Temporary Email for Developers

Testing email flows

Registration, password reset, and notification systems all depend on email delivery. Developers need repeatable inboxes without creating real accounts or polluting personal mail.

Common use cases

• Local development — verify signup emails during feature work
• Staging QA — confirm templates render correctly
• Webhook testing — validate inbound parsing logic
• Load testing — spin multiple addresses for parallel scenarios

API integration

TempMail exposes REST endpoints for mailbox creation, inbox retrieval, and refresh. Automate flows in Jest, Playwright, or Postman collections.

Best practices

• Use unique mailboxes per test run to avoid state collisions
• Assert on subject lines and OTP patterns, not full HTML in brittle tests
• Respect rate limits in CI — cache mailbox IDs when possible
• Never commit API secrets or production credentials

Security note

Never use temporary email for production user accounts. It is a testing and privacy tool, not a permanent identity provider.