Free temporary email

A disposable inbox for the emails you need once. No registration. No adtech spyware. No nonsense.

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Create a free one time email address

Click the following button to create your free one time email address. It takes a few seconds but at least it’s free.

After it is created, you can choose how long you want it to be valid for, and get a recovery phrase if you want to restore it later or access it on another device.

How to use your temporary inbox

  1. Create an address. Use the form above to create an inbox, then copy your new email address.
  2. Use it where you need it. Paste the address into a sign-up or download form instead of your main email address.
  3. Read the message. Keep this page open. New emails appear automatically, and detected verification codes are ready to copy.
  4. Keep it or delete it. Choose an inactivity period in Settings, or delete the inbox when you’re done. Save its private link or recovery phrase if you want to come back.

What Is One Time Email?

Temporary email is a short-lived inbox that lets you receive messages without sharing your main email address. You might also hear it called temp mail, disposable email, throwaway email, or burner email. Same idea: get the message you need and move on.

It is made for short-term tasks: confirming a registration, getting a download link, or testing an email form. Keep your regular address for accounts you want to keep.

Why Choose OneTimeEmail.com?

  • No ads. No tracking cookies.

    Privacy is built into OneTimeEmail.com. We don’t use tracking cookies, spyware, or intrusive banner ads. Here is a dare: turn off your ad blocker right now and see for yourself! No blinking ads!

    See what temporary email does and does not protect before putting anything sensitive in a temporary inbox.

  • You choose when it expires.

    Choose an inactivity period from 10 minutes to 30 days. Accessing your inbox resets the timer. When you’re finished, you can delete the inbox and all of its messages immediately.

  • You can access your inbox from anywhere.

    Did you create a one time email on your laptop but need to check it on your phone? No problem. Save your private access link or 12-word recovery phrase and use it on another device while the inbox still exists. Keep both private, because anyone with either one can open your inbox.

    Coming back later? Here is how inbox lifetime and recovery work.

  • Verification codes, without the rummaging.

    When we detect a verification code or confirmation link, we show it directly on this page. Copy the code or open the link, and read the original message whenever you need to. Less hunting through emails, more getting on with your day.

  • You stay private. We stay accountable.

    Many temporary email services reveal little about who operates them. We take the opposite approach. OneTimeEmail.com is operated by an identifiable EU-based company and is subject to the GDPR and other applicable privacy laws. That’s how privacy should work.

    Privacy Policy

  • Natural-looking addresses.

    Our generated addresses use names, such as john.x.doe@somedomain.com, rather than a long jumble of characters. The receiving domains host real websites, too. Some sites still block temporary email addresses, so we can’t promise they will accept yours.

  • Easy to remember.

    Was it Temp-Something.org, DisposableBox.net, or something else? Skip the guesswork. It’s simply OneTimeEmail.com. That’s all you need to remember. Or, you could just bookmark this website.

  • Hamsters

    Hamsters are cute. There is a hamster on our loading animation. Which other one time email provider has hamsters?

When does a temporary email come in handy?

  • One-off sign-ups. Receive a confirmation without handing over your everyday email address.
  • Downloads. Get the link you came for and leave the follow-up emails behind.
  • Testing your own website. Check registration messages, verification codes, and password-reset emails without filling your main inbox with test messages. Building your own site? Try a simple email test with a temporary inbox.

A few things to know first

Use your regular email address for banking, important accounts, and anything you may need to recover later. A temporary inbox is a poor place to keep the only way back into an account.

This service receives email only. It cannot send messages, reply, or receive attachments. Some sites block temporary addresses. An expired or deleted inbox cannot be recovered.

Need an address you can keep? See how temporary email compares with email aliases.

A little more help

Want the longer version? Here is how the inbox works, what to keep out of it, and when another kind of email address makes more sense.

Frequently Asked Questions