fake-smtp-server

Fake SMTP Server

Fake SMTP Server is an email testing tool for QA & development teams. It allows manual testing in a web interface, and automated testing via an API.

API

Listing all received emails

Received mails are listed on http://localhost:1080/api/emails, and looks like this:

[
  {
    "attachments": [],
    "text": "Hi Bob!",
    "textAsHtml": "<p>Hi Bob!</p>",
    "subject": "Hi",
    "date": "2017-09-18T16:12:16.000Z",
    "to": {
      "value": [
        {
          "address": "[e-mail]",
          "name": "Bob"
        }
      ],
      "html": "<span class=\"mp_address_group\"><span class=\"mp_address_name\">Bob</span> &lt;<a href=\"mailto:[e-mail]\" class=\"mp_address_email\">[e-mail]</a>&gt;</span>",
      "text": "Bob <[e-mail]>"
    },
    "from": {
      "value": [
        {
          "address": "[e-mail]",
          "name": "Joe"
        }
      ],
      "html": "<span class=\"mp_address_group\"><span class=\"mp_address_name\">Joe</span> &lt;<a href=\"mailto:[e-mail]\" class=\"mp_address_email\">[e-mail]</a>&gt;</span>",
      "text": "Joe <[e-mail]>"
    },
    "messageId": "<1433879119.43.1505751136615@[10.143.108.87]>",
    "html": false
  }
]

You can filter emails with the following parameters:

• from: filter sender
• to: filter recipient
• since: filter email date
• until: filter email date

Example:

    GET http://localhost:1080/api/emails?from=[e-mail]&to=[e-mail]&since=2017-09-18T12:00:00Z&until=2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Viewing headers in responses

By default, fake-smtp-server will not capture custom headers in emails. To enable headers, start the server with the --headers flag. If enabled, headers will be serialized as an object type.

For reference for what headers look like, consult Nodemailer's documentation, but keep in mind that the HTTP endpoint returns plain JSON objects rather than Maps.

Removing all received email

To remove all emails without restarting the server:

    DELETE http://localhost:1080/api/emails

Web interface

Go to http://localhost:1080

Install

  npm install -g fake-smtp-server

Usage

Usage:
  fake-smtp-server [OPTIONS] [ARGS]

Options:
  -s, --smtp-port [NUMBER] SMTP port to listen on (Default is 1025)
      --smtp-ip [IP]       IP Address to bind SMTP service to (Default is 0.0.0.0)
  -h, --http-port [NUMBER] HTTP port to listen on (Default is 1080)
      --http-ip [IP]       IP Address to bind HTTP service to (Default is 0.0.0.0)
  -w, --whitelist STRING   Only accept e-mails from these adresses. Accepts
                           multiple e-mails comma-separated
  -m, --max [NUMBER]       Max number of e-mails to keep (Default is 100)
  -a, --auth STRING        Enable Authentication
      --headers            Enable headers in responses
  -k, --no-color           Omit color from output
      --debug              Show debug information