10 minute mail that deletes itself
QuickInbox gives you a fresh address with a 10 minute lifetime — long enough to register, confirm and verify, short enough that the address stops existing soon after. When the countdown ends, the server rejects further reads and the cleanup job deletes the stored mail.
How the 10 minute lifetime works
The moment you press Generate Email, the server records an expiry timestamp next to your mailbox. The countdown on screen is only a display; every request that tries to read the inbox checks the server-side timestamp again. That means an old tab, a copied URL or a stale cookie cannot resurrect an expired inbox.
Ten minutes is the default. The operator can change it per deployment, so if this site behaves differently, the on-page countdown is the source of truth for how long you have.
What happens after 10 minutes
- The inbox returns an expired state and your session cookie is cleared.
- Messages can no longer be opened through the API, even with a valid session.
- The scheduled cleanup job physically deletes the message rows and the address mapping.
- Generating again creates a brand-new address — the old one is never reactivated.
Tips for catching the email in time
- Generate the address only right before you need it, so you keep the full 10 minutes.
- Copy it in one click to avoid typos — a mistyped address never arrives.
- Keep this tab open; the inbox refreshes every 5 seconds and pauses in background tabs.
- If the sender is slow, watch the countdown — delivery after expiry is dropped by design.
Note: Some senders take longer than a few minutes (manual reviews, deferred deliveries). If you expect delay, use the address immediately after generating it.
Is 10 minute mail private?
It is discreet, not secret. No account is required and nothing identifies you, but the address itself is readable by anyone who obtains it, and it is published if you post it publicly. Use it for low-stakes signups — never for banking, payments or recovery of important accounts.