Postmark Spam Check

Postmark Spam Check

Lifecycle & Email
Find the line in your template that trips spam filters, before the send goes out.
ACCESS
No login
PRICE
Free
HOST
Postmark
CATEGORY
Inbox placement & spam tests
Last updated
August 4, 2026

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Postmark Spam Check

What it is.

Paste a raw email with headers and you get back a short list of what to change. Postmark runs SpamAssassin as a free JSON API, so a script can call it too.

Read the rule list under the score. Each rule that fired is named with the points it added, so you can tell a missing unsubscribe header from an over-linked template instead of staring at a total.

What you get.

  • A SpamAssassin score for any raw email you paste in.
  • Every triggered rule named with the points it added, so the worklist is ordered by impact.
  • A free JSON API you can run in CI, catching a template regression before a send.
  • No account, so it works on a shared machine or inside a client's environment.
HOW TO USE IT

How to set it up.

1

Send the campaign to yourself first, then view the original message and copy the full raw source with headers.

2

Paste the raw source into the box and read the rule list before the total score.

3

Work the rules with the highest point values first, since one heavy rule often outweighs several small ones.

4

Rerun after each template change, because a single added tracking link can move the score.

5

Call the JSON API from your build if templates change often, so a regression shows up before a send.

Pricing Plans

Spam Check

$0

web form and JSON API, no account

Use cases

Pre-send template check

Paste the raw email and read which rules the template triggers.

Ordered edit list

Work the triggered rules by the points each one added.

Guard in CI

Call the free API on a template change so a bad edit never reaches a send.

Best for

Checking a template before a big send

The rule list turns a vague deliverability worry into a short list of template edits.

Debugging a cold email sequence

Outbound templates trip specific rules, and seeing which ones beats rewriting the whole email.

Automated template checks

The free JSON API can run in CI, so a marketer's template edit gets scored before it reaches a list.

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Questions about Postmark Spam Check

Is the API free too?
What do I paste in?
Does a good score mean it will land?

Questions about Lifecycle & Email

What usually trips a spam filter on a B2B email?
Should marketing and sales send from the same domain?
Before you start
  • A campaign you can send to yourself to capture the raw source.
  • Access to view the original message in your mail client.
Strengths
  • A free JSON API, which is rare for this kind of check and makes automation possible.
  • Triggered rules are named with their point values, so the output points at a specific edit.
  • No account and no rate card, so it works from anywhere including a client's laptop.
Limitations
  • SpamAssassin is one filter among many, so a clean score is not a promise of inbox placement.
  • You need the raw message with headers, which means sending yourself a test first.
  • It scores content and headers, so reputation problems need Postmaster Tools instead.
Skip this if
  • Your sending platform already scores drafts against the same rule list before a send goes out.
Ideal for
  • Lifecycle marketers
  • Outbound teams
  • Email developers

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