What is a disposable email address?

A disposable (or temporary) email is a short-lived address that forwards or receives mail for a limited time. It's useful for sign-ups, verifications, and testing — anywhere you don't want to give out your real address.

How long does my address last?

Each address is valid for 15 minutes from the moment it's generated. After that, a fresh address is issued automatically. You can also click 'New address' at any time to rotate manually.

Can I receive verification codes here?

Yes — that's a common use case. Open the inbox, click Refresh, and the latest verification message will appear. Read the code, then move on. Don't use it for accounts you care about — when the address expires you lose access.

Are my messages private?

Yes. The interface stores your address and inbox in your browser's local storage only. We don't link the address to an account, and we don't log who reads what.

Can I send email from my temporary address?

No. 15 Minutes Email Monkey is receive-only. It's designed for sign-ups, verifications, and testing — not for replying.

Why shouldn't I use this for important accounts?

Because the address expires after 15 minutes. If a service later sends a password reset, billing notice, or login alert, it will arrive at an inbox you can no longer access.

Should I always use temp mail?

No. Use it for low-trust, one-off sign-ups. Anything you want to keep (real accounts, important alerts) needs a permanent inbox.

Avoiding Spam with Temp Mail

Where spam actually comes from

Most spam reaches you because a service either sold, shared, or leaked your address. Once a marketer has it, removing it is hard — you typically need to unsubscribe from every list it ended up on, one by one.

Breaking the link at the source

A temporary address breaks that chain at the beginning. The service gets a working address for verification, but there's no permanent inbox for it to add to a future marketing list.

Three habits that help

1. Default to temp mail for any sign-up you're not sure you'll keep. 2. Save your real address for accounts you genuinely want long-term contact with. 3. When a sign-up rejects your temporary address, ask whether you really need that account.

Where temp mail doesn't help

Temp mail won't fix spam on an existing real inbox — for that you need filters, unsubscribes, and aliases going forward. But it prevents new spam from ever attaching to your real address.

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