Experience Level
This core reference entry is suited for beginner-level builders.
In-depth articles (11):
In-depth articles (11):
To learn about this topic more in-depth, we recommend reading the suggested articles below:
Emailing in Bubble comes with some default settings, and the article below explains how you can customize those settings to suit your app's needs.
Article: Email settings
External documentation
Bubble uses Sendgrid as the built-in email provider. You can find SendGrid's official documentation in the link below.
External page: Twilio SendGrid Knowledge Center
Workflows and logic
Workflows is a part of the Logic series in the user manual:
Article series: Logic
Article: The frontend and backend
Article: Dynamic expressions Dynamic expressions are used both to set up conditions, and are highly useful in different actions that you may want to add to your workflows.
Article: Conditions Conditions are used to determine whether a workflow or action should run or not, by checking whether something is true.
Article series: Navigation Using workflows to let the user navigate between pages and page sections.
Debugging
All apps have the occasional bug, and our debugging tools help you squish them efficiently. The debugger helps you go through workflows step by step to see how they perform and the values they return.
Article series: Debugging your application
Videos (5):
Videos (5):
Getting started with Bubble: Password reset
Workflows
Bubble Academy: The Workflow Tab: Bubble Introduction Series [4/10]
Bubble Academy: Understanding Workflow Execution Rules
Getting started with Bubble: Workflows and logic
Note: Due to rate limiting from Sendgrid on the default shared email address, a maximum of 50 recipients can be specified per email. If you need more than this limit for your app, consider creating your own Sendgrid account as outlined here.
Send email
This action sends an email from the app. If a domain name has not been setup yet, the email will come from [your-appname]-no-reply@bubbleapps.io. When a domain name is set, the email will come from what_you_want@your_domain.com. Customize this email in the Domain & Email section in the Settings Tab.
Note: A domain name must be set up before customizing email behavior. Custom domains are available on Personal plans or higher.
To
Specify the email to send the email to. It can either be 'Current user's email' or the content of an input. Send more than one email at once by defining a list of emails and using the 'join' property with a comma ','. For example, email_1@bubble.io, email_2@bubble.io.
Specify a different reply-to address
Check this box to specify a different reply-to address.
Reply to
Enter the reply-to address. For example, it can be 'Current user's email.'
Sender name
Instead of showing the email address, format the name of the sender by entering the name here.
Cc
Define the email addresses to cc the email to.
Bcc
Define the email addresses to bcc the email to.
Subject
Define the subject of the email.
Body
Define the body of the email. Use 'Insert dynamic data' to make the content dynamic.
Do not apply a Sendgrid template
When using Sendgrid to send emails, you can define a template ID in the Domain & Email section in the Settings Tab. Check this box, and no template will be used for the current action.
Note: This option is available when a domain name is set up in the Domain & Email section in the Settings Tab.
Attachments
You can attach files to the emails you send, provided the total size is smaller than 19 MB.
At this time, only files stored on your app's Bubble file storage are supported as email attachments. File stored elsewhere, such as on Box, will not be available as an email attachment.
Unsubscribe_group_id
Enter the unsubscribe group ID here. It will add an unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.
Send meeting request by email
This action sends a meeting request that is interpreted as such by Gmail, Outlook, iCal, etc.
To
Enter the email to send the email to. It can either be 'Current user's email' or the content of an input, etc.
Sender name
Instead of showing the email address, format the name of the sender by entering the name here.
Organizer
Enter the email address of the organizer of the event (ORGANIZER property of the event in the iCalendar format)
Sequence
Define the revision sequence number of the calendar component within a sequence of revisions (SEQUENCE property of the event in the iCalendar format).
Method
Define the iCalendar object method associated with the calendar object (METHOD property of the event in the iCalendar format).
UID
Define the UID of the meeting. This property specifies the persistent, globally unique identifier for the iCalendar object (UID property of the event in the iCalendar format).
Status
Define the overall status or confirmation for the calendar component (STATUS property of the event in the iCalendar format).
Start time
Define the starting time of the event/meeting. It should be of type date.
Set a length instead of an end time
Check this box to set a length instead of an ending time.
End time
Define the ending time of the event/meeting. It should be of type date.
Length (minutes)
Define the length in minutes of the meeting. It should be of type number.
Summary
Enter a summary to be shown in the calendar.
Description
Enter the description of the event.
Location
Enter the location of the event. It should be of type text.
Change the body of the email
Check this box to customize the body of the email.
Body
Enter the body of the email with the meeting as an attachment. This can be static text or dynamic data.
Do not apply a Sendgrid template
When using Sendgrid to send emails, you can define a template ID in the Domain & Email section in the Settings Tab. Check this box, and no template will be used for the current action.
Note: This option is available when a domain name is set up in the Domain & Email section in the Settings Tab.
Other ways to learn
User manual articles:
User manual articles:
Emailing in Bubble comes with some default settings, and the article below explains how you can customize those settings to suit your app's needs.
User manual article series: Email settings