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Temp Postal API

Integrate temporary email functionality into your applications with our powerful, developer-friendly API. Simple, fast, and reliable.

RESTful API

Simple HTTP requests with JSON responses

Real-time

Instant email generation and retrieval

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API key authentication and rate limiting

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Fast response times worldwide

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Rate Limit Usage

Premium250 / 1,000
25.0% used this month
Business12,000 / 50,000
24.0% used this month
Enterprise45,000 / 1,000,000
4.5% used this month

POST /emails

Create a new temporary email address

Request

curl -X POST https://api.temppostal.com/v1/emails \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain": "temppostal.com", "prefix": "custom"}'

Response

{
  "id": "12345",
  "email": "custom@temppostal.com",
  "domain": "temppostal.com",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "expires_at": "2024-01-16T10:30:00Z"
}

GET /emails/{id}/messages

Retrieve messages for a specific email address

Request

curl -X GET https://api.temppostal.com/v1/emails/12345/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "msg_001",
      "from": "sender@example.com",
      "to": "custom@temppostal.com",
      "subject": "Welcome!",
      "body": "Hello, welcome to our service!",
      "received_at": "2024-01-15T11:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1
}

DELETE /emails/{id}

Delete a temporary email address and all its messages

Request

curl -X DELETE https://api.temppostal.com/v1/emails/12345 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
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