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Create and read temporary inboxes through Web, REST API or receive-only IMAP.

REST API https://inboxes.run/api/v1 Create and read temporary inboxes through the receive-only API.

Receive-only IMAP imap.inboxes.run:993 Read inbox messages in an IMAP client. Outbound mail is not provided.

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Start here3 steps

1Generate API keyCreate one key for REST API access.

2Create inboxUse Free temp mail, your Private domain, or one of your purchased domains.

3Read messagesRead in Web, REST API or receive-only IMAP.

REST APIhttps://inboxes.run/api/v1

https://inboxes.run/api/v1

API key-

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Quick startBearer auth

Generate a key once, then send it in the Authorization header.

Authorization: Bearer $INBOXESRUN_API_KEY

Create a 24-hour inbox

curl -X POST https://inboxes.run/api/v1/mailboxes -H "Authorization: Bearer $INBOXESRUN_API_KEY"

Create on a purchased domain

curl -X POST https://inboxes.run/api/v1/mailboxes -H "Authorization: Bearer $INBOXESRUN_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"domain":"YOUR_DOMAIN.shop"}'

Read messages

curl https://inboxes.run/api/v1/mailboxes/{mailbox_id}/messages -H "Authorization: Bearer $INBOXESRUN_API_KEY"

The domain field is optional. Without it, Inboxes.Run chooses a healthy public domain.

POST /mailboxes · GET /mailboxes · GET /mailboxes/{id}/messages · GET /mailboxes/{id}/latest-code · DELETE /mailboxes/{id}

Python example

Python: create a new inbox and poll its messages.

import json, os, time, urllib.request
API = "https://inboxes.run/api/v1"
KEY = os.environ["INBOXESRUN_API_KEY"]

def call(path, method="GET", body=None):
    data = None if body is None else json.dumps(body).encode()
    req = urllib.request.Request(API + path, data=data, method=method, headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    })
    with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
        return json.load(response)

box = call("/mailboxes", "POST", {})
print("address:", box["address"])
while True:
    print(json.dumps(call(f"/mailboxes/{box['id']}/messages"), indent=2))
    time.sleep(3)

Receive-only IMAPimap.inboxes.run:993

TLS enabled · Login: mailbox address · Password: mailbox password · Receive-only / read-only.

Python example

Python: create the inbox through REST API, then read it through IMAP.

import imaplib, json, os, urllib.request
API = "https://inboxes.run/api/v1"
KEY = os.environ["INBOXESRUN_API_KEY"]
req = urllib.request.Request(API + "/mailboxes", data=b"{}", method="POST", headers={
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
})
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
    box = json.load(response)

imap = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL("imap.inboxes.run", 993)
imap.login(box["address"], box["password"])
imap.select("INBOX", readonly=True)
status, ids = imap.search(None, "ALL")
for message_id in ids[0].split():
    status, data = imap.fetch(message_id, "(RFC822)")
    print(data[0][1].decode(errors="replace"))
imap.logout()

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