Inboxes
MailSlurp inboxes are email addresses. Inboxes can be permanent or disposable. They can have randomly assigned addresses or use custom email domains.
Inboxes are a base entity that can have other features like webhooks, routing rules, forwarding, and SMTP/IMAP access configured using their ID.
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Inbox overview
Inboxes can send and receive emails and attachments. They can be created and managed using the dashboard or API clients
Creating inboxes
Inboxes can be configured in the MailSlurp dasbhoard or using the API.
The default SDK create action will create an HTTP inbox with a randomly assigned email addresses.
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You can create more complex examples by passing inbox configuration options.
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See inbox creation options.
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Using custom addresses
To assign a custom email address to an inbox you must use a custom domain. You can use a short email address by with the useShortAddress option.
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Plus address aliases
Plus addressing allows you to use +xyz suffix in the local part of an email address. When sending emails to an inbox you can use +xyz style aliases to partition received emails by the sub-address alias. See the plus addressing guide for more information.
Virtual inboxes
You can create mail traps using the virtual flag. This means the inbox will never send out-bound emails. It will instead save a sent message but not send the email to any recipients.
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Expiry
Inboxes can be made ephemeral using the expiresIn or expiresAt properties. All paid plans use permanent inboxes by default.
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IMAP/SMTP
Inboxes can be accessed via IMAP and SMTP using the access details for the inbox or at the account level.
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For more information see the IMAP/SMTP guide or mail app config.
Configuring address and domain
Here are some common methods for creating inboxes and configuring the email address or domain
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All create options
For all inbox creation options see the CreateInboxDto schema in your integration:
Fetching inboxes
You can list and fetch inboxes using the API.
Listing inboxes
Inbox results are paginated. Pass a starting index and page size to paginate results.
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Get an inbox by ID
Inboxes can be fetched using their ID.
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Delete an inbox
You can delete inboxes using the ID.
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Fetch emails in an inbox
Emails can be fetched for an inbox.
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Inbox automations
Inboxes are component of many MailSlurp features:
| Feature | Description |
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| Webhooks | Trigger actions based on email events |
| External connections | Connect inboxes to external email accounts |
| Forwarding | Forward emails to other email addresses |
| Routing rules | Block and allows emails based on content matching |
| Alias proxy | Mask an inbox with a proxy email address |
| Auto reply | Send replies to inbound emails |
| Mail trap | Capture outbound emails but do not send them |
| Custom domains | Use custom email addresses with inboxes |
| IMAP/SMTP | Send and receive emails using IMAP and SMTP |
We will cover more email methods on the email page.