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Inbox access guide

Close the signup page,
keep your inbox accessible

Can you recover a disposable email inbox after closing it?Yes, as long as it hasn’t expired or been deleted and you’ve kept its full access link. Open that link again to see the original address and its existing emails.

Remembering the email address alone isn’t enough. Give the address to the organizer so they can email you; keep the private link to access your inbox.

How to save your inbox link Open your inbox
One link, keep receiving emails How it works
1
Original device · Save the full link Page URL containing your access credentials
Private access link · Credentials hidden https://tmprelay.com/zh/…
[Access credentials hidden]
2
New device · Open the saved link Don’t search for the homepage or enter your email address
lark5208@tmprelay.com Original address · Existing emails available while the inbox is valid

This is a redacted example, not a link that can recover a real inbox. Save your own full page URL.

Switching devices

Fill out the form on your computer, then check for the confirmation email on your phone

Send yourself the full link so you don’t have to rely on your original device’s browser history. The access link isn’t an account login, and you don’t need to request a new address on another device.

Original device Save the link

Start from your existing inbox

  1. Open your inbox and check the email address you entered in the signup form.
  2. Copy the full URL from your browser’s address bar and send it to yourself through a private channel.
  3. Keep the original page open for now. Don’t change the address or delete the inbox until you’ve checked it on the new device.
Email address example lark5208@tmprelay.com Save the full access link separately; don’t use this address in its place.
New device Verify the result

Open the saved link

  1. Open the full link you saved in your browser. Don’t just enter the Tmprelay homepage URL.
  2. Check that the email address shown matches the one recorded on your original device exactly.
  3. Check your existing emails. If there were emails before, you should see the same messages. New emails will continue to appear as they arrive.
How to confirm it worked Same address + same existing emails It’s not enough for the page to look the same—you must also see the original email address, not a newly assigned one.

A different address appears on your new device? Stop before changing the signup form

Go back to where you saved the link and make sure you copied it in full, including the access credentials. If the old inbox still opens on your original device, save the link again from there. Also check whether the old inbox has expired, been replaced, or deleted. Creating a new address won’t bring back old emails.

Choose your next step based on inbox status

Access link and credentials

Three similar-looking things, three different purposes

Give the organizer your email address; keep the private access link for yourself. Don’t paste both into a signup form or public chat.

For receiving emails

Email address

lark5208@tmprelay.com

Enter this in the email field of a survey, event, or giveaway form. The organizer will use it to send verification codes and confirmation emails.

Knowing the address doesn’t give you access to the inbox. You can’t use it to retrieve the access credentials.

To open the product

Homepage URL

https://tmprelay.com/zh/

This is the public entry point. The same browser may restore your inbox using locally saved data, but the homepage URL itself doesn’t include your private access credentials.

Sending the homepage URL to a new device won’t necessarily open your original inbox.

Your private access credentials

Private access link

Full page URL
+ the access credentials it contains

Use this link to open the original address and emails while the inbox is valid. Save it exactly as it is; don’t manually remove or change any URL parameters or credentials.

Anyone with the full link may be able to read your inbox. Keep it somewhere private and don’t share it publicly.

What you can recover

First, work out whether you’ve lost the link
or the inbox has expired

Closing a tab doesn’t delete your inbox. Expiration or deletion is different. Saving the link preserves access to the inbox; it doesn’t extend the life of its emails.

Can you reopen a disposable inbox in each situation?
Situation Can you reopen the original inbox? What to do
You only closed or refreshed the tab Usually, if it’s still valid Reopen the tool page in the same browser. For a more reliable option, open the saved full access link and check the original address.
You switched devices, cleared browser history, or used a private window Yes, if you kept the full link Open the private link from your notes or bookmarks. Losing local browser data doesn’t automatically invalidate saved, valid credentials.
You lost both local data and the private link The address alone isn’t enough Check your original device, private notes, and bookmarks. If you can’t find valid credentials, we can’t guarantee recovery using the email address or a support request.
The inbox has expired No The old address and emails are no longer available. Create a new address, then resubmit according to the event rules or ask the organizer to update your email address.
You deleted the inbox or replaced it by clicking “Get a new one” The old link can’t restore the old inbox Changing the address creates a new inbox and deletes the old one. Don’t treat the old link as a backup; first take care of any signups still using the old address.

The link opens, but your confirmation email hasn’t arrived?

If the address and existing emails are correct, you’re back in the original inbox. Next, check the address on your signup form, whether the organizer has sent the email, and how much time is left. Don’t keep creating new addresses. Work through the pre-signup checklist to find the issue.

Keep track of time

The link is saved,
but the clock keeps ticking

Suppose you create an inbox at 09:00, and it expires at 12:00 by default. You save the link at 10:00 and open it on another device at 11:00. You’ll have about an hour left—not a new three hours.

  • Extend in advance: If you expect the confirmation email to be delayed, click “Extend by 3 hours” before the inbox expires and wait for the success message.
  • Check the actual expiry: Each extension adds 3 hours, up to 24 hours per inbox. Check the tool page for the time remaining.
  • More than a day away: For events that announce winners or send updates over the next few days, use email forwarding instead of repeatedly reopening the link to keep the inbox alive.
Plan your inbox validity around when confirmation emails arrive

A same-day inbox timeline

Example times only; your inbox may be different

09:00–12:00 3 hours by default
12:00–15:00 Extend before expiry to add 3 hours
  1. Create an address and enter it in the signup form.
  2. Save the full link and close the page.
  3. Open the same link on your phone; the original countdown continues.
  4. Extension successful; example expiry time moves to 15:00.

Saving the link ≠ pausing the countdown. You can’t extend an expired inbox by reopening its link.

Check your inbox now

Return to your inbox and check your access link and time remaining

Use the top navigation to open the tool page in the same browser and check your address and time remaining. If you’ve switched devices, open the private link you saved earlier rather than using the homepage instead.

View the expiration guide
Need to keep receiving event updates for several days? Sign in to use email forwarding