I made a PWA that serves as a throwaway push notification inbox

Name: I made a PWA that serves as a throwaway push notification inbox
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Author: mox111

by mox111·Feb 17, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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The Take

It turns a PWA into a disposable webhook target — open a unique URL, install with the QR, then POST JSON (curl example included) to push notifications straight to your phone, even with an unread badge. Very practical for ad-hoc testing and lightweight feeds, but the UI and docs hide important details: I couldn't see any auth, retention policy, or delivery guarantees, so treat it as convenient but ephemeral.

Post Description

This tool began as an experiment to try and understand the capabilities of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).

Visiting the link below generates and takes you to a personalized inbox to which you can POST content from any source. It includes instructions for “installation” on mobile devices so as to benefit from push notifications (which, from a web app, will be a novelty for some, particularly those on iOS).

Building this out, I was pretty impressed at how close one can get to native app capabilities, even to the point of displaying an “unread notification count” on the app icon.

The app is similar to “throwaway” email services except that you can land items in your inbox using a simple http request. This versatility means that you can plug it into a variety of information sources to serve as a dedicated feed. Create and install as many such “feeds” as you like.