Temporary Email: One Inbox for the Job, Then Gone
A temporary email is a free inbox you can use for a few minutes and then walk away from. It catches the message you need, like a sign-up link or a one-time code, and wipes itself when the timer ends. There is no account, no password, and no personal detail to hand over. Think of this page as the home base for the whole family of short-lived inboxes. If you just want to start now, the standard 10 minute mail is ready at the top of the site.
Your Next Inbox Lasts 10 Minutes
Click once and use a private address that cleans up after itself - No account needed.
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What counts as a temporary email?
The one trait every version shares
Any inbox that is built to disappear counts. The address works long enough to receive mail, you read or copy what you came for, and then it is deleted for good. Because the address is not tied to you, marketers cannot build a profile from it and a leaked database has nothing to sell. It is the simplest privacy habit online: give out a stand-in address instead of your real one.
The main types of temporary email
People call these inboxes many different names, and each name hints at how it is used. They all expire on their own, so the choice is really about the job in front of you.
Six names, six angles, side by side
| Name | Its angle |
|---|---|
| Disposable | Anti-tracking, cutting off harvesters and hidden pixels |
| Throwaway | Freebies, contests, and quick trial sign-ups |
| Burner | Higher-stakes sign-ups like classifieds and dating |
| Dummy | A placeholder for a required field when you skip the reply |
| Random | An unguessable, scrambled address for extra cover |
| Test | Developers checking their own sign-up and reset messages |
Pick a timer that fits the task
Shorter for speed, longer for slow senders
The other choice is how long the inbox should live. A short window keeps spam out, while a longer one gives a slow sender time to arrive. Timers range from a quick 5 minute mail up to a longer 30 minute mail, with 15, 20, and 25 minute options in between. When you are not sure, the 10 minute default fits almost everything.
- A temporary email is free, needs no account, and deletes itself.
- The many names all point to the same self-expiring inbox.
- Timers run from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, with 10 as the default.
- Nothing is stored, so a later breach has nothing of yours to leak.
Frequently asked questions
What is a temporary email?
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What is the difference between the types of temporary email?
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Start with a temporary email now
Pick a type from the list above or just grab the default address at the top of this page. Whatever the job, your real inbox stays clean and private, and the used-up address vanishes on its own once you are done. For anything else, our FAQ page has more answers.