Email connection enables Infoveave to retrieve emails from your email server so you can process, extract, or automate actions based on incoming emails.
Adding an Email Connection
To create a new Email connection:
- Go to Administration > Connections
- Click New Connection and select Email from the available connectors
- In the New Email Connection form, provide the required configuration details
Connection Parameters
When setting up an Email connection, provide the following details:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A unique name to identify your Email connection |
| Read type | The protocol used to read emails (e.g., IMAP) |
| Use SSL | Enable this to use a secure SSL connection when accessing the server |
| Server | The email server host address (e.g., imap.gmail.com) |
| Port | The port number for the selected protocol (e.g., 993 for IMAP with SSL) |
| Requires authentication | Enable if your server requires login credentials |
| Username | The email account username used for authentication |
| Password | The email account password used for authentication |
Steps to Validate and Save
- After filling in your Email connection details, click Validate to verify the configuration
- If validation succeeds, click Save to store the connection
- Your Email connection is now ready to use for workflows and automation tasks
Example Use Cases
With an Email connection configured, you can:
- Retrieve incoming emails for processing
- Extract attachments and load them into Infoveave
- Trigger workflows based on new emails
- Monitor mailboxes for automated actions
- Collect structured or semi-structured data sent via email
- Build workflows that parse content from incoming messages
- Use email-driven ingestion for operational reporting
- Automate exception handling using email alerts
- Capture customer requests sent via email
- Process invoice or order files shared over email