lnemail

name	lnemail
description	Anonymous email via Lightning. Use for 2FA, notifications, or communication without KYC.

LNemail

Anonymous email accounts via Lightning. 1000 sats/year. No signup, no KYC.

Quick Start

1. Create Account

curl -X POST https://lnemail.net/api/v1/email
# Returns: { "payment_hash": "...", "amount": 1000 }

2. Check Status & Pay

curl https://lnemail.net/api/v1/payment/PAYMENT_HASH
# Returns Lightning invoice when pending

Pay the lightning_invoice, then check again:

curl https://lnemail.net/api/v1/payment/PAYMENT_HASH
# Returns: { "email": "[e-mail]", "access_token": "..." }

3. Use Email

Check inbox:

curl https://lnemail.net/api/v1/emails \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN"

Read message:

curl https://lnemail.net/api/v1/emails/MSG_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN"

Send email (~100 sats):

curl -X POST https://lnemail.net/api/v1/email/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"recipient":"...","subject":"...","body":"..."}'
# Pay the returned invoice to complete sending

Rate Limits

• Max 5 sends per 15 minutes
• Max ~20 sends per hour

Storage

Save to ~/.lnemail/credentials.json:

{
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "access_token": "..."
}

References

• API docs: https://lnemail.net/openapi.json
• Cost: 1000 sats/year, ~100 sats/send