Use this filter to show contacts with email addresses verified by your account.
The Email Status filter allows you to narrow your contact search based on the verification status of their business email address.
This helps you quickly identify which contacts have verified, catch-all, guessed, or unverified emails so you can prioritize reliable outreach and minimize bounce risk.
How It Works
The filter is based on your organization’s collective email verification activity within Ocean.io.
That means the results reflect all email verification actions taken by anyone on your team, not just your own.
For example, if you set the filter to show only Verified emails, Ocean.io will display all contacts whose email addresses have been verified by any member of your organization.
Behind the scenes, Ocean.io combines multiple trusted data sources to find each contact’s most likely business email address.
Each result is then passed through ZeroBounce for validation, confirming deliverability and accuracy before appearing in your results.
Email Statuses
After using the Email Finder, every contact will display one of the following statuses:
Access email
You haven’t started the email search for this contact yetVerified email found
A verified, deliverable email has been found and confirmed through ZeroBounce. These are safe to use for outreach and have minimal bounce risk.Catch-all email found
The domain accepts all incoming emails, making these addresses generally deliverable but not individually verified.Guessed email found
An estimated email address has been generated based on common patterns or public data. Accuracy may vary, so proceed with caution.No email address found
In rare cases, no verified, catch-all, or guessed address could be found for a contact.
When to Use This Filter
Use the Email Status filter to:
Focus campaigns on contacts with verified and reliable email addresses
Exclude contacts with unverified or unconfirmed email data
Clean and segment your contact lists before exporting or launching outreach
Avoid re-verifying emails already checked by teammates
Filtering for Verified Emails
To filter for verified emails:
Go to your People search
Open the Filters panel on the left-hand side
Select the Email status filter
Enable only Verified emails
⚠️ Note: This filter only applies to emails uncovered and verified within your own Ocean.io account.
Using it helps you prepare clean, high-quality data before exporting or starting email campaigns, ensuring your outreach is accurate and efficient.