Mailinator AI Integration - Free Disposable Email for AI Assistants

Why AI Needs Mailinator

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Zero Setup Required

Every email address @mailinator.com already exists. Your AI can use any inbox name instantlyâno registration, no API limits for public domain.

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Always Open

All public inboxes are accessible without authentication. Perfect for testing, verification workflows, and automated processes.

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Instant Email Access

AI assistants can check any inbox and retrieve emails in real-time. Perfect for extracting verification codes, reset links, or confirmation emails.

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Multiple Output Formats

Get emails as plain text, HTML, JSON, headers, or extract just the links. Choose the format that works best for your AI workflow.

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Native MCP Integration

Model Context Protocol (MCP) support means AI assistants like Claude can access Mailinator directly with tools and resources.

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Private Domains Available

Mailinator subscribers can use their API token to access private custom domains for secure workflows. Keep all your emails private while maintaining the same simple API.

What Your AI Can Do

Automated Testing

Verify email delivery in test workflows without manual inbox checking

Verification Code Extraction

Automatically fetch 2FA codes, OTPs, and confirmation tokens from emails

Link Extraction

Pull password reset links, activation URLs, or any links from emails

Workflow Validation

Confirm notification systems are working correctly in automated processes

SMTP Debugging

View complete delivery logs and headers for troubleshooting email issues

Content Analysis

Let AI read and analyze email content for information extraction

Two Ways to Connect Your AI

COMMAND LINE

CLI Tool

Perfect for scripts, automation, and programmatic access from any environment.

Install globally via npm
Simple commands for inbox listing and email retrieval
Works in any shell or automation script
Multiple output formats (text, JSON, HTML, etc.)
Verbose mode for debugging
Subscribers: Use API token for private domain access

# Install the CLI
npm install -g mailinator-cli

# List emails in any public inbox (no auth needed)
mailinator-cli inbox testuser public

# Subscribers: Access your private emails
export MAILINATOR_API_KEY=your_token_here
mailinator-cli inbox myinbox private

# Get a specific email
mailinator-cli email 1 text

# Extract links from an email
mailinator-cli email 1 links

# Get full email data as JSON
mailinator-cli email 1 full

AI NATIVE

MCP Server

Native integration for AI assistants like Claude Desktop via Model Context Protocol.

Direct AI assistant integration
Tools for active email operations
Resources for passive context access
Natural language email queries
Automatic domain detection
Subscribers: Include API token for private access

# Start the MCP server (public domain)
mailinator-cli --start-mcp-server

# Subscribers: Start with private domain access
export MAILINATOR_API_KEY=your_token_here
mailinator-cli --start-mcp-server

# Configure in Claude Desktop (with private access)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mailinator": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/bin/index.js", "--start-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "MAILINATOR_API_KEY": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

# Then just ask your AI:
# "Check the joe@mailinator.com inbox"
# "Show me emails in my private myinbox"
# "Get the first email and extract any links"

How It Works

Choose Any Inbox

Pick any name up to 50 characters. The inbox already exists at @mailinator.comâno creation needed.

Send or Receive

Have your workflow send emails to that address, or check existing emails that arrived.

AI Retrieves Email

Your AI assistant lists the inbox and retrieves specific emails in any format needed.

Extract & Process

Get verification codes, links, or content. AI can analyze and act on the email data.

Mailinator + AI