Receive only—no sending
Temporary addresses are for receiving messages on the web; aliases forward messages. Neither supports sending or replying.
View service scopeCheck the expiry before you submit an address
Before you use the service, check how long messages are kept and what you’re responsible for.
Rapidfwd provides email addresses for software trials, downloads and low-risk newsletters. It doesn’t manage long-term accounts for you. Check when an address expires, which messages shouldn’t be sent to it, and what you need to save after verification.
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Expired messages can’t be recovered
The expiry time shown in the tool applies. Each extension adds 3 hours; forwarded messages are archived for 30 days.
Check expiry and deletion rulesKeep your own recovery options
Use an email address you control long term—not a temporary address—for banking, payments, healthcare or important account recovery.
Understand your account responsibilities01 / Service scope
Two ways to receive email, with the same no-sending limit
The temporary inbox requires no registration. Generate an address on the homepage, paste it into a third-party form, and view incoming messages on the current webpage. It’s suited to one-off tasks you can complete right away—not a long-term personal inbox, and it doesn’t support sending, replying or account recovery.
To create a forwarding alias, sign in with a verification code sent to your own email address. Messages sent to the alias are forwarded to that address according to the service rules and kept in the dashboard archive for 30 days. Blocked spam can also appear in the archive, but forwarding to your inbox isn’t guaranteed for every message.
Before choosing, consider whether you’ll need to receive more messages later. See the Temporary address vs. forwarding alias. Using this service doesn’t require third-party websites to accept the address or change the terms you have with them.
02 / Expiry and deletion
Treat the expiry time as a deadline, not a backup period
Temporary inboxes are valid for 3 hours by default. Check the actual expiry time shown in the homepage tool; the maximum retention period is 24 hours. Requesting an extension adds 3 hours. It takes effect only when the request succeeds and a new expiry time appears. Near the retention limit, rely on the expiry time actually shown.
Changing the address creates a new inbox with a default 3-hour lifespan and invalidates the old one. Messages aren’t moved to the new inbox. Before switching, save any verification codes, downloaded files or other information you still need. Messages can’t be recovered after an address expires.
| Item or action | Expiry and outcome | What to do before or after |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary inbox | 3 hours by default; the expiry time shown in the tool applies. The address and messages are deleted at expiry and can’t be recovered. | Watch the countdown while waiting for a verification code, then save anything you need once verification is complete. |
| Extend expiry | Each request adds 3 hours, up to a maximum retention period of 24 hours. Check the updated expiry time to confirm the extension succeeded. | Request an extension before expiry and check for a success message and the new expiry time. Clicking the button alone doesn’t confirm success. |
| Change address | Creates a new inbox with a default 3-hour lifespan and invalidates the old one. Old messages aren’t transferred. | Finish any verification in progress before changing the address. If you’ve already changed it, update the address in the third-party form too. |
| Forwarding alias and archive | Aliases don’t expire on the temporary inbox countdown. Each forwarded message is kept for 30 days, then automatically deleted. | Save messages you need to keep long term in your own inbox. The online archive isn’t a permanent backup. |
| Disable forwarding alias | New messages are discarded after the alias is disabled; they’re no longer forwarded. | Before disabling it, make sure you no longer rely on the address for notifications or account recovery. |
Closing the webpage doesn’t pause the countdown, and reopening it won’t extend the old address. For more details, see the Address lifespan guide. Download important files promptly to a device or storage location you control.
03 / Choosing how to use the service
For low-risk tasks, not as a credential for important accounts
You can use the service for software trials, downloads and low-risk newsletters when the website allows it. The key question isn’t whether you expect just one email; it’s whether losing access to the address could affect your money, health, work or control of an important account.
Use these lists to help decide before submitting a form. Even with a forwarding alias, don’t rely on the service as your only account recovery option. For important, long-term accounts, use an email address you control and can keep accessing.
Suitable: low risk and easy to complete promptly
- Software trials: The website allows temporary email addresses, and you can complete verification before the address expires.
- Downloads: Download and save white papers, reports or ebooks promptly after receiving the link.
- Low-risk newsletters: Use a temporary address if you only need the current issue; use a forwarding alias if you want to receive future issues too.
Not suitable: losing access could cause significant harm
- Money and payments: Banking, payment accounts, transaction confirmations or asset management.
- Sensitive personal matters: Healthcare, identity documents, work identity or services involving sensitive personal information.
- Recovery for important accounts: The only recovery method for your primary email, work account or another important account.
If you’re unsure whether you’ll need to recover an account later, use your own email address or check the recovery requirements with the website. For advice on handling downloads and newsletters, see the Guide to receiving downloads and newsletters.
04 / Your responsibilities
You’re responsible for your account after verification
Before submitting an address, check that the website allows temporary or forwarding addresses, confirm the address is complete and still valid, and read the website’s rules for trials, newsletters and account use. Don’t use this service to bypass access restrictions, claim limited offers repeatedly or evade a third party’s terms.
Save essential verification results, subscription details, downloaded files and account recovery information. If an account needs ongoing security notifications, promptly change its email address on the third-party platform to one you control long term. Rapidfwd can’t change the email address linked to a third-party account or receive recovery messages on your behalf after a temporary address expires.
- Don’t share email verification codes, authenticator codes, login credentials or inbox access links that are still active.
- When using a forwarding alias, make sure you still control the real email address that receives forwarded messages and login verification codes.
- Sign out of the forwarding dashboard after using it on a shared device. Saved browser sessions aren’t a guarantee of permanent access.
Before submitting a software trial form, check the Before-and-after trial checklist. If you’ve linked an important account to a temporary address, change the email address on that account’s platform as soon as possible.
05 / Prohibited uses
The service must not be used to enable abuse
Don’t use the service for spam, fraud, impersonation, infringement or other illegal activity, or as an inbox for malicious signups or automated attacks. The service doesn’t promise to help bypass website verification, bans, quotas or other access controls.
- Spam and fraud: Organising harassment, phishing or scams, or using inbox addresses to support deceptive identity-related activity.
- Infringement and illegal content: Violating another person’s privacy, intellectual property rights or other legal rights, or handling email related to illegal activity.
- Malicious automation: Bulk signups, automatically claiming restricted benefits, credential-stuffing checks, or probing or stealing other people’s messages.
- Resource abuse: Creating addresses at a high rate, making abnormal requests, bypassing rate limits, or disrupting the service or other users.
If we detect abuse or unusual activity, we may limit related requests, disable access or take other necessary protective measures. Don’t rely on a restricted address to complete a task. If you believe normal use has been mistakenly restricted, email the support address below with the approximate time and what happened. Don’t include verification codes or inbox credentials.
06 / Delivery limits and contact
Automatic inbox checks don’t guarantee delivery
Delays or failed delivery can result from sender queues, third parties rejecting temporary email domains, spam filtering, recipient inbox policies or network issues. Automatic page refresh checks for messages that have already arrived; it can’t speed up sending or guarantee a verification code will arrive before the third party’s deadline.
If a verification code hasn’t arrived, first check the address and expiry time, then follow the Email troubleshooting steps. Don’t request codes repeatedly in quick succession: this can invalidate an earlier code or trigger the sender’s rate limits. For urgent or important tasks, switch to an email address you can access long term and confirm delivery with the sender’s platform.
Changes to these terms
Updates to these terms will be posted on this page, and the updated date at the top will change. Check the current terms before using the service again, especially if you plan to use it for a different purpose or rely on forwarding for ongoing messages. These terms don’t exclude any rights you can’t waive under applicable law.
Contact support
For questions about these terms, email delivery limits or access restrictions, contact support@rapidfwd.com. To help us investigate, include the approximate time, steps you took and any error message without sensitive information. Don’t send login verification codes, authenticator keys, access tokens or the full contents of sensitive emails.
For questions about personal data, information saved by your browser or deletion, also read the Privacy Policy. Contacting support doesn’t guarantee delivery times, and we can’t recover temporary messages or archives that have expired and been deleted.
Make sure you only need short-term access, then copy the address
Check the expiry time first, then save anything you need after verification. To keep receiving future newsletters, sign in and create a forwarding alias, and keep a separate account recovery method.