Open email
Open a specific email inside your automated test
When email is part of a user journey—such as verifying an account, clicking a reset link, or confirming a purchase—you need to interact with the actual message, not just confirm its arrival. The Open Email step allows your test to open a selected message from the DoesQA inbox so you can inspect its contents, interact with links, and continue the flow seamlessly.
This gives you full end-to-end coverage for email-driven workflows, making sure that every step from action to message and back to your application works correctly.
Interact with real email content in context
Many applications send important information via email:
Welcome and verification links
Password recovery instructions
Order and shipment confirmations
Event notifications
Secure access links
Opening the specific email lets your automation examine the actual content, so you can validate that it is correct and actionable.
With this step you can:
Read the text inside an email
Assert that expected information is present
Click links inside the email body
Extract values such as codes or tokens
Navigate back into your application with real email data
This makes your tests closely mirror real user behaviour, not artificial shortcuts.
Built for reliable end-to-end flows
The Open Email step is most often used right after selecting the correct message in the inbox. Once an email is open, your test can:
Assert that the subject and body contain expected text
Follow links to continue the user journey
Extract confirmation codes or tokens
Pass extracted values into future steps
Validate email formatting and content presentation
This ensures that both your application’s email generation and your next-stage workflows are validated together.
Works with dynamic, content-driven scenarios
Modern email workflows often contain dynamic information such as:
User names
Order numbers
Dates
Tokens and codes
Personalized links
Because DoesQA allows you to capture values from email content, you can use those dynamic values in later test steps. This is essential for flows like:
One-time login links
Multi-factor authentication
Account setup confirmations
Deep links back into your application
Opening the email in context allows you to bridge the gap between messaging and action.
Combine with richer validation
Opening an email is not just about accessing it—you can assert and act on the content.
After opening an email you might:
Use Check Text to validate specific content
Extract a link and use Open URL to follow it
Save a code to a stored value for later use
Check that formatting matches expectations
Validate that important details appear in the correct order
This turns email from a passive signal into an interactive part of your test.
Built for real user journeys
By incorporating the Open Email step into your automation, you are treating email interactions as first-class citizens, not afterthoughts.
This means your coverage truly reflects how users experience your application, giving you confidence that email-driven flows behave consistently across environments and releases.
When your product sends messages that matter, opening and interacting with them inside automation ensures nothing is left to chance.