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How to Test Transactional Email in a CI/CD Pipeline

Reading time: 12 min  |  Topics: CI/CD email testing, QA automation, OTP verification, Mailinator API, GitHub Actions, private email domains Transactional email testing in a CI/CD pipeline is easy to overlook. Registration confirmations, OTP codes, password resets, and onboarding sequences all get manually spot-checked in staging — and then quietly skip automated testing entirely. That […]

Email Testing for QA Engineers: The Complete Guide

Reading time: 12 min  |  Topics: Email testing for QA engineers, QA automation, CI/CD, OTP verification, disposable email Email is embedded in nearly every modern application — registration confirmations, one-time passwords, password resets, subscription notifications. For QA engineers, this creates a persistent challenge: how do you reliably test email-dependent workflows without using real user addresses, […]

Introducing Mailinator’s Universal IDP

Testing Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations has always been a pain point for development teams. Setting up identity providers, creating test accounts, and managing authentication flows can consume hours of valuable development time. Today, we’re excited to announce a new feature designed specifically for developers and QA teams: the Mailinator Universal IDP. What is the Mailinator […]

Richard Bradshaw’s A-to-Z Mailinator Guide

What is Mailinator? Mailinator is an email and SMS workflow testing platform designed for developers, Quality Assurance (QA) teams, and software testing professionals. Think of it as a private email routing system with instant access to trillions of inboxes with minimal setup.  It focuses on email receipt testing, allowing teams to verify that messages are […]