Create, use, edit, or delete disposable email addresses in Yahoo Mail

Disposable email addresses are aliases to your actual email address, adding a layer of privacy or spam control, and can be used to sign up for websites or newsletters that you don't trust. If one of these addresses gets too much spam, for example, simply delete the address. They consist of 2 parts, a "base name" and a "keyword" (basename-keyword@yahoo.com) and you can create up to 500 of them at a time.

Important - Once you create a base name, it's locked into your account and cannot be edited or removed. If you'd like a different base name, you can create a new Yahoo Mail account and add 1 base name to it.

Create a base name and your first disposable email address

  1. Click the Settings icon Image of the Settings icon..
  2. Click More Settings.
  3. Click Mailboxes.
  4. Click the More icon More options icon next to "Disposable email address."
  5. Click Add.
  6. Enter a base name, then click Next.
  7. Enter a keyword after the base name.
  8. Optionally, enter your sending name and a description.
  9. Click Save.

Create additional disposable email address

  1. Click the Settings icon Image of the Settings icon..
  2. Click More Settings.
  3. Click Mailboxes.
  4. Click the More icon More options icon next to "Disposable email address."
  5. Click Add.
  6. Enter a keyword after the base name.
  7. Optionally, enter your sending name and a description.
  8. Click Save.

Edit or delete a disposable email address

  1. Click the Settings icon Image of the Settings icon..
  2. Click More Settings.
  3. Click Mailboxes.
  4. Click the More icon More options icon next to "Disposable email address."
  5. Select the address you want to edit or delete.
  6. Edit your info or click Delete address.
  7. Click Save if you edited your info or click Confirm to remove the address.

Send or receive email with a disposable email address

Send email:

  1. Click Compose.
  2. Click the More icon More options icon next to your email address.
  3. Select the disposable email address you'd like to use.

Receive email:

Any messages sent to your disposable address will come to your main account's Inbox.