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Validate leads email addresses with Hunter.io and Google Sheets

Ready for 3.0

by Avkash Kakdiya ✓ · 369 views · created 2025-08-05 · Lead Generation

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

Nodes used (4)

Google Sheets

What it does

How it works: This project automatically verifies lead email addresses stored in Google Sheets using Hunter.io. It checks each email’s validity and writes back the results—including confidence scores, verification status, and metadata—so your outreach lists are always clean and reliable. This workflow runs daily, reads from a source sheet, verifies emails via API, and writes results into another sheet. No manual checking. No wasted leads. Step-by-step: - Schedule Trigger: The workflow is scheduled to run automatically once per day, but you can also run it manually when needed. - Fetch Emails: Reads emails from a Google Sheet (named Sheet1) with columns like Email, FirstName, LastName, and Company. - Data Cleaning: Filters out blank or invalid email formats before verification to save API usage. - Hunter.io Verification: Each email is passed to Hunter.io’s /email-verifier API, returning status (valid, invalid, risky), SMTP check, score (0–100), and disposable flag. - Format Results: The API response is converted into a human-readable summary like: ✅ Valid (96% confidence) or ❌ Invalid / Risky - Write to Sheet: The verified results are written back into your output Google Sheet—either appending new rows or updating existing ones. Setup instructions: - Google Sheet: Use a sheet named Sheet1 and ensure it includes these columns: Email, FirstName, LastName, Company. - Hunter.io Key: Sign up at hunter.io. Go to Dashboard → API → Copy your key In n8n, open the Email Verifier node → Create Credential → Paste your API key → Save

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