> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stably.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Email Receiving

> Set up email inboxes in Stably tests to receive and validate emails with unique identifiers and automated email handling.

<Note>
  This documentation is for **Stably Classic**. For the new Stably Web Editor, see [Stably Web Editor](/stably/stably-web-editor).
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set up Email Inbox">
    Create a `Setup Email Inbox` step or operation to create an inbox. Stably can receive emails on your behalf by generating an email
    for your use. The email will be stored in a variable which can be used in later steps.

    When generating emails through Stably, you must include a unique identifier. You can choose between two types of identifiers:

    **Static:** Uses the same identifier for all test runs

    **Dynamic:** Creates a unique identifier for each test run. This can be implemented in two ways:

    * Simply click the `Use dynamic inbox address` button to automatically generate a new email address for each run. It will generate the name
      from the current date.
    * Write your own code to create dynamic identifiers based on your specific requirements

    <Warning>This step is required to receive and extract emails</Warning>

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/stablyai/kbD1mPIS9Ksvjr53/images/no-code-editor/setup-email-inbox.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kbD1mPIS9Ksvjr53&q=85&s=bbdf818379501ea6290519b82f50239c" width="360" height="354" data-path="images/no-code-editor/setup-email-inbox.png" />
    </Frame>

    To use your own email address, navigate to the `Normal` tab in the interface. Please note that when using your personal email, you will
    need to manually monitor and check all sent communications yourself.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send Out an Email">
    Continue adding steps to the test to trigger an email send from your website and utilize the previously defined variable to access the generated email.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Receive and Extract Email">
    Add the `Receive and Extract Email` step or operation to your test. Specify the expected inbox and extract content from incoming emails. As of now, we only support the
    extraction of login-related content such as One-Time Passwords (OTP) or Magic Links, which can be specified in the
    `Extraction Type` field. The extracted value will be stored in a variable.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/stablyai/kbD1mPIS9Ksvjr53/images/no-code-editor/extract-email.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kbD1mPIS9Ksvjr53&q=85&s=b0993910d7fe48b024add5466a0f2b8f" width="356" height="341" data-path="images/no-code-editor/extract-email.png" />
    </Frame>

    <Info>Feel free to contact us if you have a unique use case for email extraction.</Info>
  </Step>
</Steps>