NameAPI is a web API
to handle people's names
in your software.

News

26.02.2026

Enhanced NameAPI Database

We are excited to announce a major update to the NameAPI database, reflecting the extensive...


11.02.2026

Software Version 11.2.0 Deployed

NameMatcher: More resilient matching for real-world names

Previously, if an input could not be...


05.01.2026

2025 Around the World

2025 marked another remarkable year for Optimaize, characterized by significant progress in our...


15.12.2025

Detecting What Isn’t a Name: Salutations in International Data

Salutations often appear in name fields, even though they are not part of the actual name....


25.11.2025

Dictionary Update: Danish Names

NameAPI has expanded its Nordic coverage with 2,600 given names and 8,600 family names, capturing...


   

Email Domain Type Classifier

       
DetectsClassifies the domain name of an email address as FREEMAIL, ORGANIZATION etc.
            
[email protected] uses a FREEMAIL domain.
[email protected] uses an ORGANIZATION domain.
            
Note that there is not always a clear line between domain types. Especially FREEMAIL and ISP are blurry; freemail providers often offer extended paid packages, while internet service providers sometimes often a basic free email account.    
               
(no example in the browser as of now)

   

Input

       
A syntactically valid email address.
An invalid input exception is thrown if the address does not look like an email address.
       

   

Output

       

Trash domains such as mailinator.com.

Freemail providers such as yahoo.com.

Internet service providers such as aol.com.

Businesses, universities etc. such as google.com.

Non-commercial private domains from individuals.

Reserved domain names serving as examples in documentation, such as example.com.

Unclassified as of now.