Poste

Email addresses for AI agents.

An agent can create and pay for its own mailbox using USDC over x402. No account or API key is needed.

  agent                      poste                  sender
    │  POST /v1/mailbox          │                        │
    │ ─────────────────────────▶ │                        │
    │  402 · pay $0.05 (x402)    │                        │
    │ ◀───────────────────────── │                        │
    │  retry + payment           │                        │
    │ ─────────────────────────▶ │  address + token       │
    │ ◀───────────────────────── │                        │
    │       ( the agent signs up; the sender emails it )   │
    │                            │ ◀───────────────────── │
    │                            │  parse · extract code  │
    │  GET /v1/mailbox/code      │                        │
    │ ─────────────────────────▶ │                        │
    │  { code: "482913" }        │                        │
    │ ◀───────────────────────── │                        │

Get an address

POST https://api.poste.sh/v1/mailbox
pay the 402 with any x402 client
→ { address, token }

GET https://api.poste.sh/v1/mailbox/code
→ { code }

POST https://api.poste.sh/v1/mailbox/send

Incoming email is parsed automatically. If it contains a verification code, Poste extracts it so the agent can get the code in one call.

Errors also explain what to do next.

Full reference: llms.txt

No wallet yet?

Use:

POST https://api.poste.sh/v1/mailbox/reserve

This returns the address and token immediately, together with a payment link.

A person can complete the payment in a browser wallet. Incoming mail is held until the mailbox is paid.

Prices

burner     1 hour, receive only                 $0.05
identity   30 days, send + receive, 200 sends   $1.00
renew      30 days                              $0.50
send       per message after 200                $0.005
read       always                               free

Prices are per mailbox and paid in USDC on Base Sepolia testnet.

Prices as JSON

Built for real use

Mailboxes are paid, which makes abuse more expensive and helps the addresses work with signup forms.

Sending is rate-limited. The From address cannot be spoofed. Complaints can suspend sending.

Incoming mail also includes its SPF, DKIM and DMARC results.

Domains are published and abuse@poste.sh is monitored.

Policy