Provider changes/ClerkCLERK · VERIFIED CHANGE

Clerk now suppresses all email to +clerk_test addresses when Test mode is enabled

Clerk now suppresses all email to +clerk_test addresses when Test mode is enabled. Suppressed emails remain recorded and trigger email.created with delivered_by_clerk set to false; inbox-based tests must use addresses without +clerk_test.

Verified Oct 27, 20263 official sources

Mentioned in the evidence

  • Clerk Test mode
  • +clerk_test email addresses
  • email.created webhook

Official sources

  • Clerk product changelog (changelog) ↗
    Starting today, Clerk doesn't send any email to a test email address while Test mode is on. Emails that Clerk used to deliver are still recorded and trigger the email.created webhook, with delivered_by_clerk set to false.
  • Clerk product changelog (changelog) ↗
    If your test suite reads emails from an inbox, for example to follow a sign-in link or accept an invitation, send those emails to an address without +clerk_test. Emails to real addresses are delivered as before and count toward the development instance email limit.
  • Clerk product changelog (changelog) ↗
    Tests that sign in with the code 424242 don't need any changes.

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