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# Forward email into BounceBox

> Get mail into your mailbox — auto-forward from Gmail or another provider, forward single emails manually, or automate it with Zapier.

Every mailbox has its own `<name>@in.bouncebox.app` address. Anything that arrives there lands in your inbox and runs through extraction — auto-forwarding, one-off forwards, and direct mail all work the same.

## Forward from Gmail

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open forwarding settings">
    In Gmail, go to **Settings** → **See all settings** → **Forwarding and POP/IMAP**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your BounceBox address">
    Click **Add a forwarding address** and enter your mailbox address (for example `invoices@in.bouncebox.app`). Gmail sends a verification email to that address.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm from your BounceBox inbox">
    The verification email arrives in your BounceBox inbox. Open it there to get the confirmation code or link, then finish the confirmation in Gmail.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose forward a copy">
    Back in **Forwarding and POP/IMAP**, select **Forward a copy of incoming mail to** your mailbox address and save changes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Forward only matching mail with filters

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a filter">
    In Gmail, go to **Settings** → **Filters and Blocked Addresses** → **Create a new filter**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Match the mail you want">
    Fill in **From**, **Subject**, **Has attachment**, or any Gmail search operators — for example `from:supplier.com has:attachment`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Forward it">
    Choose **Forward it to** your mailbox address and click **Create filter**. Only matching mail reaches BounceBox.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Forward from other providers

Outlook and most other providers support auto-forwarding rules. The idea is the same: create a rule that forwards matching mail to your `<name>@in.bouncebox.app` address. In Outlook, use **Settings** → **Mail** → **Rules**.

## Forward with Zapier

Connect the [Zapier integration](/integrations/zapier) and drive mail into a mailbox from any app — for example a **New Email** trigger in Gmail plus the BounceBox **Send Email** action. Filters live in the Zap's trigger configuration, so you can route by sender, subject, or labels without touching Gmail settings.

## Get results out with Zapier

Delivery works the other way too: results can flow out via the mailbox's **Reply email** or **Webhook** toggles, or through Zapier using the **Processed Mail** trigger. See [Zapier](/integrations/zapier) and [Webhooks](/configuration/webhooks).

<Note>
  Manually forwarding single emails works too — every mailbox address accepts direct mail, and attachments carry through.
</Note>