Recent texts
Your email address
● IdleAnything sent to this address shows up below in seconds. It's private to your account.
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- On a computer, open Gmail, then Settings ⚙ → See all settings → Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
- Tap Add a forwarding address and paste your address above.
- Gmail sends a confirmation email. It appears in this inbox. Open it and tap the link (or copy the code back into Gmail).
- Choose Forward a copy of incoming mail and save. Done. Only forward an email account that belongs to you.
Temp Mail
Make a fresh address for a sign-up. Emails and codes sent to it appear here in seconds. Each address lasts 24 hours.
1 free address, then ₦50 each.
Some big sites block temporary addresses. Up to 5 at a time.
Inbox
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- Free · 1 number
- Pro · up to 5 numbers · ₦2,000 for 14 days
Pay with any Visa or Mastercard, from any country.
One-off 14-day pass, paid securely by card, bank transfer or USSD. It doesn't renew by itself; we'll remind you here 2 days before it ends. Buying again adds 14 more days.
Your numbers
Connect your Android phone
Easiest: install the NumberDesk app on the phone with your SIM, sign in with this account, enter the number and tap Allow. That's it.
New in v1.9: dual SIM. Give each SIM in your phone its own number under Dual SIM in the app. Also: import your full WhatsApp history and the messages you send, so each chat reads as one thread. In the app, turn on Full chat history to capture sent messages and older history automatically.
Download the NumberDesk app (v1.9)Android may ask you to allow installs from your browser. Tap Settings, turn it on, then go back and tap Install.
Or use the SMS Gateway app instead
Texts that arrive on your phone's SIM are forwarded here by the free SMS Gateway for Android app. Only link a phone and SIM that belong to you.
Download SMS Gateway (.apk)Connect your iPhone
iPhones don't let apps read texts, so NumberDesk uses Apple's free Shortcuts app instead. It needs iOS 17 or newer.
Your private link for . Keep it secret: anyone with it can post texts into your inbox.
- Open Shortcuts → Automation → + → Message (on iOS 27, Automation is under Library; if you see "Describe a shortcut", tap Edit). Choose Message Contains and type a single space to forward almost every text, or a word like code. Choose Run Immediately, tap Next.
- Tap New Blank Automation → Add Action → Get Contents of URL, and paste your link.
- Tap >: Method POST, Request Body JSON. Add two Text fields: sender = Shortcut Input › Sender, and message = Shortcut Input › Content. Tap Done.
Test it: send the iPhone a text that matches your rule. It shows in your Inbox within seconds.
Want more senders or words later? Edit the automation in Shortcuts, or add a second one with the same steps. If texts stop arriving, open Shortcuts and check the automation is still on.
Rent a virtual number
Coming soon. Renting numbers from a provider (Twilio) needs a funded account. It will start with the US, UK and Australia.