During test execution, the AI agent has access to an email inbox that can receive and process emails. This is useful for testing features like:

  • Account verification
  • Password reset flows
  • Email notifications
  • Newsletter subscriptions

The AI agent can:

  • Open the email inbox
  • Wait for new emails
  • Read email content
  • Extract One-Time Passwords (OTP)
  • Click links in emails

The agent will poll for new emails for up to 3 minutes before timing out.

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Email Configs

QA.tech provides these system email configurations by default:

  • Single use Test Email Address - New generated email for each test (can be re-used by having another test depend on the first)
  • Project e-mail address - Static email always accessible for the project

To use custom email addresses for testing:

  1. Navigate to Settings » Configs
  2. Select “Email Inbox” type
  3. Configure the email settings
  4. Save the configuration
  5. Add the config to your test case settings

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Using Email Inbox in Tests

  1. Create or edit a test case
  2. Under the Settings tab, select the email config to use
  3. The test will now have access to the email inbox

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Manual Access

You can view test emails manually:

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Email Inbox
  3. View all received test emails

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Important Considerations

  • Shared Inboxes: If multiple tests use the same email inbox simultaneously (e.g., two password reset tests), emails may get mixed up. Use separate email configs for concurrent tests.

  • Email Inheritance: Tests can access emails through:

    • Direct config assignment
    • Dependencies on other tests that use email configs

  • Timeout: The agent will wait up to 3 minutes for expected emails before failing

  • Invitation Links Since the browser state will be kept when opening the email you should log out after inviting a user to avoid that the invitation link redirects to the inviters account.