Every validation response contains a result object with status and subStatus fields. This page documents the possible values for each.

`result.status`

The following values may be returned:

safe - Valid email that is safe to send to based on risk analysis. Includes both catch-all and non-catch-all addresses.
do_not_mail_abuse - Valid email with high risk of manual spam reports. Avoid emailing and use alternative channels like Calls and LinkedIn.
some_risk - Inconclusive result with identified risk factors. Remove for 30 days and re-analyze in bulk at that point.
block_bounce_risk - Invalid email highly likely to bounce. Remove contact and source new email addresses.
dead_email - Invalid account that won’t bounce due to catch-all setup. Use alternative communication channels.

For a more in-depth explanation of the Allegrow statuses, please check this article.

`result.subStatus`

result.subStatus provides additional context on valid emails. It takes one of the following values:

primary - The email was identified as the contact's main email address. Particularly helpful for executives and senior decision-makers who may have more than one valid email address.
null - No additional sub-status was determined.

`allegrowStatus` (deprecated)

For backward compatibility, every response also includes an allegrowStatus field at the top level that mirrors the value of result.status.

allegrowStatus is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please migrate your integrations to read result.status instead. During the deprecation period, result.status and allegrowStatus will always carry the same value.

`more_time_required` (sync endpoint only)

The sync POST /v1/email/validate endpoint will return an HTTP 202 response when validation takes longer than its 30-second budget. On a 202, the result object is absent and allegrowStatus is set to "more_time_required". The response includes a pollUrl and a retryAfter (seconds) — clients should poll that URL after the suggested wait to retrieve the actual result.

The recommended discriminator is the HTTP status code (200 vs 202), not the value of allegrowStatus. Once allegrowStatus is removed in a future release, the HTTP status code will remain the canonical signal for in-progress validations.