How do I get a disposable email address on Telegram?

Open Telegram, search for @OpenInboxBot, press Start and send the command /createInbox. The bot replies with a fresh disposable email address and a clickable browser link to open the inbox.

How long does the Telegram-created inbox last?

Each anonymous Telegram inbox is valid for 10 minutes. The bot tells you exactly how much time is left when you create it. Signed-up users on paid plans can keep inboxes for up to 30 days.

Is the Telegram disposable email service free?

Yes — creating a 10-minute disposable inbox via the OpenInbox Telegram bot is completely free, with no signup required.

Can I get multiple Telegram disposable inboxes at once?

Free Telegram users can hold one 10-minute inbox at a time. To use multiple inboxes simultaneously, longer expiry, or custom domain inboxes, sign up at openinbox.io and upgrade to a paid plan.

Is the Telegram bot safe to use?

Yes. Inboxes are isolated per Telegram chat, the bot never sees the content of received emails, and your Telegram chat ID is hashed before being stored. Inboxes are hard-deleted after expiry.

OpenInbox Telegram Bot: Get a Disposable Email Inbox in Telegram

Why a Telegram bot for disposable email?

You're already on Telegram. You're about to sign up for a service that insists on email verification — and you'd rather not hand over your real address (again). Opening a browser, finding a temp-mail site, copying an address, switching back, waiting for the email to arrive, and switching back again is seven taps and three context switches too many.

The OpenInbox Telegram bot collapses that flow into a single command: send /createInbox and you get an inbox address you can long-press to copy, plus a link that opens the live web inbox the moment a verification email arrives. No app to install. No account to create. Just chat.

Instant

One command. New inbox in well under a second — no signup, no install.

Private

Your Telegram chat ID is hashed before storage. We never read your mail.

Mobile-first

Lives where you are. Works on every Telegram client — iOS, Android, desktop, web.

Get started in 30 seconds

Open Telegram and search for @OpenInboxBot (or tap the link).
Press Start.
Send /createInbox.
The bot replies with your address (long-press to copy) and a Open inbox in your browser link.
Paste the address wherever you need it; tap the link any time to check the inbox.

The full command list

Command	What it does
/start	Welcome message and quick instructions.
/createInbox	Create a fresh 10-minute disposable inbox. Aliases: `/inbox`, `/new`.
/help	Show the command list and current limits.

Perfect for OTPs, signups and one-off verifications

The bot shines whenever the answer to "give us your email" is "absolutely not." A few real-world flows we've seen:

Public Wi-Fi captive portals that demand an email before granting access at airports and cafés.
Free-trial signups for tools you only need once.
App-store age gates, forum registrations and comment-section "verifications."
Quick OTP receipt for SMS-less verification flows.
QA-on-the-go — testers can grab an inbox from their phone without opening a laptop.

How it works under the hood

When you message the bot, Telegram delivers an Update to our backend over an authenticated webhook. We parse the leading bot command, derive a stable anti-abuse fingerprint from your chat ID (SHA-256 hashed, namespaced with tg:), and ask the same inbox service the web app uses to mint you an anonymous 10-minute inbox. The reply you see in chat is built using Telegram's "reply via webhook" mechanism — Telegram executes the sendMessage from our response body, so there's no second round-trip to api.telegram.org.

Privacy by default

Your raw Telegram chat ID is never stored. Inbox content is never indexed. Every inbox is hard-deleted from our database 10 minutes after creation — including any messages and attachments it received.

Limits & upgrades

To keep the free product abuse-resistant, every Telegram chat can hold one active anonymous inbox at a time, with a 10-minute lifetime. If you ask for a second inbox while one is still alive, the bot returns the existing one and shows how much time is left.

If you need more, the same OpenInbox account works everywhere:

Pro — up to 10 simultaneous inboxes, 7-day lifetime, custom aliases, API access.
Business — custom domains ([email protected]), longer retention, webhooks.
7-Day Pass — one-time $2 pass when you just need Pro features for a project.

See the full pricing page for the breakdown.

Frequently asked questions

Is the bot really free?

Yes. Creating a 10-minute inbox from Telegram is free, with no signup. You only pay if you want longer inboxes, multiple at once, custom domains, or API access.

Can I read emails inside Telegram?

The bot replies with a browser link that opens the live web inbox. Reading inside Telegram itself is on our roadmap — for now, tapping the link is one tap and keeps email rendering safely sandboxed in your browser.

What happens after 10 minutes?

The inbox, its emails, and any attachments are hard-deleted from our database. Even we can't recover them. Send /createInbox again to start fresh.

Will the sender know I used a temp email?

OpenInbox addresses use real, deliverable domains — the same domains our web users use. The sender just sees a normal email address.

Can I get a custom address from the bot?

Not yet from Telegram. Custom aliases and custom domains are available via the web dashboard and API on paid plans. The Telegram bot is optimised for the fastest possible path to a working anonymous inbox.

Try it now

Click the link below, send /createInbox, and you'll have a working disposable email address before this paragraph finishes loading on the next page.

Open the bot

Message @OpenInboxBot on Telegram and send /createInbox.

Start chat with @OpenInboxBot Or use the web version

Want a feature on the bot? Tell us in chat — @OpenInboxBot

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