---
title: Connect SMTP Email in Infoveave
description: Send Email
---

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# Send Email

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    "start": 0,
    "end": 4,
    "text": "Click Connections under Administration",
    "description": "From the Infoveave menu, click on 'Administration', then select 'Connections' from the dropdown menu to manage your various data and service connections."
  },
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    "start": 4,
    "end": 7,
    "text": "Add New Connection",
    "description": "On the 'Connections' page, click the 'New Connections' button located at the top right to open the interface for adding a new connection."
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    "start": 7,
    "end": 9,
    "text": "Select Send Email Connection",
    "description": "In the 'New Connection' window, scroll down to the 'Email' section and click on 'Send Email' to set up a connection for sending emails through an SMTP server."
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    "start": 9,
    "end": 15,
    "text": "Configure Send Email Connection",
    "description": "Enter the connection name. Ensure 'Server type' is set to 'SMTP' and 'Use ssl' is enabled. Input the 'SMTP Host' and the 'Port.' Enter 'From email address' and 'Username,' and then provide the corresponding 'Password.'"
  },
  {
    "start": 15,
    "end": 20,
    "text": "Validate Send Email Connection",
    "description": "Click the 'Validate' button to check the email server settings and credentials. A successful validation confirms that Infoveave can connect to the specified SMTP server."
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    "start": 20,
    "end": 25,
    "text": "Save Send Email Connection",
    "description": "After the connection is validated successfully, click the 'Save' button to finalize and add it to your list of connections."
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Send email connection helps to connect to an email server for sending emails and notifications directly from Infoveave.

## Adding a Send Email Connection

To create a new Send Email connection:

<Steps>
1. Go to **Administration** > **Connections**
2. Click **New Connection** and select **Send Email** from the available connectors
3. In the **New Send Email Connection** form, provide the required configuration details
</Steps>

## Connection Parameters

When setting up a Send Email connection, you need to provide the following details:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Name** | A unique name to identify your Send Email connection |
| **Server type** | The email server protocol (SMTP recommended) |
| **Server** | The email server host address or URL |
| **From email address** | The default sender email address for outgoing emails |
| **Username** | Your email server authentication username |
| **Password** | Your email server authentication password |

## Steps to Validate and Save

<Steps>
1. After configuring your Send Email connection parameters, click **Validate** to verify the connection
2. If validation succeeds, click **Save** to store the connection
3. You can now use this connection to send emails from your Infoveave workflows and automations
</Steps>

## Example Use Cases

With a Send Email connection configured, you can:

- Send automated email notifications for workflow completions
- Distribute scheduled reports and dashboards to stakeholders
- Trigger email alerts based on data thresholds or anomalies
- Send personalized email campaigns to customer segments
- Automate customer communication and follow-up emails
- Notify team members about system events or data updates
- Send data export files as email attachments
- Create email digests summarizing key metrics and insights
- Automate onboarding emails for new users or customers
- Send password reset and authentication emails
- Distribute marketing materials and promotional content
- Create automated reminder and notification systems