Suggestions for Adding Email Verify by Instantly.ai to Providers List

Doug D. · 2025-04-05T05:08:39.434Z

Any plans to add the "Email Verify" by as an option to the Email Providers list inside work email waterfalls? Curious why it's not already here since the enrichment is already available in clay :eyes:

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We currently offer Instantly.ai's email verification as a separate action in Clay, but it's not included in the work email waterfall feature yet. Our email waterfall is designed with a pre-arranged order of providers optimized for coverage, and we use ZeroBounce as the default validator due to its high accuracy. While we're always looking to improve our services, we haven't announced specific plans to add Instantly.ai to the email waterfall providers list. If you'd like this feature, we encourage you to share your feedback, as we regularly consider user suggestions for improvements.
Sources: Verify Email with Instantly | Clay.com Yash T. | Clay Enrich People (Waterfalls) [Clay 101] - Clay University Enrich People (Waterfalls) [Clay 101] - Clay University
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Hey Doug, Great feedback—thank you for sharing this. I’ll pass it along to the team to consider adding Instantly.ai’s “Email Verify” to the provider list inside work email waterfalls.
Doug D.
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Thanks Bo (.. What do you currently recommend for the lowest bounce rate including catchall verification?
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Hey Doug, We usually see a lot of users using either Debounce and Instantly together. Both have performed really well, including on catchall verification.
Doug D.
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Hi Bo (. does instantly email verification require an API key?
Doug D.
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It doesn't seem like I'm able to use it with Clay credits. They are also telling me that I need an Instantly Outreach plan in order to obtain an API from Instantly to use the email verification credits
LuisArturo
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Hey there Doug thanks for reaching out, jumping in for Bo here, to clarify an API Key and account with Instantly, is needed to use Instantly inside of Clay in order to use it.
Arnaud
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Hi LuisArturo! Concerning Instantly, if I understand well, we need to pay 1 credit in Instantly (with the plan) + 1 credit in Clay? (2 credits overall) Thanks!
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Doug D.
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We have to use credits in both? I find that hard to believe. LuisArturo
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Hey — totally get the confusion. When using Instantly inside Clay, you only spend Instantly credits, not Clay credits. But to do that, you need an Instantly Outreach plan with API access — that’s how the integration works. So to clarify: • You use Instantly credits for the verification • You don’t use Clay credits for this step • But you do need an Instantly plan that gives you access to their API • You use Clay credits for integration WITHOUT your api Let me know if you have more questions
Doug D.
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Got it! However for this integration (the instantly email verification) only it actually doesn't let me use clay credits and it's making me connect and instantly API anyway
Arnaud
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Yes indeed, same for me! Is it a bug LuisArturo?
Smit V.
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Hi there! Yes currently the Instantly only works with personal API keys, there is no option for running Instantly with Clay credits. Let me know if you have any other questions :)
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We currently offer Instantly.ai's email verification as a separate action in Clay, but it's not included in the work email waterfall feature yet. Our email waterfall is designed with a pre-arranged order of providers optimized for coverage, and we use ZeroBounce as the default validator due to its high accuracy. While we're always looking to improve our services, we haven't announced specific plans to add Instantly.ai to the email waterfall providers list. If you'd like this feature, we encourage you to share your feedback, as we regularly consider user suggestions for improvements.
Sources: Verify Email with Instantly | Clay.com Yash T. | Clay Enrich People (Waterfalls) [Clay 101] - Clay University Enrich People (Waterfalls) [Clay 101] - Clay University
Bo (.
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Hey Doug, Great feedback—thank you for sharing this. I’ll pass it along to the team to consider adding Instantly.ai’s “Email Verify” to the provider list inside work email waterfalls.
Doug D.
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Thanks Bo (.. What do you currently recommend for the lowest bounce rate including catchall verification?
Bo (.
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Hey Doug, We usually see a lot of users using either Debounce and Instantly together. Both have performed really well, including on catchall verification.
Doug D.
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Hi Bo (. does instantly email verification require an API key?
Doug D.
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It doesn't seem like I'm able to use it with Clay credits. They are also telling me that I need an Instantly Outreach plan in order to obtain an API from Instantly to use the email verification credits
LuisArturo
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Hey there Doug thanks for reaching out, jumping in for Bo here, to clarify an API Key and account with Instantly, is needed to use Instantly inside of Clay in order to use it.
Arnaud
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Hi LuisArturo! Concerning Instantly, if I understand well, we need to pay 1 credit in Instantly (with the plan) + 1 credit in Clay? (2 credits overall) Thanks!
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Doug D.
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We have to use credits in both? I find that hard to believe. LuisArturo
Bo (.
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Hey — totally get the confusion. When using Instantly inside Clay, you only spend Instantly credits, not Clay credits. But to do that, you need an Instantly Outreach plan with API access — that’s how the integration works. So to clarify: • You use Instantly credits for the verification • You don’t use Clay credits for this step • But you do need an Instantly plan that gives you access to their API • You use Clay credits for integration WITHOUT your api Let me know if you have more questions
Doug D.
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Got it! However for this integration (the instantly email verification) only it actually doesn't let me use clay credits and it's making me connect and instantly API anyway
Arnaud
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Yes indeed, same for me! Is it a bug LuisArturo?
Smit V.
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Hi there! Yes currently the Instantly only works with personal API keys, there is no option for running Instantly with Clay credits. Let me know if you have any other questions :)
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