LNemail

Anonymous email accounts via Lightning Network. No KYC, no email required to sign up—just pay with Bitcoin.

Overview

LNemail provides fully functional email addresses for 1000 sats/year. Perfect for agents needing:

• - 2FA code reception
• Anonymous communication
• Bitcoin/Lightning service notifications
• API-accessible email without identity requirements

Quick Start

1. Create Email Account

Create a Lightning invoice for email account creation:

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2. Pay with Lightning

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Pay the BOLT11 lightning_invoice using any Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet (e.g., Alby CLI).

3. Retrieve Credentials

After payment confirms (~seconds), check status again:

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Save these credentials! Store them securely (e.g., ~/.lnemail/credentials.json).

Using Your Email

Check Inbox

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Read Email Content

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Note: HTML content is stripped for security; emails are plain text only.

Send Email

Sending requires a Lightning payment (~100 sats per email):

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Pay the invoice, then check status:

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API Reference

Endpoint	Method	Auth	Description
INLINECODE2	POST	No	Create account (returns payment hash)
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GET | No | Check account payment status | | /emails | GET | Bearer | List inbox messages | | /emails/{id} | GET | Bearer | Get message content | | /email/send | POST | Bearer | Create send request (returns payment hash) | | /email/send/status/{hash} | GET | No | Check send payment status |

Storage Recommendation

Store credentials in ~/.lnemail/credentials.json:

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Note: The access_token is the only credential needed for ongoing operations. The payment_hash is only used during initial setup to check payment status — once you have the access_token, it can be discarded.

Pricing

Service	Cost
Email account (1 year)	1000 sats
Send email

~100 sats | | Receive email | Free |

Limitations

• - Plain text only (HTML stripped)
• Small attachment support
• 100 sats per outgoing email
• Account valid for 1 year from payment

Use Cases

• - 2FA reception: Reliable email delivery for verification codes
• Service notifications: Bitcoin/Lightning service alerts
• Anonymous signup: Services requiring email without identity link
• Agent-to-agent comms: Programmatic email between agents

References

• - LNemail: https://lnemail.net
• API Docs: https://lnemail.net (see homepage for full docs)
• Auth: Bearer token in Authorization header