Is it possible to recover an email without an access token?
On tmailor.com, inbox access is designed to be anonymous, secure, and lightweight — which means there's no traditional account login required when using a temporary email address. While this supports user privacy, it also introduces one critical rule: you must save your access token to recover your inbox.
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What is an Access Token?
What Happens If You don't Have the Token?
Why There Is No Backup or Recovery Option
How to Avoid Losing Your Inbox
What is an Access Token?
When you create a new temporary email address, tmailor.com generates a random access token that links directly to that specific inbox. This token is:
- Embedded in the inbox URL
- Unique to your temp mail address
- Not connected to your identity, IP, or device
Suppose you do not save this token by bookmarking the page or copying it manually. In that case, you will lose access to that inbox forever once the browser is closed or the session ends.
What Happens If You don't Have the Token?
If the access token is lost:
- You cannot reopen the inbox
- You cannot receive any new emails sent to that address
- There is no recovery support or password reset option
This is not a bug or limitation — it's an intentional design choice to ensure zero personal data storage and reinforce user control over their inbox.
Why There Is No Backup or Recovery Option
tmailor.com does not:
- Collect email addresses or create user accounts for anonymous users
- Log IP addresses or browser details to "link back" to a user
- Use cookies to persist inbox sessions without a token
As a result, the access token is the only way to reopen your inbox. Without it, the system has no reference point to recover the email address, and all future emails will be lost.
How to Avoid Losing Your Inbox
To ensure continued access to your temporary email:
- Bookmark your inbox page (the token is in the URL)
- Or use the reuse inbox page at https://tmailor.com/reuse-temp-mail-address if you've saved the token
- If you plan to manage multiple inboxes regularly, consider logging in to an account so tokens are stored automatically
For a full explanation of how access tokens work and best practices for using them securely, visit this official guide:
👉 Instructions on how to use a temp mail address provided by tmailor.com
