Temporary email, explained
A temporary email address is an inbox that exists for a short, fixed period. Mail sent to it arrives normally, you read it in the browser, and when the timer runs out both the address and every message in it are deleted.
When a temporary address is the right tool
- Signing up for a trial, download, or newsletter you do not want tied to your real address.
- Testing a registration or password-reset flow you are building.
- Checking that a verification email renders correctly before shipping it.
- Any one-off signup where the address has no value after the first message.
When it is not
Do not use a temporary address for anything you may need to recover later: a bank, an account you intend to keep, or a service that will send you something important weeks from now. Once the inbox expires it is gone, and there is no way to restore it.
What happens to a message
Incoming mail is received by our provider, parsed, stripped of attachments, and sanitised so no script or tracking markup can run in your browser. Remote images stay blocked until you choose to load them. The message is then stored only until its inbox expires.
Who can read your inbox
Access depends on your browser session. The address is public by nature — anyone can send to it — but opening the inbox requires a private session token stored in a secure cookie in your browser. Knowing the address is not enough.