Perplexity uses Loops for marketing email and Amazon SES for transactional/notifications. They rank #1,046 in the Tranco list of most-popular domains. Email goes out from 2 different subdomains. Their email authentication setup is solid (score 95/100). We've recorded 1 ESP change since first observing this brand.
Amazon SESAuthentication signals observed in this brand's emails. SPF, DKIM and DMARC are the standard sender-authentication stack — see the DMARC policy below for whether spoofing is actually blocked or just monitored. One-click unsubscribe meets Google & Yahoo's bulk-sender requirements.
DMARC reports sent to perplexity.ai. Policy
p=quarantine means receivers actively block or quarantine spoofed mail.
SPF alignment: all 22 observed emails use a return-path aligned with perplexity.ai (envelope.mail.perplexity.ai, bounce.perplexity.ai). SPF authenticates the visible From — supports DMARC directly.
DKIM alignment: all 16 observed emails sign with a domain aligned with perplexity.ai (mail.perplexity.ai). DKIM authenticates the visible From — supports DMARC directly.
VMC issued by: digicert.
TLS: 71% TLS 1.3, 29% TLS 1.2 (across 7 sends).
Brands often use multiple ESPs (e.g. one for marketing, another for transactional/notifications).
None — only the primary ESP(s) shown aboveESPs we've seen sending email for this brand. Green = confirmed by SPF, sender IP rDNS, or known infra pairing (label shows the source). Grey = observed but not yet confirmed by SPF or PTR.
ESPs this brand has authorized in their SPF record. We confirm them with a green ✓ only after seeing recurring use (3+ emails across 2+ days). Until then they stay here — either we haven't observed any email yet, or we've seen a handful but not enough to call them a regular sender for the brand.
Probed: perplexity.ai, envelope.mail.perplexity.ai, bounce.perplexity.ai, mail.perplexity.ai
Folder distribution across all emails from this brand observed in Gmail inboxes. High inbox % = good deliverability; spam appearances are the headline signal.
| Folder | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| inbox | 25 | 89.3% |
| promotions | 3 | 10.7% |
Placement observed in Outlook / Microsoft 365 mailboxes. Focused Inbox splits mail into two tabs, "Focused" (inbox) and "Other", plus Junk. 0% reached the Focused inbox across 1 observed email.
Which ESP's emails are landing where. Sorted by spam % so problem senders surface first. Brands using one ESP for marketing and another for transactional often see very different placement profiles per ESP. Per-ESP folder data only started being captured recently — counts here may be smaller than the total above until backfill catches up.
| ESP | Emails | Placement | Inbox % | Tabs % | Spam % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon SES | 14 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Loops | 8 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Daily observations per ESP. Brands often run multiple ESPs concurrently — marketing on one, transactional on another — so this chart shows usage rather than switches.
IP addresses perplexity.ai has been observed sending from, and where their mail landed in Gmail.
| IP | Hostname | Obs | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.110.89.109 | i89-109.smtp-out.amazonses.com |
8 | Check → |
| 23.251.229.168 | e229-168.smtp-out.amazonses.com |
7 | Check → |
| 216.221.169.107 | g169-107.smtp-out.amazonses.com |
6 | Check → |
| 54.240.39.204 | a39-204.smtp-out.amazonses.com |
3 | Check → |
| 76.223.139.17 | c139-17.smtp-out.amazonses.com |
3 | Check → |
| 54.240.42.185 | a42-185.smtp-out.amazonses.com |
1 | Check → |
Per-IP inbox / promotions / spam is being collected and will appear here as new emails are observed.
| Domain | ESPs detected | Delivery (7d) |
|---|---|---|
mail.perplexity.ai | Amazon SES 19 Loops 9 | |
perplexity.ai | Amazon SES 1 |