---
title: "Student & Academic Email Verification API"
slug: check-whether-an-email-belongs-to-an-academic
url: https://apyhub.com/apyhub/service/check-whether-an-email-belongs-to-an-academic
provider: ApyHub
auth: api_key
version: 1.0.0
service_type: sync
endpoints: 1
atoms: 15
mcp: true
---

# Student & Academic Email Verification API

What it does The Academic Email Verification API tells you whether an email address belongs to a university, college, or other academic institution. Send an email address and get back true or false. Use it to offer student and teacher discounts, give free or reduced plans to academic users, or limi…

## Endpoints

| Method | URL | Description | Atoms |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| POST | `https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/check-whether-an-email-belongs-to-an-academic` | What it does Checks whether the submitted email address belongs to an academic institution and retu… | 15 |

## Endpoint reference

### Check whether an email belongs to an academic institution

`POST https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/check-whether-an-email-belongs-to-an-academic` · 15 atoms · accepts `application/json` · returns `application/json`

| Parameter | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `email` | body | string (email) | yes | Example: `user@example.com`. |

#### Quickstart

Check whether an email belongs to an ACA by sending a single email address.

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/check-whether-an-email-belongs-to-an-academic" \
  -H "apy-token: $APY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email":"user@example.com"}'
```

#### What you'll get back

Returns a JSON object with a `data` boolean field — `true` if the email belongs to an ACA, `false` otherwise.

```json
{
  "data": true
}
```

## About

## What it does
The Academic Email Verification API tells you whether an email address belongs to a university, college, or other academic institution. Send an email address and get back `true` or `false`.

Use it to offer student and teacher discounts, give free or reduced plans to academic users, or limit a sign-up flow to people from educational institutions. Because it's a single, fast check, you can run it the moment someone types their email, before asking for any further proof.

The API checks the email's domain, so it confirms the address comes from an academic institution but not that the mailbox exists or that the person is currently a student. To make sure the address can actually receive email, combine it with the [Validate Email DNS API](https://apyhub.com/apyhub/service/verify-email-validity-and-deliverability) or send a confirmation link.

You can start on ApyHub's free tier with no card required.

## Usage

Base URL: `https://api.eu.apyhub.com` (default region — see
`GET https://apyhub.com/api/public/regions` for the rest).

Authenticate with an ApyHub API key in the `apy-token` header.
Full docs and a live playground: https://apyhub.com/apyhub/service/check-whether-an-email-belongs-to-an-academic