How to send Workflow emails from your Gmail or Outlook account

 

Use Workflows to send emails directly from your Gmail or Outlook account. Replace the default sender address (notifications@calendly.com) with your own email to provide a more personal touch. This allows recipients to easily reply to you and keeps a record of your communication in your “Sent” folder. Currently, this option is only available for personal event types.

Steps to integrate your Gmail or Outlook account

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Set up Gmail for Workflows integration

  1. Navigate to the Integrations page, select Gmail for Workflows.
  2. Select Connect Gmail. 
  3. Accept the Permissions Requested. The "Send email on your behalf" permission must be enabled for the integration to work.

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After integrating your Gmail or Outlook account

After you integrate your email account, apply it to your Workflows. When creating or editing a Workflow, go to the email action settings. Under What email address should this email be sent from?, select your Gmail or Outlook account.

Once set up, all new emails sent through Workflows will use the selected email account as the sender.

FAQs

What happens if I connect both Gmail for Workflows and Outlook for Workflows?
If both accounts are connected, Calendly defaults to sending emails from notifications@calendly.com.

Why didn’t my invitee’s reply go to my Gmail or Outlook email address?
Check your Workflow settings to verify the “send from” address is set to your Gmail or Outlook email. If notifications@calendly.com is selected, replies will go to the email address associated with your Calendly login.

Can I use an email alias in Outlook to send Workflow emails?
Calendly defaults to the primary email address associated with your Outlook account, even if you have an email alias.

How can I verify if a Workflow email has been sent?
For Workflow emails sent from Outlook, check your “Sent” folder in Outlook. You can also review the Timeline on the Meetings page in Calendly to confirm when the email was sent.