How it works

Temp Mail: how temporary inboxes work

A practical guide to using a temporary inbox, understanding its limits, and choosing the safer option for important accounts.

Open your temporary inbox

Temp mail is a receive-only address for a short, low-risk purpose. This cornerstone guide explains what the tool does, what it cannot protect and when permanent email is the safer choice.

How a temporary inbox works

  1. Open the home page and copy the assigned address.
  2. Use it for one permitted, short-lived interaction.
  3. Return to the inbox and refresh while waiting for delivery.
  4. Finish the task before changing the address; recovery is not guaranteed.

Appropriate uses

Newsletter previews, one-time downloads and manual testing of forms you control are reasonable examples. Banking, purchases, identity records and accounts you may need to recover are not.

Privacy limits

A separate address can reduce exposure of your primary mailbox. It does not hide your IP address, stop browser tracking, secure third-party links or make you anonymous.

Delivery and retention

Senders can delay or reject temporary domains. Temp Mail 24 is receive-only and promises no exact mailbox lifetime, message retention period or recovery.

Open the temporary inbox

Frequently asked questions

Is registration required?

No account is required.

Can I send email?

No, the service is receive-only.

Is temp mail anonymous?

No. A separate address does not hide all network or browser data.