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The Mail Box has 300 health once placed and takes 30 scrap to reach on the Workbench Level 1 tech tree.
What one batch takes.
Wood
Metal Fragments
Wood
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 100,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "wood"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 25,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
No workbench, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 1, 3.75s at Workbench Level 2 or 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 15 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Mail Box, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Primitive Crate | 4.8% | 1 to 2 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 2.2% | 1 to 2 |
 Barrel | 1.1% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
Wood,
Metal FragmentsEach swing charges the share of the cost for 50 health, rounded up to whole resources, and restores as much health as it paid for, which can be more than 50. Nothing can be repaired for 30 seconds after it takes damage.
What the Mail Box gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 18 + 75% Metal Fragments, 75 Wood |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 15 Metal Fragments, 60 Wood |
| Green recycler | 50% | 12 + 50% Metal Fragments, 50 Wood |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 10 Metal Fragments, 40 Wood |
The Mail Box breaks down into Metal Fragments and Wood.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “18 + 75%” means 18 every time and a 75% chance of one more.
In Rust, Mail Box is a deployable in the Deployables category (item ID #-586784898, console shortname mailbox). In active play, it follows standard server rules for deployable gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
A Mailbox that accepts notes. Only you can access the mail due to a one way slit.
Crafting Mail Box in Rust takes 15 seconds by hand without a workbench once the 15 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Placed structures heal with a Hammer using raw materials from your inventory.
When choosing between Mail Box and related deployables in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (15 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 30-scrap tech tree path and save 15 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Box | Deployables | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 30 path | Not recyclable |
| Large Wood Box | Deployables | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Small Planter Box | Deployables | 10 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Wood Storage Box | Deployables | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
Compare Mail Box with closely related deployable sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Mail Box against every item in its inventory category, browse All 168 items in Deployables, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 1 tech tree, tile by tile.
The Mail Box has 300 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID -586784898 across 168 deployables, while F1 console command inventory.giveid -586784898 1 spawns 1 unit for testing across 168 published Deployables entries (158 with crafting blueprints).
The Mail Box is crafted by hand from 100 Wood and 25 Metal Fragments, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Raw ores smelt into metal inputs in a furnace while non-craftable components must be looted from monument crates before queuing the craft at your workbench.
The Mail Box drops from 3 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Primitive Crate (4.8% chance), Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller (2.2% chance), and Barrel (1.1% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Mail Box recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 12 Metal Fragments plus a 50% chance of one more and 50 Wood. Undamaged copies return the full listed yield, whereas worn items scale their recycler output down in proportion to remaining durability.
The Mail Box takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 2 or 3 in Rust. It sits in the Deployables catalog with item ID -586784898 alongside 167 related deployables, stacking up to 1 unit per inventory or container slot.
The Mail Box repairs in Rust once placed with a Hammer for up to 49 Wood and 13 Metal Fragments at full wear (6 swings). Hammer repairs draw materials straight from your inventory with zero maximum-health penalty, provided the placed object has not taken damage within the last 30 seconds.
Blueprint progression for Mail Box at Workbench Level 1 in Rust charges 15 scrap on the target node and 30 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 15 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Mail Box despawns after 5 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
The Mail Box has 32-bit signed item ID -586784898 and shortname mailbox in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Deployables category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Mail Box in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give mailbox 1 or inventory.giveid -586784898 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.