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MailDrop
What it is
MailDrop provides temporary disposable email addresses through the web and an API. The website says an inbox can be opened without registration, a phone number, or personal information. Users can set a custom prefix and choose from several domains; custom domains are not available. Inboxes refresh every 30 seconds and can receive HTML email, verification codes, and attachments for browser preview or download. Messages are temporary and deleted automatically, so the service advises against using these inboxes for long-term accounts such as banking. Its REST API can create temporary mailboxes and read incoming email. API keys authenticate requests, claimed mailboxes are readable only by the key that created them, and exhausted quotas return HTTP 429 with quota information in response headers. The free API plan is described as a permanent trial and requires no credit card. The Free plan includes 300 requests per day and one mailbox per 24 hours; Starter costs $5/mo and includes 30,000 requests per month and 10 mailboxes per 24 hours.
For and against
For
- No registration or personal information required to open an inbox
- Custom prefixes and several domains are available
- Inbox refreshes every 30 seconds
- Supports HTML email, codes, and attachments
- API offers mailbox creation and message reading
Against
- Messages are deleted automatically
- Custom domains are not available
- Not advised for long-term accounts such as banking
The verdict
MailDrop provides disposable inboxes for short-lived email needs and an API for temporary mailbox workflows. Its automatic deletion makes it unsuitable for keeping long-term account records.
Who it suits
MailDrop suits people who need temporary inboxes for sign-ups, verifications, downloads, trials, or forms. Its API and developer tools may also suit developers and privacy-conscious users.
Plans and prices
Free
1 mailbox per 24h · all public domains · community support
Read 14 Oct 2026 · maildrop.cx
Pay as you go
No subscription · balance never expires · monthly spending cap
Read 14 Oct 2026 · maildrop.cx
Starter
30,000 requests / month · 10 mailboxes per 24h · all public domains · email support
Read 14 Oct 2026 · maildrop.cx
Pro
200,000 requests / month · 50 mailboxes per 24h · webhook notifications · priority support
Read 14 Oct 2026 · maildrop.cx
Business
1,000,000 requests / month · 200 mailboxes per 24h · webhook notifications · priority support & SLA
Read 14 Oct 2026 · maildrop.cx
On the record
- Account requirements
- The website says no account, phone number, or personal information is required to open an inbox.maildrop.cx · read 3 Oct 2026
- Address options
- Users can set a custom email prefix and choose from several domains.maildrop.cx · read 3 Oct 2026
- API
- The REST API can create temporary mailboxes and read incoming email.maildrop.cx · read 3 Oct 2026
- API access
- API keys are sent as Bearer tokens in the Authorization header or in the X-API-Key header.maildrop.cx · read 3 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- API keys are accepted as Bearer tokens or through the X-API-Key header.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- API endpoints
- Documentation covers mailbox creation, message listing, individual-message retrieval, and account-usage inspection.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- API errors
- The API documents JSON error codes for authentication, quota, mailbox, subscription, and spending-cap failures.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- API mailbox controls
- API mailbox creation accepts optional prefix and public-domain suffix values, and claimed mailboxes are readable only by the creating key.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- API mailbox privacy
- The API documentation says claimed mailboxes are readable only by the key that created them.maildrop.cx · read 3 Oct 2026
- API quota behavior
- When a quota is exhausted, the API responds with HTTP 429 and exposes quota state in response headers.maildrop.cx · read 3 Oct 2026
- App data disclosure
- Google Play says the listed app may share location and personal data, collects personal information, encrypts data in transit, and does not allow data deletion.play.google.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Attachment handling
- Received attachments can be previewed or downloaded in the browser.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- Automatic deletion
- Messages are retained temporarily and then deleted automatically.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- Automatic refresh
- The browser inbox refreshes itself every 30 seconds.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- Custom prefixes
- Users can choose a custom email prefix and select from several public domains.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- Developer tools
- The site lists free utilities including password, UUID, URL, WHOIS, header, identity, diff, breach-check, encoding, JSON, hash, timestamp, and QR tools.maildrop.cx · read 14 Oct 2026
- External classification
- UserCheck identifies maildrop.cx as a disposable or temporary email domain and recommends blocking such domains for signup-quality control.usercheck.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- External domain fact
- UserCheck lists CentralNic Ltd as the registrar for maildrop.cx and records a March 28, 2026 flag date.usercheck.com · read 14 Oct 2026
