# Custom temp mail with the name you choose

> Custom temp mail with YelMail Premium: pick your own address, use premium domains and keep up to 25 inboxes. $7 a month with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Source: https://yelmail.com/custom-temp-mail · Last updated: 2026-09-29

Premium lets you pick the name before the @, choose from premium domains and keep up to 25 temporary inboxes at once. $7 a month or $69 a year, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Get an address: open https://yelmail.com/custom-temp-mail and the inbox is ready instantly, no sign-up.

## What is custom temp mail?

Custom temp mail is a temporary email address where you choose the name instead of accepting a random one, such as a name of your own on a domain you pick. On YelMail it is a Premium feature: the address is saved to your account, reserved while you subscribe, and its mail is kept for 30 days.

## How to use Custom temp mail

1. **Upgrade to Premium.** Pick monthly at $7 or yearly at $69. Checkout is handled by Stripe, and your first payment is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee.
2. **Choose your name and domain.** Click Custom address above the inbox, type the name you want before the @ and choose a domain.
3. **Use it and keep it.** The address is saved to your account and reserved while you subscribe. Mail stays for 30 days, and you can forward it to your real inbox.

## How do I choose my own temporary email address?

Upgrade to Premium, then click **Custom address** above the inbox and type the name you want before the @. Choose a domain, confirm, and the address is live and saved to your account.

A few rules of thumb make custom names more useful:

- **Name it after the site.** An address built from the store's name tells you exactly who you gave it to. If spam arrives later, you know who shared it.
- **Name it after the purpose.** Travel, deals, newsletters or testing are easy to remember and easy to sort.
- **Keep your real name out of it** when privacy is the goal. A custom address only stays private if it does not point back to you.
- **Try a variation** if the name you want is already taken on that domain, or pick another domain.

You can hold up to 25 inboxes at once, so there is room for a separate address for each part of your online life: one for shopping, one for travel, one for the forum you only visit on weekends.

Because every address lives in your account rather than a single browser, you can sign in on another device and find them all there.

**Random free address vs custom Premium address**

|  | Free random address | Premium custom address |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who picks the name | Generated for you | You do |
| Easy to remember and type | No | Yes |
| Shows which site leaked it | No | Yes, if you name it per site |
| Premium domains | No | Yes |
| Reusable later | No, gone once it expires | Yes, while you subscribe |
| Inboxes at once | 1 | Up to 25 |
| Price | Free | $7/month or $69/year |

## Why is a custom name better than a random address?

A custom name is easier to remember, easier to type and easier to trace when something goes wrong. A random string is fine for a quick code, but it gets awkward once you use an address more than once.

Here is where a name you chose pays off:

- **At the counter.** Giving an email at a shop or event is simpler when you can say it out loud without spelling out a jumble of letters.
- **On your phone.** Typing a short, familiar name beats copying and pasting between apps.
- **Across many sign-ups.** When each site gets its own named address, your inboxes stay organized and you can drop one without touching the others.
- **When tracing leaks.** A unique name per site shows exactly which company let your address slip.

Premium domains add another layer of choice. If one site is picky about a particular domain, you can try an address on another. No temporary email service can promise that every site will accept it, but more options give you more room to work with.

## What else comes with Premium besides a custom name?

Premium turns a temporary inbox into a private set of addresses you control for as long as you subscribe. A custom name is the headline, but the rest of the plan is what makes it practical day to day.

Everything included:

- **Up to 25 inboxes** at once, saved to your account and reserved while you subscribe
- **30-day retention**, so mail waits for you instead of disappearing after 2 hours
- **Premium domains** to choose from when you create an address
- **Forwarding** of incoming mail to a verified personal address
- **Attachments up to 25 MB**, up from 5 MB on the free plan
- **No ads** anywhere on the site
- **REST API** with personal API keys (120 requests per minute), Server-Sent Events and an OpenAPI spec

The API is especially handy for developers who want named inboxes in automated tests, such as one address per test suite. See the [temp mail API documentation](https://yelmail.com/developers) for the endpoints. If keeping mail for weeks is what you mainly need, read about [long term temporary email](https://yelmail.com/long-term-temporary-email).

## How much does custom temp mail cost?

Premium costs $7 a month or $69 a year. The yearly plan saves about 18%, which works out to roughly two months free.

A few details worth knowing before you buy:

- **14-day money-back guarantee.** If Premium is not right for you, ask for a refund within 14 days of your first payment. The [refund policy](https://yelmail.com/refunds) has the details.
- **Cancel anytime.** Cancel from Account > Billing. You keep Premium until the end of the period you paid for.
- **Checkout by Stripe.** Your payment is processed by Stripe.
- **One plan, everything included.** Custom addresses, premium domains, 30-day retention, forwarding and API access all come with the same subscription.

The free plan stays available too. If you only need a random address for a few minutes, the inbox at the top of this page works without an account. When you want names you choose and mail that sticks around, compare both plans side by side on the [pricing page](https://yelmail.com/pricing).

## Custom temp mail FAQ

### Can I get a custom temp mail address for free?

No. Choosing your own name is a Premium feature. Free addresses are generated at random, which works well for one-off sign-ups but not for an address you want to remember or reuse. Premium starts at $7 a month, and your first payment is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee.

### What happens to my custom addresses if I cancel?

You keep Premium, including your custom addresses, until the end of the billing period you already paid for. Addresses are reserved for you only while your subscription is active, so if you want to hold on to a particular name, keep the subscription running.

### Can I forward mail from a custom address to Gmail or Outlook?

Yes. Premium can forward incoming mail to a personal address you have verified, whichever provider it is with. Copies of new messages then arrive there automatically. Your custom address stays receive-only, so any reply you send comes from your personal address, not the temporary one.

### Can I try Premium before committing?

Yes. Your first Premium payment is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. Set up your custom addresses, test forwarding and the API, and if it is not what you need, request a refund within 14 days. You can also cancel at any time from Account > Billing.

### How many custom addresses can I create?

You can hold up to 25 inboxes at once on Premium. Each can have a name you choose, and all of them are saved to your account. If you reach the limit, delete an address you no longer need to make room for a new one.

### Is a custom temp mail address less private than a random one?

Only if you make it so. A custom address carries whatever you put in the name, so avoid your real name, birthday or usual username if privacy is the goal. The inbox itself gets the same protections as any YelMail inbox: remote images blocked, HTML sanitized and scripts never run.

## Related

- [Long term temporary email: keep mail for 30 days](https://yelmail.com/long-term-temporary-email)
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