Start with the shortest task window
Most verification codes arrive within minutes. The default 3 hours allows room for delivery delays and interruptions, so there’s no need to use the full limit from the start.
Temporary Email Lifespan Planner
How long will a temporary email last? It depends on whether you’re waiting minutes or days
Fwdzy addresses last 3 hours by default and can be extended up to a maximum of 24 hours. Enter your expected wait to see whether a temporary address fits the task.
3 hours
The countdown is not decoration
Three moments determine whether to extend
Check whether the sender has sent the email
If the sender says they’ll handle it later, extend the address while it’s still active. Don’t wait until the countdown reaches zero.
Stop treating a temporary address as a long-term inbox
Approvals, draws, and manual invitations that take more than a day are not a good fit for temporary email. Switch to a forwarding identity so the result doesn’t go to an expired address.
Extend, switch, or delete
Each button changes something different
Extend the time
Keep the current address and emails you’ve received, adding time only to the remaining lifespan. The total lifespan cannot exceed 24 hours.
Get a new address
Create a new random address and reset it to the default lifespan; the old address is then deleted. Websites where you entered the old address will not update automatically.
Delete now
End the current receiving task and revoke the read token. To receive mail again, start over with a completely new address.
Estimate by task
Common wait times
Login codes, email confirmations, and instant downloads. The default lifespan is usually enough.
Queued messages, event confirmations, and manually triggered notifications. Watch the countdown and extend it if needed.
Slow reviews and responses across time zones. Use a temporary address only if you’re sure the process will finish the same day.
Waitlists, giveaway results, and ongoing subscriptions. Use long-term forwarding or a backup email address.
Delivery time is not determined by the inbox alone. Sender queues, spam checks, and network retries can all add delays, so choose an address based on the latest likely outcome—not the ideal delivery speed.