# Inbound Email

> Receive email on your domain and get every message as structured JSON. Parsed body, attachments and raw MIME via webhooks and API, with automations to forward and route.

Receive email like it’s an API. Turn replies, support requests and documents into structured events. Point one MX record at Emailit and get every message as JSON.

## At a glance

- **1** MX record on a subdomain you choose
- **JSON** parsed headers, body and attachments
- **1 credit** per received email
- **3 days** of automatic webhook retries

## Mail in, events out

Enable incoming mail on a verified domain and add one MX record for inbound.yourdomain.com, or any subdomain you prefer. Your main mailbox is never touched.

- Custom inbound subdomain per domain
- Received mail appears in the Inbound tab
- Raw MIME kept for audits and reprocessing

## A clean email.received event

Each message fires an email.received webhook with sender, recipients, subject, text, HTML and attachment metadata, signed with your webhook secret.

- Fetch attachments and raw source via the API
- Batched delivery with retries for three days
- Filter received events by recipient on Pro

## Route without writing code

Use the “Forward received email” automation to send messages to any inbox, notify a team, or create a contact from every new conversation.

- Forward to Gmail, Outlook or a help desk
- Branch on sender, subject or recipient
- Combine with contacts and audiences

## Features

- **Any address**: Accept mail for every address on your inbound subdomain.
- **Attachments API**: Download attachments individually without parsing MIME yourself.
- **Raw source**: Keep the original message for compliance or custom parsing.
- **Automation trigger**: Start any automation when a message arrives.
- **Inbound log**: Search received mail next to everything you send.
- **Signed delivery**: Verify every webhook with an HMAC signature and timestamp.

## FAQ

### Do I need to change my existing MX records?

No. Inbound mail is received on a subdomain such as inbound.yourdomain.com, so your existing mailboxes keep working exactly as before.

### How much does inbound email cost?

Each received email costs one credit, on every plan. There is no separate inbound subscription.

### How do I get the content of a received email?

Subscribe to the email.received webhook event, or list inbound emails through the API. The body, attachments and raw MIME are available from the email endpoints.

## Links

- Documentation: https://emailit.com/docs/inbound/
- Pricing: https://emailit.com/pricing/
- Sign up: https://dash.emailit.com/register

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Source: https://emailit.com/products/inbound/