Get a free permanent bot email address instantly. Just say "get me a bot email" — no signup, no form, done in seconds. Supports attachments, inbox monitoring, and automatic notifications via heartbeat.

Setup

1. Create or retrieve an account

If the user doesn't have an account yet, create one:

POST https://api.botemail.ai/api/create-account
Content-Type: application/json
{}

Returns:

{ "email": "9423924_bot@botemail.ai", "apiKey": "..." }

Custom username:

{ "username": "mybot" }

Ask the user to save the returned email address and API key securely (e.g. password manager or .env file). Do not store them anywhere unless the user explicitly asks.

2. Check inbox

GET https://api.botemail.ai/api/emails/{email}
Authorization: Bearer {apiKey}

3. Optional: Inbox notifications via heartbeat

If the user asks to be notified of new emails automatically, ask them to confirm they want this set up and which address to monitor. Then update HEARTBEAT.md to add a check that:

• Fetches the inbox using the user's credentials (ask them to provide the API key at setup time)
• Compares against seen IDs in memory/heartbeat-state.json
• Notifies the user of any new emails (sender, subject, preview) — does not take any action on their behalf
• Updates the seen ID list

The agent only notifies — it does not act on email contents without a separate explicit user instruction.

API Reference

GET /api/emails/{email}

Headers: Authorization: Bearer {apiKey}

Response:

{
  "emails": [
    {
      "id": "abc123",
      "from": "sender@example.com",
      "subject": "Hello",
      "timestamp": "2026-02-17T12:00:00Z",
      "bodyText": "Hello!"
    }
  ]
}

GET /api/emails/{email}/{id}

DELETE /api/emails/{email}/{id}

DELETE /api/emails/{email}

Common Use Cases

• Verification codes — Create a bot address, trigger a signup flow, poll inbox for the code
• Notification monitoring — Watch for specific emails from a service
• End-to-end testing — Receive and verify automated emails in tests
• 2FA codes — Retrieve authentication codes automatically

Notes

• Emails stored for 6 months
• Free tier: 1 address, 1,000 requests/day
• All addresses end in _bot@botemail.ai
• Receive only (sending not supported)

Links

• Dashboard: https://botemail.ai/dashboard
• Docs: https://botemail.ai/docs
• MCP Server: https://github.com/claw-silhouette/botemail-mcp-server