How can I check my Sender Score?
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Head to Sender Score and enter your sending IP address. The lookup is completely free and shows your current score plus a trend line so you can see whether things are improving or sliding.
If you're on a dedicated IP, enter that specific IP. If you're on a shared IP pool through your ESP, you'll see the collective score for that pool. That's important to keep in mind because the number reflects everyone sending from that infrastructure, not just you.
Once you've got your score, here's how to read it. Scores run from 0 to 100.
- 80 and above is healthy. Most mailbox providers will treat your mail as coming from a reputable sender.
- 70 to 79 is a yellow flag. You're not in crisis, but something is nudging the score down and it's worth investigating.
- Below 70 is a real concern. Deliverability problems often follow scores in this range, and the lower it drops, the worse they get.
If your score is lower than you'd like, the most common culprits are high bounce rates, spam complaints, or gaps in your email authentication. A stale list that's never been cleaned is usually where it starts.
Validity also offers deeper reporting through their paid Everest platform if you want more detail than the free lookup provides. It's worth it once you're managing a serious sending operation, but the free score is enough to start diagnosing.
If your score has dropped recently and you're not sure why, our free blocklist checker is a good next stop. Or if you'd rather talk it through, the SOS hotline is free and we actually pick up.
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