By using a temporary email address, you can avoid email-based tracking. If you use an email address specifically for accounts you don't care about, it is likely your real name has been associated with it, and that hackers could use that information to build a profile on you. Check HaveIBeenPwned.com to see if your email address was part of a data breach.
We will release data in the near future if any of our domains are found in data breaches to measure the effectiveness of using a temporary email.
No, our servers do not follow standard inbox protocols. You can
use one of our libraries
to connect to the API.
This may be considered in a future release, but it is low priority.
We recommend you use TempMail on websites that you will not be using for more than a day. These include websites that require you to create an account to download a video, or that require you to create an account to view certain content.
Yes. Your email address will expire after a limit of one hour.
If you are using the API, your email may expire after longer depending on the API tier you have.
View the pricing page here.
This helps avoid websites blocking TempMail email addresses
from being used, and signing up for a website with "temp email" in the link could trigger filters to block TempMail.
We will continue to add new domains periodically to make sure these lists don't block all of our domains.