How do I install SMTPing Email Verification?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does SMTPing Email Verification need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: SMTPING_API_KEY.

What transport does SMTPing Email Verification use?

SMTPing Email Verification is reached over HTTP.

When was SMTPing Email Verification last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Verify email addresses, clean lists and check spamtrap, disposable, spambot and complainer lists.

SMTPing Email Verification MCP server

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Server URL

https://mcp.smtping.com/mcp

Credentials from the publisher

SMTPING_API_KEY — Your SMTPing API key, from https://app.smtping.com

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http io.github.smtping-smtping-mcp https://mcp.smtping.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.smtping-smtping-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://mcp.smtping.com/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

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Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 1.0.1

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

SMTPing MCP server

Official Model Context Protocol server for SMTPing. It lets Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and any MCP client verify email addresses in a conversation.

"Verify these 40 leads and tell me which ones are safe to email."

Remote server (no install)

Prefer not to run Node? Add https://mcp.smtping.com/mcp as a custom connector in Claude (Settings > Connectors) or ChatGPT, then sign in with your SMTPing API key. Same 5 tools, OAuth 2.1, nothing stored on the server. Source: smtping/smtping-mcp-remote.

Tools

tool	what it does	credits
`verify_email`	Verifies one address: status plus band (safe, avoid, judgement)	1
`verify_list`	Verifies a list as one bulk job (up to 100,000), waits for results	1 per unique address
`get_bulk_job`	Progress and results of a bulk job	0
`check_threat`	Looks up one address in the spamtrap, disposable, spambot or complainer list	1
`get_credits`	Remaining credits and plan	0

Setup

Create an API key in the SMTPing dashboard, then add the server to your client. Node 18 or later is required.

Claude Desktop

Settings > Developer > Edit Config, then add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smtping": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smtping/mcp"],
      "env": { "SMTPING_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Code

claude mcp add smtping -e SMTPING_API_KEY=sk_live_your_key_here -- npx -y @smtping/mcp

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project): same JSON block as Claude Desktop.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "smtping": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smtping/mcp"],
      "env": { "SMTPING_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Windows troubleshooting

npx is not found: use "command": "cmd" and "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@smtping/mcp"].

"Request timed out" or "Server disconnected" on first start: the first npx run downloads the package and can take longer than the client's 60 second startup limit. Install the server once, then point the client to it:

In a terminal: npm install -g @smtping/mcp
Replace the smtping block with:

"smtping": {
  "command": "node",
  "args": ["C:\\Users\\YOUR_NAME\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\@smtping\\mcp\\index.js"],
  "env": { "SMTPING_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_key_here" }
}

Replace YOUR_NAME with your Windows user folder (spaces are fine) and use double backslashes. Run echo %APPDATA% to see the exact path. This form also avoids issues with .cmd launchers when the user folder contains a space.

Quit the client completely (tray icon > Quit) and reopen it.

To update later: npm install -g @smtping/mcp@latest.

Logs: Claude Desktop writes them to %APPDATA%\Claude\logs\mcp-server-smtping.log.

Privacy

Addresses are sent to the SMTPing API only when a tool is called. See the privacy policy.

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How do I install SMTPing Email Verification?

Does SMTPing Email Verification need an API key?

What transport does SMTPing Email Verification use?

When was SMTPing Email Verification last checked?

Documentation

SMTPing MCP server

Remote server (no install)

Tools

Setup

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Claude Code

Cursor

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