> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.getdot.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.getdot.ai/integrations/email.md).

# Email

Ask Dot questions straight from your inbox

Dot can answer questions over email, just like in the web app, Slack, or Teams. Send a question to Dot's email address and the answer comes back in the same thread — with charts inline, data as attachments, and a link to keep exploring in the browser.

## Finding Dot's email address

Open **Settings → Connections → Email**. When the email bot is enabled, the card shows **"Email Dot directly at …"** with a copy button. The address is region-specific, so always copy it from there rather than typing it from memory.

{% hint style="info" %}
The card (and the address) only appears once an admin has switched on **Enable Email Bot** in the same place.
{% endhint %}

The first time you email from a new address, Dot creates your account automatically — no verification step needed. Controlling the mailbox is proof enough that the message is from you.

## Asking a question

* **New question** – send an email with your question in the body.
* **Follow-up** – reply to Dot's answer. Your reply stays in the same conversation, so Dot keeps the context of the thread.
* **Forwarding** – forward an email and Dot treats the forwarded content as your question (it is not stripped away as a quote).
* **Attachments** – attach a CSV or file and ask about it; Dot uses it as context.

## What you get back

* A reply **in the same email thread**, with any charts shown inline and data exported as CSV/file attachments.
* A **"View the complete analysis" link** that opens the full, interactive result in the web app.
* For **longer-running questions**, an immediate **acknowledgement email** with a follow-progress link, so you can watch the answer come together in the browser instead of waiting in silence. The finished answer then lands in the same thread. Quick questions skip the acknowledgement and simply get the answer.

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Each email thread belongs to the person who started it. Replies from other people to that thread aren't processed, and automatic out-of-office replies are ignored.
{% endhint %}


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