---
title: Custom Emails
description: Streamline data uploads and automate workflow triggering in Infoveave with custom emails for efficient, tailored workflow management.
---

import { Aside, Steps } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

# Custom Emails

![Custom Email](/images/Administration/Control-Center/Custom-Email/Custom-Email.png)

Custom emails are email addresses that can trigger  data uploads or execute workflows. Infoveave triggers a specified action type when an email notification is received from the custom email address.

 To know more about email triggers in workflows, visit [Emailhook trigger](/automation-v8/workflows/define-workflow/workflow-start#emailhook-trigger)

To setup a custom email follow these steps.


<Steps>
1. Navigate to **Administration <i class="fa-duotone fa-regular fa-arrow-right"></i> Control Center**.
2. Click on **Custom Emails**.
3. Click on the **New Custom Email** button to set up a new custom email. The New Custom Email dialog box appears.  
   ![New Email](/images/Administration/Control-Center/Custom-Email/New-Email.png)
4. Enter the custom email address.
5. From the drop-down, pick the action to be performed.
    * **Data Upload** If you pick Data Upload, choose the Datasource from the drop-down.
    * **Execute Workflow** If you pick Workflow execution, select the workflow from the drop-down list.
6. Click **Save** to add the new custom email to the system.
7. To edit any custom email, select the required custom email and click on the **Edit** <i class="fa-duotone fa-regular fa-pen"></i> icon.
8. To delete any custom email, select the required custom email and click on the **Delete** <i class="fa-duotone fa-regular fa-trash"></i> icon.
</Steps>

<Aside>
When executing workflows through custom emails, it is important to start the workflow with an **Upload to Datasource** activity.
</Aside>