Free Email Spam Checker
Send a real email to this mail spam checker and see if it would land in spam: live SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication, a spam filter check and a broken-link check. Free, no signup.
- Send an email to the following email address
- Our validator checks your message and email setup
- Page shows a detailed report
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Example report
What the email spam checker tests
Use it as a spam email checker before a campaign goes out. Send one email to the test address and the report checks that exact message:
- SPF: whether your domain has an SPF record, whether it lists the sender, whether it blocks senders you haven't listed, and whether it's aligned with your 'From' domain.
- DKIM: whether the message is signed, whether the signature can be verified, and whether the DKIM domain is aligned with your 'From' domain.
- DMARC: whether your domain has a DMARC record, and whether its policy rejects unauthenticated email.
- Spam filter: whether the message passes the spam filter.
- Unsubscribe: whether the message has a 'List-Unsubscribe' header, which marketing emails should include.
- Links: whether the links in your message work.
Each check is a pass or a fail. There's no overall spam score: the report shows what to fix.
Free, no signup
This free email spam checker doesn't need an account or a card, and there's no CAPTCHA to solve before you get a test address. Copy the address above, send your email to it from the tool you normally use, and the report appears on this page.
Just want to check your domain's records without sending an email? Use the free domain health checker.
Why do I need SPF, DKIM and DMARC?
SPF, DKIM and DMARC are tools to protect your domain from being abused by unauthorized senders. This is often called Email Spoofing. The attacker claims to be you by putting your sender address in the email header.
To protect you against Email Spoofing you use SPF, DKIM and DMARC to allow the receiving email system to verify the legitimacy of the sender. But be careful: It is not enough to just have an SPF and DKIM record in place. You have to make sure to have the right configuration and rejection rules in place. Learn more in SPF explained and what DMARC is and why you should use it.
With the right email setup, you protect yourself and your audience from Email Spoofing and get your email campaigns delivered!
FAQ
Does an email spam checker test SPF, DKIM and DMARC?
This one does. The report shows whether your domain has SPF and DMARC records, whether the message's DKIM signature can be verified, and whether SPF and DKIM are aligned with your 'From' domain. Spam checkers that only scan your text for trigger words don't test any of this.
Do I need to sign up to check my email for spam?
No. Copy the test address on this page, send your email to it, and the report appears here. There's no account and no card.
Can an email pass SPF, DKIM and DMARC and still land in spam?
Yes. Authentication proves the email really comes from your domain, but mailbox providers also look at your sending reputation and other signals. Passing all three is the baseline, not a guarantee of the inbox.
What's the difference between this and the domain health checker?
The domain health checker reads your domain's SPF, DKIM and DMARC records without sending anything. The email spam checker tests a real message, so it also shows whether that message's signature verifies, whether it passes the spam filter and whether its links work.