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Email

Email support uses the same conversation model as live chat, Discord, and Slack. Inbound email creates or updates conversations, and operators reply from Woes.

What Email Supports

  • Verified sending domains.
  • Default from name and local part.
  • Reply-to and support mailbox settings.
  • Inbound receiving through a Woes forwarding address or a verified sending domain.
  • Operator replies from the shared inbox.
  • Notification email delivery.
  • CSAT and NPS survey emails.

Configure Email

1

Open Settings → Channels → Email

Review current domain state and email defaults.
2

Add a domain

Add the domain Woes should send from.
3

Verify DNS

Complete the DNS records shown in Woes and wait for the domain to become verified.
4

Set routing defaults

Configure the local part, sender name, reply-to, and support mailbox.
5

Send a test

Use a real verified-domain test email before relying on production support flows.

DNS Records To Expect

Woes shows the exact DNS values for your domain, but the records usually fall into these groups: Use a subdomain such as support.example.com when the root domain already has MX records for Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, or another inbox provider.

Inbound Email

Email support accepts messages after you choose an answering agent and set up an intake path. You can forward mail to your Woes forwarding address, or verify a domain so customers can write to your own support address. After setup, send a real email to the configured support address and confirm it appears in Inbox as an email conversation. Then reply from Woes and confirm the customer receives the response from the expected sender.

Inbound Behavior And Diagnostics

Woes routes inbound email by the verified support address. Messages that cannot be matched to one workspace are skipped instead of guessed. Retries from mail providers should not create duplicate customer messages. If an email does not appear in Woes, check:
  • Email support is enabled.
  • An answering agent is selected.
  • The forwarding address or custom support address is correct.
  • The sending domain is verified when you expect Woes to reply from your domain.
  • The message is not empty, automated-only, or sent only through Cc/Bcc.
Attachments are stored as metadata for operator context. Woes does not store or serve raw attachment contents from inbound email in the current flow.

Survey Emails

Email surveys use signed score links. A customer clicks a score, Woes verifies the token, validates the score range for the survey type, and records the response. Configure survey type, timing, delay, and follow-up prompts in Survey Settings. API route details for survey response capture live in the API Reference tab.
Email delivery depends on verified domain configuration. Do not paste email provider secrets, private headers, or customer-sensitive content into docs, macros, or public replies.
Last modified on July 4, 2026