About mailqa.io
mailQA is an email testing service for automated tests. Every test run gets its own disposable inbox, and when your app sends a signup link, one-time code or receipt, mailQA catches it, parses it and extracts the link or code so a test can assert on it. Nothing is delivered to a real person, and a call such as waitForLink resolves when the message lands, so tests need no sleep or polling.
You create inboxes from the API or the dashboard and point your app at its SMTP endpoint, with no servers or DNS to set up. It captures mail from SendGrid, Postmark, Amazon SES, Resend, Mailgun, Nodemailer or your own SMTP, and shows authentication results for SPF, DKIM and DMARC alongside HTML, text and raw .eml views. It runs inside Playwright, Cypress, Jest, Vitest and GitHub Actions or any CI, and there are SDKs and docs for them. A 14-day free trial applies to every plan.
Key features
- Disposable inbox for every test run
- Extracts links and OTP codes automatically
- Playwright, Cypress, Jest and Vitest support
- Captures mail from SES, SendGrid and others
- Shows SPF, DKIM and DMARC results
- HTML, text and raw .eml views
Good fit for
- Testing signup and password reset flows in CI
- Checking verification codes in end-to-end tests
mailqa.io: questions and answers
- What is mailqa.io used for?
- mailqa.io is an email testing service that gives each test run its own inbox, extracts links and codes, and plugs into Playwright, Cypress and CI pipelines. It is a good fit for testing signup and password reset flows in CI, and checking verification codes in end-to-end tests.
- How much does mailqa.io cost?
- Paid plans for mailqa.io start at $4.99 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
- Is mailqa.io open source?
- No. mailqa.io is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Testing & QA category, open-source options include QA Wolf CLI, k6 and Appium.
- What are some alternatives to mailqa.io?
- mailqa.io competes with Mailtrap and Litmus.
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