Pay-per-send email delivery via micropayments — no API keys, no accounts, one HTTP request.
What it does
StableEmail is a pay-per-send email API that requires no API keys, accounts, or sign-ups. You send a POST request with your email payload, receive a 402 payment challenge, pay in USDC (on Base, Solana, or Tempo), and the email is delivered via AWS SES. The simplest endpoint (`/api/send`) sends from `relay@stableemail.dev` for $0.02 per email. The specific endpoint listed here (`/api/inbox/send`) sends from a purchased forwarding inbox address (e.g., `alice@stableemail.dev`) for $0.005 per email; the payer wallet must be the inbox owner.
Beyond basic sending, StableEmail offers a full inbox and subdomain system. You can buy a forwarding inbox (`username@stableemail.dev`) for $1/month that forwards inbound mail to a real address and/or retains messages for programmatic API access. Inboxes support top-ups with bulk discounts (90 days for $2.50, 365 days for $8) and pro-rata refund on cancellation. Custom subdomains (`yourname.stableemail.dev`) cost $5 one-time and allow sending from any address on that subdomain at $0.005/email, with up to 50 authorized wallet signers. Subdomain inboxes can be created for $0.25 each (max 100 per subdomain, 500 messages each). Reading messages costs $0.001 per call.
All paid endpoints use the x402/MPP protocol — the caller's first request returns HTTP 402 with payment parameters, the caller signs a USDC payment, and resends with the payment header. Free management endpoints (status, update, cancel) use SIWX wallet authentication via the same 402 challenge flow. Attachments are supported (up to 5, ~3.75 MB decoded each), and HTML emails can reference hosted images. Agent integration is available via the `agentcash-skills` MCP server (`npx -y agentcash@latest`).
Capabilities
Use cases
- —AI agents sending transactional or notification emails without needing API key provisioning
- —Programmatic email sending from automated workflows paying per message in USDC
- —Creating disposable or project-specific forwarding inboxes with crypto payments
- —Receiving and reading inbound emails programmatically via API for agent-driven workflows
- —Setting up branded email subdomains for projects without traditional email provider configuration
Fit
Best for
- —AI agents and bots that need to send email without account setup
- —Developers wanting pay-as-you-go email with no monthly minimums
- —Crypto-native applications that can pay in USDC on Base, Solana, or Tempo
- —Lightweight transactional email where traditional provider onboarding is overkill
Not for
- —High-volume bulk email marketing (no batch/list management features documented)
- —Users without a crypto wallet or USDC — no traditional payment methods available
- —Applications requiring custom sender domains outside the stableemail.dev namespace
Quick start
# Send from your inbox address ($0.005 USDC)
# First request returns 402; pay with any x402/MPP client, then:
curl -X POST https://stableemail.dev/api/inbox/send \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"username": "alice",
"to": ["bob@example.com"],
"subject": "Hello",
"text": "Sent from my StableEmail inbox."
}'Example
Request
{
"to": [
"bob@example.com"
],
"html": "<p>Hi Bob!</p>",
"text": "Hi Bob!",
"replyTo": "alice@gmail.com",
"subject": "Hello from StableEmail",
"username": "alice"
}Response
{
"from": "alice@stableemail.dev",
"success": true,
"messageId": "ses-abc123"
}Endpoint
Quality
Comprehensive OpenAPI 3.1 schema with full request bodies, detailed x-guidance documentation covering all endpoints, clear pricing in USD, and live 402 challenge infrastructure. The specific endpoint probed returned 405 on HEAD/GET because it only accepts POST, which is expected behavior. Minor deductions: no dedicated docs page (404), and response schemas are not formally defined (only described in guidance text).
Warnings
- —The probe returned 405 on HEAD and GET because /api/inbox/send only accepts POST — this is expected, not an outage.
- —No formal OpenAPI response schemas are defined; response structures are documented only in the x-guidance text.
- —The /docs page returns 404; all documentation is embedded in the OpenAPI x-guidance and the landing page.
Citations
- —Send from inbox address costs $0.005 USDC per emailhttps://stableemail.dev
- —Forwarding inbox costs $1/month (30 days), with quarterly ($2.50) and yearly ($8) bulk discountshttps://stableemail.dev
- —Custom subdomains cost $5 one-time purchasehttps://stableemail.dev
- —Basic send from relay@stableemail.dev costs $0.02 per emailhttps://stableemail.dev
- —Payments accepted in USDC on Base, Solana, or Tempo via x402/MPP protocolhttps://stableemail.dev
- —Email delivered via AWS SEShttps://stableemail.dev
- —Subdomain inboxes cost $0.25 to create, max 100 per subdomain, 500 messages eachhttps://stableemail.dev/.well-known/x402
- —Agent integration available via agentcash-skills MCP serverhttps://stableemail.dev