--- title: "Get email link in a web test" sidebarTitle: "Get email link" description: "Follow a link sent by email during a web test: account confirmation, password reset, magic login. The AI picks the link you describe." lastUpdated: "2026-09-23" --- > **For AI agents:** the complete documentation index is at [llms.txt](/llms.txt). Append `.md` to any page URL for its markdown version. Follow an email link as part of the flow: account confirmation, password reset, magic login. The step waits for the email, asks the AI for the link matching your intent, and stores it in a variable. Open it with a [Navigate to URL](/tests/actions/web/navigatetourl) step to continue the scenario. ## Parameters | Parameter | Required | Description | | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | | Email to receive link | Yes | The test mailbox address that should receive the email containing the link. | | Variable | Yes | Name of the variable that receives the link. Default: `MailLink`. | | Intent | No | Which link the AI should extract. Default: `The first link in the text`. | | Ignore error on this step | No | The run continues with the next step if no link is found. Default: off. | Use the intent to disambiguate emails with several links: "The password reset link", "The link in the Confirm my account button". ## Results and metrics - **Variable**: the extracted link is stored in the variable. Open it with a navigation step to continue the flow. - **Timing**: start, end, and duration (in seconds). The duration includes waiting for the email to arrive. - **Status**: failed if no email arrives or the AI finds no link matching the intent. - **AI usage**: the AI cost of the extraction is added to the run. See [Email & SMS in tests](/tests/email-sms) for how test mailboxes work. ## What's next? Open the extracted link and continue the flow How test mailboxes work