Temporary inboxes receive only
No login required. Valid for 3 hours by default; cannot reply to or send emails.
Terms of Service · Acceptable Use
Know the inbox limits and your account responsibilities
Temporary addresses are for one-time messages; forwarding aliases are suited to ongoing registrations. Neither is a permanent backup or a substitute for a recovery email you control.
Read these terms before using the service. If you disagree, stop using it. For details on how we handle email content and account information, see our Privacy Policy.
Up to 100 per account
Verify your login with a real email address, then create aliases, assign one to each website, and control forwarding for each alias.
Forwarded email archived for 30 days
Archives are deleted automatically after 30 days. Save orders or notifications you need to keep in your real inbox.
Choose an address for the job
Tmppod offers one-time temporary inboxes and long-term alias forwarding. Open the page to generate a temporary email address, valid for 3 hours by default. You can extend it by 3 hours at a time before it expires, up to 24 hours total. It can receive email only; you can’t reply or send messages.
Long-term forwarding requires you to first receive a login code at your real email address. Once logged in, you can create up to 100 forwarding aliases per account. Emails received through an alias are forwarded to your real inbox according to their processing result, and kept in an online archive for 30 days. Messages classified as spam can also be viewed in the archive.
“Long-term” describes how you can keep using an alias; it does not mean unlimited storage, permanent availability, or guaranteed delivery. For two-way communication, use an email service that can send messages. Not sure which option is right? Start with our comparison of private inboxes and regular email.
Receive your own email, don’t misuse the service
You must be authorized to receive the emails in question and follow the rules of the website where you register. Having access to an address does not give you permission to bypass a third party’s account restrictions, anti-fraud measures, or other access requirements.
The two lists below cover the same kinds of tasks to help distinguish acceptable use from prohibited activity. Temporary email cannot send messages, but that doesn’t make it acceptable to use for registering, verifying, or receiving messages related to spam.
Allowed use
- Legitimate registrations and verification codes Receive verification codes, order updates, or subscription emails for accounts you’re authorized to use, and follow the recipient website’s registration requirements.
- Authorized development and testing Test email content, inbox workflows, and notification displays in systems you own or are authorized to test. Keep request rates reasonable.
- Separate promotions and manage subscriptions Use a different alias for each website. Disable forwarding for messages you no longer need, and check that important emails aren’t being filtered by mistake.
Prohibited use
- Fraud, impersonation, and abusive registration Do not take over someone else’s account, impersonate another person, or use addresses to create accounts in bulk to bypass third-party restrictions.
- Bulk spam and resource abuse Do not facilitate bulk spam, malicious automation, attacks, or rate-limit evasion, or interfere with other users’ ability to receive email.
- Infringement and harmful content Do not use the service for phishing, malware distribution, or violations of another person’s privacy or other legal rights.
If we detect suspected abuse, we may limit requests or suspend service for the affected addresses or accounts. Don’t try to evade restrictions by repeatedly changing addresses or creating new accounts. If you think we made a mistake, contact us using the support details at the end of this page.
Creating an address doesn’t guarantee delivery
Third-party websites may reject temporary addresses or alias domains, delay or limit verification codes, or choose not to send them. The receiving website decides whether to accept an address. Tmppod does not guarantee that every site will accept our addresses or that every incoming message will arrive.
Alias forwarding may also be affected by spam filtering, sender configuration, and the receiving rules of your real inbox. Messages classified as spam might not be forwarded to your real inbox. Check them individually in the 30-day archive. An archived message does not mean it was successfully delivered to your inbox.
If a message doesn’t arrive, check these three things
- Make sure the address is correct, the temporary inbox hasn’t expired, and forwarding for the alias is enabled.
- Check your real inbox’s spam folder and filters, then open the alias archive to see how the message was handled.
- Follow the sender’s resend interval. If an important message still doesn’t arrive, use a real email address you control long-term.
To organize filters in your real inbox, see our guide to filtering promotional emails. Don’t repeatedly request verification codes or create addresses in bulk just because one notification hasn’t arrived yet.
Changing, disabling, and deleting an address are different
A temporary inbox’s expiry determines how long its address and messages are available. An alias’s status determines whether future messages continue to be forwarded. Before taking action, decide whether you want to pause forwarding, give up the address, or delete a specific archived message.
Expired or deleted content cannot be recovered through this service. The actions below will not retract messages already forwarded to your real inbox. To remove those copies, manage them in your real inbox.
| Expiry or action | What happens | Before you act |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary inbox expires | The address and all its messages are deleted and cannot be recovered. Valid for 3 hours by default, up to 24 hours maximum. | If you still need to receive email, extend it before it expires. Don’t use it as a long-term account recovery address. |
| Change temporary address | Creates a new inbox valid for 3 hours by default and destroys the old one. The old address and messages are not transferred. | Read and save anything you need first, then update the address on websites where you need to receive email. |
| Destroy temporary inbox | Ends use of the current inbox early. You give up the address and its messages and can no longer rely on your old credentials to access them. | Make sure you’re no longer waiting for a verification code or notification. Save anything you need to keep first. |
| Disable forwarding alias | New messages received after disabling are discarded, not forwarded. The existing archive remains available for nearly 30 days; other aliases are unaffected. | Make sure the website isn’t expected to send important login, payment, or account recovery notifications soon. |
| Delete forwarding alias | Removes the alias. You can no longer rely on it to receive or forward email, and should not assume you can restore the same address later. | First update the contact address in the third-party account. If you only want to pause promotional emails, disable the alias instead. |
| Delete an archived message | Removes that message from the online archive. It cannot be restored through this service, but any forwarded copy remains in your real inbox. | Save any message content and attachments you need first. Deleting an archived message does not disable the alias. |
| Forwarded email archive exceeds 30 days | Messages are deleted automatically after the retention period and cannot be restored. Emails already delivered to your real inbox are unaffected. | For orders, credentials, or work notifications you need to keep long-term, save them separately in your real inbox. |
This table explains what each action does; it does not mean there’s a separate button for every action on every page. If you’re planning to move several websites over time, use the 100-alias quota planner to assign aliases before dealing with addresses you no longer use.
Anyone with your access credentials may be able to read your email
Keep the real email address you use to log in, login codes, account access tokens, and temporary inbox access tokens secure. Don’t share them, post them in public support tickets, commit them to code repositories, or include them in publicly accessible screenshots. Support staff will never need your verification code, full token, or authenticator secret.
Passwordless login still depends on the security of your real email account. Protect it appropriately, sign out after using a shared device, and avoid reading sensitive messages on untrusted devices or in browsers with untrusted extensions. Signing out of your account does not destroy a separate temporary inbox.
If you enable two-step verification, keep your authenticator and its secret secure. During setup, scan the QR code with a mobile app such as Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, or 1Password, then enter the 6-digit code it generates. Don’t share the QR code or secret with anyone.
For important accounts, keep a recovery option you control
Use an email address you can keep access to for banking, work, identity verification, and other important accounts. Temporary addresses expire, and aliases can be disabled or deleted, so don’t rely on them as your only recovery option.
If you can’t receive a login code or use your authenticator, contact support and explain the issue. Don’t assume we can bypass verification or restore access. For steps to take if your email has been exposed, see our real email exposure checklist.
Stay aware of changing limits and have a backup for important email
To keep the service secure and available, we may adjust request rates, capacity, features, or anti-abuse rules. Maintenance, network issues, or third-party policies may also cause delays or interruptions. We don’t guarantee uninterrupted service, fixed delivery times, or suitability for every use case. Have an alternative way to receive important messages.
We’ll update these terms on this page when they change. Changes to how the service works or to major limits will be explained through available in-service notices. Before using the service again, check the current terms and limits shown on the page. Don’t treat an old screenshot or past availability as a guarantee of future service.
If you have questions about these terms, account restrictions, or how a message was handled, contact us at the support email in the footer. Include when it happened, what steps you took, and any error message, but don’t share sensitive credentials. For questions about data handling, also see our Privacy Policy. It covers different matters from the terms on this page.
Understand the limits before sharing an address
For a one-time verification code, use a temporary inbox. To receive website notifications over time, log in and create a forwarding alias, and keep important copies in your real inbox.