How-to Guides

Task-oriented guides for integrating MailFork into your QA and development workflows. Follow them in order if you're new, or jump to the section you need.

New to MailFork?

Start with Getting Started. You'll have a working inbox and your first OTP extracted in about 10 minutes.

Getting Started

10 min

Create your org, team, and inbox. Send your first test email and extract an OTP in under 10 minutes.

Managing Inboxes

5 min

Create, pause, and configure inboxes. Enable catch-all to capture dynamic addresses.

Working with Aliases

7 min

Create per-test ephemeral aliases that auto-expire and clean up. No teardown code needed.

OTP Extraction

5 min

Auto-extract OTP codes with a single SDK call. Customize patterns for non-standard formats.

Routing Rules & Folders

6 min

Organize incoming email automatically with IF/THEN routing rules and custom folders.

API Keys

5 min

Create scoped API keys, restrict them to specific inboxes, rotate and revoke safely.

CI/CD Integration

8 min

Set up GitHub Actions and GitLab CI with per-test ephemeral aliases. Zero cleanup required.

Key Concepts

Reference

Deep dives into lean MIME, funnel search, quota, routing, and the email address format.

All SDK examples show TypeScript, JavaScript, and curl — switch between them using the tabs above each code block. A Python SDK is planned for v2; use curl in the meantime.