# Your `@inboxy.net` addresses

Think of these as throwaway email addresses you can hand to *anything* — a shop, a newsletter, a free trial. Mail to them lands in your inboxy inbox. Your real email stays out of it.

## What you start with

After signup you have **five active `@inboxy.net` addresses**, each one a friendly random name like `quiet-otter-47@inboxy.net`. They're ready to use immediately — paste them into any signup form.

- **Early Adopter plan:** up to 5 active addresses.
- **Paid plans (coming soon):** up to 50 addresses, plus custom names like `tax-receipts@inboxy.net`.

## Minting a new one

**Account → Addresses → New address.**

Two flavours to pick from:

- **Friendly name** (default) — easy to remember, e.g. `quiet-otter-47`.
- **Opaque** — 8 random characters like `k7m2qx9p`. Use when you don't want the address to hint at what it's for.

Give it an optional **label** ("nike", "tax stuff") — it shows next to the address in your inbox so you remember who it's for. A different alias per site means you'll know exactly who leaked you if it ever starts attracting spam.

## Retiring one

If an address gets spammy, retire it.

**Account → Addresses →** find the row → **Retire**.

- New mail to the retired address vanishes silently at the door.
- Mail you've already received stays readable in your inbox.
- The name is **retired forever** — nobody (not even you) gets handed `quiet-otter-47@inboxy.net` again. Mail meant for the old you can't reach a stranger.

## Working from an agent or script?

Everything above is also exposed on the API and MCP, so your agent can mint and retire on demand:

```bash
# List
curl https://api.inboxy.net/v1/addresses -H "Authorization: Bearer ik_…"

# Mint
curl -X POST https://api.inboxy.net/v1/addresses \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ik_…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"label": "nike"}'

# Retire
curl -X DELETE https://api.inboxy.net/v1/addresses/<address_id> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ik_…"
```

From an MCP-aware agent:

> *"Mint me a fresh inboxy address for Nike."*

See [Connecting an AI agent](/help/connect-mcp) for setup.

## Active vs retired, at a glance

| Status | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| **Active** | Receives mail; in your address list by default. |
| **Retired** | New mail silently dropped (no bounce — that's deliberate, see [our privacy notes](/privacy)). Existing mail still readable. The name never goes back into the pool. |

## Stuck?

[support@inboxy.net](mailto:support@inboxy.net).