# Email relay capture Every RelayBook account has a unique relay email address. Forward any email containing contact information to it, and RelayBook automatically captures that contact into your Import Inbox -- no copy-pasting required. > [!quote] Your inbox as an import tool > When someone's contact details land in your email, don't retype them. ==Forward the message and RelayBook does the rest==. ## What is the relay address? Your relay address is a unique email address assigned to your account. It looks like: ``` [email protected] ``` Anything forwarded to this address is parsed for contact information and added to your [[Import Inbox]] for review. ## Finding your relay address 1. Click your **profile icon** in the top-right corner 2. Go to **Account Settings** 3. Find the **Relay Email** section 4. Copy your relay address Your relay address never changes. You can save it as a contact in your own email client so it's easy to forward to. ## How to use it **Forward any email that contains contact details** -- an email signature, an introduction email, a meeting request, a newsletter -- and RelayBook will extract the contact and add it to your Import Inbox. 1. Receive an email with a contact's details 2. Forward that email to your relay address 3. Open your **Import Inbox** in RelayBook 4. Review the captured contact and move it to a book That's it. No form to fill in, no CSV to prepare. > [!tip] Email signatures > The relay address works especially well with email signatures. A single forwarded email is often enough to capture a full contact -- name, email, phone, company, and job title. ## What gets captured RelayBook parses the forwarded email and extracts: | Field | Captured from | |-------|--------------| | **Name** | Signature block, sender name | | **Email** | Signature block, sender address | | **Phone** | Signature block, body text | | **Company** | Signature block | | **Job title** | Signature block | Extraction is best-effort. The more structured the email signature, the more fields RelayBook can reliably capture. Always review the contact in your Import Inbox before moving it to a book. ## Where captured contacts land Forwarded contacts go directly to your **personal Import Inbox** -- not into any book. This gives you a chance to: - Verify the extracted details are correct - Fill in any fields that weren't captured - Choose which book to move the contact into See [[Import Inbox]] for how to review and move contacts from there. ## Limitations - **One contact per forward.** Each forwarded email captures a single contact. To import many contacts at once, use [[CSV Import]] instead. - **Extraction is not guaranteed.** Heavily formatted HTML emails, image-based signatures, or unusual layouts may result in partial captures. Check the contact before moving it to a book. - **The relay address is personal.** It is tied to your account, not a book. Contacts captured this way go into your inbox, not a team member's. - **Forwarding only.** The relay address is for incoming email only -- you cannot send email from it. > [!success] The Key Idea > Your relay address turns your email inbox into an import tool. Spot a useful contact in an email, forward it, and the contact lands in RelayBook ready to review. No manual entry needed. --- **Next:** [[Import Inbox]]