# Inboxical

> Email testing API for developers. Create isolated test inboxes, send emails from your test suite, and verify delivery via REST API.

Inboxical is a cloud-hosted email testing infrastructure designed for CI/CD pipelines and automated test suites. It eliminates shared inbox conflicts, flaky polling loops, and complex SMTP configuration.

## Key Features

- REST API for creating isolated test inboxes
- Long-polling wait endpoint (block until email arrives, no polling loops)
- OTP/verification code extraction
- Webhooks for real-time notifications
- Official SDKs for Node.js, Playwright, and Cypress
- Parallel-safe: each test gets its own inbox
- Works in CI/CD, local, and staging environments

## Use Cases

- End-to-end email testing in Playwright and Cypress
- Verifying transactional emails (welcome, password reset, OTP)
- CI/CD email delivery verification (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Testing email templates and content

## Pricing

- Free: 100 inboxes/month, 500 messages/month, 3-day retention
- Starter: $9/month
- Pro: $29/month
- Business: $79/month

## Links

- Website: https://inboxical.com
- Documentation: https://docs.inboxical.com
- API Reference: https://docs.inboxical.com/api/inboxes
- OpenAPI Spec: https://docs.inboxical.com/openapi.yaml
- Node.js SDK: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@inboxical/sdk
- Playwright Plugin: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@inboxical/playwright
- Cypress Plugin: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@inboxical/cypress
- GitHub: https://github.com/inboxical/inboxical
- Full context for LLMs: https://inboxical.com/llms-full.txt

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