moemail

name	moemail
description	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

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	—

Always put --json before the subcommand:

moemail --json create --expiry 24h   # ✅ correct
moemail create --expiry 24h --json   # ❌ wrong position

JSON Output Shapes

create: { "id": "...", "address": "[e-mail]", "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
--json after subcommand	Move --json before the subcommand
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