Test Email Account for Testing & QA
Create a test email account and a dummy email for testing software, QA, and verification flows. Free disposable inboxes, instant access, no signup required.
Why Use Test Email Account for Testing & QA?
Instant Email Generation
Create test email addresses in seconds without manual setup or configuration.
Real Email Reception
Receive actual emails to test signup flows, notifications, and email delivery.
Separate Test Inboxes
Use dedicated inboxes for test runs. Your application must still delete test users and fixtures in teardown, even when a test fails.
Multiple Test Accounts
TempMailSpot is free, with generation limited to one attempt per day per visitor. Shared IP limits, provider request budgets and availability also apply. Opening more tabs does not grant more allowance.
Automate your owned test inbox
Create an inbox, poll for a message, then delete your application test fixtures in a finally block. Mailbox expiry does not clean your database.
API Integration Guide and quickstartHow It Works
Generate Email
Click Generate address once, then wait for a successful result.
Use Anywhere
Copy the address and paste it into any signup form.
Receive Instantly
Messages land in real time. The inbox refreshes itself.
Key Features
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use temporary email for software testing?
Generate a temporary email address, use it in your test signup flows, and check the inbox to verify emails are received. Perfect for QA, automated testing, and manual test scenarios.
Can I use temporary email addresses in automated tests?
Yes! Our API allows you to programmatically generate email addresses and check for received messages, making it ideal for automated testing workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
How long do test email addresses remain active?
The browser timer starts at 10 minutes after creation. While an inbox is active, Extend offers +5, +10 and +30 minutes, presets of 5, 10, 30 and 60 minutes, and custom time. No referral is required. These controls change the browser timer, not the upstream provider lifetime; a provider can expire an inbox earlier. Closing the tab can lose access.
Can I verify HTML email formatting and templates?
The inbox provides a sanitized HTML preview. Scripts and unsafe markup are removed. Check Gmail, Outlook and mobile client rendering separately; this preview does not prove inbox placement.
How do QA teams use disposable inboxes in practice?
The common flows are signup and verification, password reset, notification and alert delivery, and email-template review. Each test run gets a clean address, so a suite never inherits state from the previous run and there is no shared mailbox for tests to collide in.
Can I test whether my application actually delivers mail?
Yes, within limits. A temporary inbox confirms your application sent the message and shows exactly what arrived, which catches broken templates, wrong merge fields and missing links. It cannot tell you how major providers will treat your sending reputation - for inbox-placement testing you need seed accounts on the real providers.
Is there an API for automated test suites?
Yes. Inboxes can be created and polled programmatically, which is what CI pipelines need. Open the API Integration Guide for endpoints and integration details.
Ready to get started?
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