free credits every day you use your account, up to 600 a month. No credit card required. Start at billionverify.com.

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