Is gmail.com a valid email domain?
Mail for gmail.com is handled by 5 servers at Google (Gmail or Google Workspace), with gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com tried first.
It is a free, public mailbox provider, and it is not on our disposable list.
SPF is published. DMARC is set to none.
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MX records (Google (Gmail or Google Workspace))
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com | 173.194.76.26, 2a00:1450:400c:c06::1a |
| 10 | alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com | 192.178.213.26, 2a00:1450:4013:c1e::1b |
| 20 | alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com | 142.251.127.27, 2a00:1450:4010:c22::1a |
| 30 | alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com | 192.178.228.27, 2a00:1450:4025:4403::1a |
| 40 | alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com | 142.250.147.26, 2a00:1450:4025:c01::1a |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 redirect=_spf.google.com
DMARC
Policy: none
v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=quarantine; rua=mailto:mailauth-reports@google.com
Disposable?
No, not on our disposable list.
Free provider?
Yes, a free public mailbox provider.
What this means for your email list
Is a free-provider address a problem?
Not by itself. gmail.com is a normal mailbox provider used by real people, and mail to it is delivered reliably. The thing to watch is whether the specific mailbox exists, which a domain check cannot tell you, so verify each address.
Sender authentication
gmail.com has DMARC in monitoring mode (p=none). It collects reports but does not yet block spoofed mail, so the domain is easier to impersonate.
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- Is gmail.com a valid email domain?
- Yes. gmail.com publishes 5 MX records and can receive email. Whether a particular mailbox exists is a separate question that only a mailbox check can answer.
- Is gmail.com a disposable email domain?
- No. gmail.com is not on our disposable list, but it is a free public provider. The list is updated regularly, and new throwaway domains appear all the time.
- What are the MX records for gmail.com?
- gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com (priority 5); alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com (priority 10); alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com (priority 20); alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com (priority 30); alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com (priority 40).
- Does gmail.com have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes. DMARC: yes, policy none.