moemail

Apps & Automation

Use when an AI agent needs a temporary/disposable email address — for receiving verification emails, testing email integrations, or any task requiring a temporary inbox via the moemail CLI

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MoeMail — Temporary Email for AI Agents

Overview

MoeMail provides disposable email addresses with an agent-first CLI (moemail). Create inboxes, wait for messages, read content, and send emails programmatically.

Install

Install the MoeMail CLI globally when it is not already available:

npm i -g @moemail/cli

Then confirm the binary is available:

moemail --help

Setup

Configure once per environment:

moemail config set api-url https://moemail.app
moemail config set api-key YOUR_API_KEY

Or via environment variables: MOEMAIL_API_URL, MOEMAIL_API_KEY.

Core Workflow: Receive an Email

# 1. Create inbox — capture ONCE, parse both fields
RESULT=$(moemail --json create --expiry 1h)
ID=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.id')
EMAIL=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.address')

# 2. Use $EMAIL wherever needed (registration, forms, etc.)

# 3. Wait for message (exits when message arrives or times out)
MSG=$(moemail --json wait --email-id "$ID" --timeout 120)
MSG_ID=$(echo "$MSG" | jq -r '.messageId')

# 4. Read full message content
moemail --json read --email-id "$ID" --message-id "$MSG_ID"

Command Reference

Command	Required Options	Notable Options
`config set`	`<key> <value>`	keys: `api-url`, `api-key`
`create`	—	`--name`, `--domain`, `--expiry` (1h\|24h\|3d\|permanent)
`list`	—	`--email-id` (lists messages in mailbox), `--cursor`
`wait`	`--email-id`	`--timeout` (default 120s), `--interval` (default 5s)
`read`	`--email-id`, `--message-id`	`--format` (text\|html)
`send`	`--email-id`, `--to`, `--subject`, `--content`	—
`delete`	`--email-id`	—

--json is a global flag — it works before or after the subcommand:

moemail --json create --expiry 24h   # both work
moemail create --expiry 24h --json

JSON Output Shapes

create: { "id": "...", "address": "user@domain.com", "expiresAt": "2025-..." }

wait: { "messageId": "...", "from": "...", "subject": "...", "receivedAt": "2025-..." }

read: { "id": "...", "from": "...", "to": "...", "subject": "...", "content": "plain text", "html": "...", "receivedAt": "..." }

send: { "success": true, "remainingEmails": 10 }

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Calling `create` twice to get id + address	Call once, save to variable, parse both fields
Timeout too short for slow services	Use `--timeout 300` for unreliable senders
Inbox expired mid-test	Use `--expiry permanent` for long-running workflows
Using `content` field for HTML emails	Check both `content` (plain text) and `html` fields