Quickstart: First Email in 5 Minutes

This guide gets you to a validated end-to-end flow quickly.

Prerequisites

• Access to the MailHook dashboard.
• An HTTPS endpoint you control.
• Admin permissions on your MailHook account.

Steps

1. Create an inbox

Go to Inboxes and create a new inbox. Copy the full address.

2. Add a webhook integration

Open Integrations, choose Webhook, enter URL, and activate.

3. Create a routing

Open Routings and connect your inbox to the webhook integration.

4. Send a test email

Send a message to your inbox address with a unique subject line.

5. Verify message + delivery

Use Activity or Overview to confirm:

• Message status is received.
• Delivery status is success.
• HTTP status code is expected.

Validation checklist

• Inbox received the message.
• Routing matched the message.
• Destination returned the expected response.

Next steps

1. Add fallback and monitoring via Verify Delivery Logs.
2. Learn recovery using Replay a Message Safely.