Why connect themThe MX Lookup API in WooCommerce.
WooCommerce brings e-commerce to WordPress. Connecting APIs to WooCommerce enables automated order validation, customer verification, and inventory management. Build a secure, data-rich online store.
What you can buildWorkflows worth wiring.
Validate customer emails to reduce order processing issues
Check billing addresses against postal APIs for accuracy
Verify customer phone numbers before shipping notifications
Detect high-risk orders using IP geolocation and fraud APIs
TemplatesReady-made ideas.
New order placed Look up MX records → flag if no recordsVerify customer domains on new orders
Look up MX records for customer email domains on each WooCommerce order. Flag orders where the mx array is empty.
New customer registered Look up MX records → save exchange hostnameEnrich customer data with mail server info
When a new WooCommerce customer registers, look up their email domain's MX records and save the primary exchange hostname.
SetupConnect it in a few steps.
Set up with Zapier
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Set the trigger. Create a Zap with WooCommerce as the trigger app and "New order" as the event. Connect your account.
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Add the API action. Add APIVerve as the action, select the MX Lookup API, and map your trigger data to the request.
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Send it back. Add a second WooCommerce action for "Create order" and map the returned fields (like domain) into it.
- 4
Test & turn on. Test the Zap with real data to confirm the mapping, then turn it on.
Set up with Make
- 1
Add the trigger. Create a scenario and add a WooCommerce module set to "New order". Authenticate your account.
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Call the API. Add an HTTP module pointing at api.apiverve.com/v1/mxlookup with your x-api-key header. Pass the trigger's data as the input.
- 3
Parse & map. Add a JSON module to read the response, then a WooCommerce module for "Create order". Map fields like data.domain into place.
- 4
Activate. Run once to confirm the mapping, then switch the scenario on and set its schedule.
Set up with n8n
- 1
Add the trigger node. Start a workflow with a WooCommerce trigger node for "New order" and connect your credentials.
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Add an HTTP Request node. Point it at api.apiverve.com/v1/mxlookup using Header Auth (x-api-key). Feed in the trigger data.
- 3
Map with expressions. Add a WooCommerce node for "Create order" and reference the response with expressions such as {{ $json.data.domain }}.
- 4
Execute & activate. Execute manually to verify, then activate the workflow for production.
The payloadWhat WooCommerce receives.
domain"yahoo.com"
mxarray of 3
