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Email

Send a text email with event fields and earlier action results.

Configure the email

Add Email, enter one recipient in To, then fill in Subject and Body. Messages are sent from Tailflow’s address; you do not need to connect a mailbox.

To send to several people, add an Email action for each recipient. Each completed action consumes its own credit.

Email Action Configuration
Path 1
Every event
Email
Selected action
1Email
Continue on error
A failure stops later actions on this path.
Example. Select Email on the canvas to open this inspector. Use the event’s field paths in Subject and Body; To identifies the recipient.Changes stay in this example. Nothing is saved or sent.

Use templates

To, Subject, and Body can use event values. For a fixed team alert, use a fixed recipient and template only the message content. Body is text; do not rely on HTML email formatting.

Message Template Editor and Preview
1Event shape
2Message
Rendered
125000 USDC moved
Example. Copy a field’s path from the event shape, insert it in the message, and check the rendered value before enabling.Changes stay in this example. Nothing is saved or sent.

Test and inspect

Test run shows the rendered email without sending it. A successful preview does not confirm that a mailbox accepted a real message. Inspect the live action result and check spam folders if an expected message is missing.

Email Test Run Preview
Test runDry
Path 1 · Every eventMatched
Email
ops@example.comWould send
Subject
USDC transfer
Body
125000 tokens moved
Nothing is sent during this test.
Example. A dry test shows which path matches and what Email would send. “Would send” is a preview, not a delivery confirmation.Changes stay in this example. Nothing is saved or sent.