How does temp mail work?

Pick or generate an address on our domain and any mail sent to it appears in the inbox below within seconds. The address needs no signup or password, and every message is automatically deleted 24 hours after it arrives.

Is a temp mail inbox private?

No — treat it as public. Anyone who knows or guesses the address can open the same inbox, so never use it for password resets, banking or anything sensitive. Use it for signups, downloads and trials you do not want in your real inbox.

How long do messages stay in the inbox?

Every message is automatically and permanently deleted 24 hours after it arrives, and an inbox holds at most 50 recent messages. There is no archive and no recovery, so download anything you need before it expires.

Can I choose my own temp mail address?

Yes. Instead of the random name, type any inbox name using letters, numbers, dots, dashes or underscores. Shorter, common names are more likely to receive other people’s mail too — random names are effectively yours alone.

Why do some websites reject temp mail addresses?

Many services block known disposable-email domains to prevent abuse of trials and promotions. If a site rejects the address, it has likely blacklisted the domain — there is no workaround other than using a regular mailbox.

Can I send or reply to emails with temp mail?

No. This is a receive-only inbox: it accepts incoming mail but cannot send, reply or forward. Sending from disposable domains would immediately get them blocked as spam sources, so virtually no temp-mail service offers it.

Are attachments safe to download here?

Executable and script file types are stripped before a message is stored, and remaining files download with headers that stop the browser from running them. Still treat unexpected attachments with the same caution you would anywhere.

What happens if the temp mail service shows "not enabled"?

Receiving mail requires our inbound mail infrastructure to be active. If the tool reports it is not yet enabled, the mail routing layer is being provisioned — check back shortly; no messages are lost for addresses created afterwards.

Temp Mail — Disposable Email Address

Generate a throwaway email address, receive messages live, download attachments — everything auto-deletes after 24 hours.

Updated June 2026

How to use Temp Mail — Disposable Email Address

Temp Mail gives you a working, disposable email address in one click — no signup, no password, no personal details. Use it wherever a site demands an email you would rather not hand over: newsletter-gated downloads, free trials, forum registrations or one-off verification codes. Messages arrive in the live inbox within seconds, complete with safe HTML rendering and downloadable attachments, and everything is automatically erased 24 hours after it arrives. Unlike classic disposable-mail sites, you can also choose a custom inbox name and grab the address as a QR code to use on another device.

Generate a random inbox name or type a custom one, and pick a domain.
Copy the address — or scan the QR code to use it on your phone.
Paste the address into the website or app that needs an email.
Watch the inbox below: new messages appear automatically within seconds.
Open a message to read it safely, download attachments, then let it expire.

What disposable email is good for — and what it is not

A disposable address shines wherever the relationship with a service is short-lived: gated downloads, trials, coupon signups, or testing your own application’s outgoing mail. It is the wrong tool for anything with long-term value. Because the inbox is public-by-knowledge — anyone who knows the address can read it — and everything is erased after 24 hours, you should never use it for accounts you intend to keep, password recovery, financial services or personal correspondence. Used for what it is built for, it dramatically cuts the spam and breach exposure of your real address.

How this temp mail stays safe to read

Incoming mail is the classic attack vector, so every message is defanged before you see it. Scripts, embedded frames, form elements and inline event handlers are stripped on the server when the message arrives, and the message body is then rendered inside a fully sandboxed frame that cannot run code, navigate your tab or access the site. Attachments with executable or script file extensions are silently dropped, and everything else downloads with headers that prevent the browser from executing it in place. The 24-hour deletion window then removes the data entirely.

Good and bad uses for a disposable address
Use case	Recommended?
Newsletter-gated download	Yes — ideal
Free trial or beta signup	Yes
Testing your app’s outgoing email	Yes
Account you plan to keep	No — inbox expires
Password resets / banking	Never — inbox is not private

Glossary

Disposable email: A short-lived email address used once and then abandoned, keeping spam away from your real inbox.
Catch-all: A mail setup that accepts messages to any name at a domain, which is how new inboxes work instantly without registration.
Local part: The portion of an email address before the @ sign — the inbox name you can customize.
Retention window: How long messages are stored before automatic deletion — 24 hours on this tool.
Sandboxed rendering: Displaying untrusted HTML inside a restricted frame that cannot execute scripts or interact with the page.

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Why use Temp Mail — Disposable Email Address?

Keep marketing spam and data-breach exposure away from your real inbox
No signup or password — the address works the moment you create it
Receive verification codes and confirmation links within seconds
Download attachments safely — executable file types are stripped on arrival
Messages self-destruct after 24 hours, leaving nothing behind

Common use cases

Register for a one-time webinar or whitepaper download without future newsletters
Verify a new forum or app account that insists on email confirmation
Test your own product’s signup and transactional emails during development
Sign up for a free trial without committing your work address
Collect a discount code that requires a newsletter subscription

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