Disposable Email Validator

Filter temporary/disposable email domains and normalize email addresses, with environment-specific rules.

Features

• Block disposable email addresses
• Optional plus addressing validation (e.g., user+tag@gmail.com)
• Allowlist support for trusted emails/domains
• Environment-based configuration (use any environment names: development, staging, production, my-app-env, etc.)
• Fully typed with TypeScript

Installation

npm install disposable-email-validator

Quick Start

import { DisposableEmailValidator } from 'disposable-email-validator';

const config = {
  production: {
    rules: {
      allow_disposable_emails: false,
      allow_plus_addressing: false,
    }
  }
};

const validator = new DisposableEmailValidator('production', config);

const result = validator.validateEmail('user@10minutemail.com');
console.log(result);
// { success: false, error: 'Disposable email addresses are not allowed' }

Configuration

The library uses environment-based configuration to support different validation rules across any environment you define. While development, staging, production, and test are common examples, you can use any environment names that match your setup.

Full Example

const config = {
  development: {
    rules: {
      allow_disposable_emails: true,
      allow_plus_addressing: true
    }
  },
  production: {
    rules: {
      allow_disposable_emails: false,
      allow_plus_addressing: false
    },
    disposableDomains: ['10minutemail.com', 'tempmail.org'],
    trustedDomains: ['company.org', 'company.com'],
    mergeDisposableDomains: true
  },
  'my-custom-env': {
    rules: {
      allow_disposable_emails: true,
      allow_plus_addressing: false
    },
    disposableDomains: ['custom-temp.com'],
    mergeDisposableDomains: false
  }
};

Configuration Reference

Key	Type	Required	Default	Description
rules.allow_disposable_emails	boolean	Yes	–	Blocks disposable domains
rules.allow_plus_addressing	boolean	Yes	–	Blocks plus-addressed emails
disposableDomains	string[]	No	Built-in list	Custom domains to block
trustedDomains	string[]	No	undefined	Emails/domains to allow regardless of rules
mergeDisposableDomains	boolean	No	true	Whether to merge custom domains with built-in list

Custom Disposable Domains

The mergeDisposableDomains option controls how your custom disposableDomains list is handled:

• true (default): Your custom domains are added to the built-in list
• false: Only your custom domains are used (built-in list is ignored)

// Example: Merge with built-in list (recommended)
{
  production: {
    rules: { allow_disposable_emails: false, allow_plus_addressing: false },
    disposableDomains: ['company-temp.com'],
    mergeDisposableDomains: true  // Blocks both built-in domains AND company-temp.com
  }
}

// Example: Use only custom domains
{
  production: {
    rules: { allow_disposable_emails: false, allow_plus_addressing: false },
    disposableDomains: ['company-temp.com'],
    mergeDisposableDomains: false  // Only blocks company-temp.com (allows 10minutemail.com, etc.)
  }
}

API

Constructor

new DisposableEmailValidator(environment: string, config: DisposableEmailValidatorConfig)

• environment: the name of any environment defined in your config (e.g., production, development, staging, my-custom-env, etc.)
• config: your full multi-environment configuration object

validateEmail(email: string): ValidationResult

Returns:

{ success: true, error: null }
// or
{ success: false, error: string }

Error Messages

• 'Invalid email format'
• 'Disposable email addresses are not allowed'
• 'Plus addressing is not allowed'

Default Blocked Domains

If disposableDomains is not provided, this package includes a prebuilt list from disposable-email-domains.

You get coverage for thousands of known throwaway providers out of the box.

Why Use This?

• Designed for production apps
• Prevent fake signups from temporary emails
• Multiple environments supported
• Built-in domain blacklist
• Fast + typesafe + extendable

License

MIT — LICENSE

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! If you'd like to add a feature, fix a bug, or improve documentation:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create your branch (git checkout -b feature/my-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/my-feature)
5. Open a PR

Contact

Made with ❤️ by Wilson Adenuga - @Adenugawilson - oluwatunmiseadenuga@gmail.com

Support

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