Student Verification Guide
Learn how to implement robust student email verification in your application.
Student verification is the process of confirming that an email address belongs to a legitimate educational institution and is being used by an actual student. This guide covers best practices for implementing this verification in your application.
Domain Verification
We validate that the email domain belongs to a recognized educational institution.
Regional Filtering
Target specific geographic regions or countries based on your requirements.
Custom Target Groups
Create custom groups with specific domain allowlists for precise targeting.
Create a Target Group
First, define which universities and regions you want to target:
Loading syntax highlighting...Implement Verification Flow
Add verification to your signup or discount application process:
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- • Cache verification results to avoid repeated API calls
- • Provide clear feedback to users about verification status
- • Allow non-students to still use your service
- • Implement proper error handling for API failures
- • Use target groups to segment different student populations
Don't
- • Block users completely if verification fails
- • Store or log sensitive verification data unnecessarily
- • Make verification mandatory for core functionality
- • Assume all .edu domains are valid (some are not educational)
- • Ignore rate limiting and retry logic
Progressive Enhancement
Start with basic email validation and enhance with student verification:
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When importing large lists of emails, use bulk validation:
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- Check if the domain is in our university database
- Verify the domain spelling and format
- Some institutions use subdomains (student.university.edu)
- Contact support to add missing legitimate domains
High rate of verification failures
- Check your target group configuration
- Verify API key permissions and rate limits
- Implement proper error handling and retries
- Monitor API response codes for patterns
Slow verification response times
- Implement caching for repeated email checks
- Use bulk validation for multiple emails
- Consider async processing for non-critical verifications
- Monitor API performance and adjust timeouts
Next Steps
Learn about our university domain database and how to work with domain lists.
Understand API rate limits and how to optimize your verification flow.