> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://resend.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Receiving Emails > An introduction to receiving emails with Resend. ## Receiving emails through Resend Resend provides all the tools you need to receive emails (commonly called inbound) at [a verified domain](/docs/dashboard/domains/introduction), or at your account's Resend-managed `.resend.app` subdomain. This is useful for: * Receiving support emails from users. * Processing forwarded attachments. * Replying to emails from customers. ## Receiving features With Resend's email receiving features, you can: * View all received emails in the [**Emails** Dashboard page](https://resend.com/emails). * Receive incoming emails and [get notified with a webhook](/docs/dashboard/receiving/create-receiving-webhook) event. * [Poll for new inbound emails in the terminal](/docs/cli#receiving) and display them as they arrive. * [Retrieve full email content](/docs/dashboard/receiving/get-email-content) (HTML, text, headers) for use in your application. * [Process attachments](/docs/dashboard/receiving/attachments) using attachment metadata and temporary download URLs. * [Forward emails](/docs/dashboard/receiving/forward-emails) to another email address. * [Reply to emails](/docs/dashboard/receiving/reply-to-emails) in the same thread * [View API endpoint logs](/docs/dashboard/logs/introduction) and deliverability metrics for monitoring and troubleshooting. ## Quickstart To start receiving emails using a domain managed by Resend, get your unique `.resend.app` domain: **1. Go to the Emails page in your Resend dashboard.** **2. Select the Receiving tab.** **3. Get your custom Resend domain.** Click the three dots button and select Receiving address to see your custom Resend subdomain. ![Get your Resend domain](https://mintcdn.com/resend/stmz8SfTchQy1hpq/images/inbound-resend-domain.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=stmz8SfTchQy1hpq\&q=85\&s=c26fcec3f9dc5def25041d44cb8c501a) **4. Send yourself a test email.** Send an email to any username at your subdomain (e.g., `test@.resend.app`). You will receive emails sent to any address at your Resend domain. **5. View your received email in the Receiving tab of the Emails Dashboard page.** You can also [configure a verified domain for receiving emails](/docs/dashboard/receiving/custom-domains) at your custom domain. Once you add the MX record to your custom domain, you will receive emails through Resend for any address at that domain. ## Configure Webhook Once you can receive mail, you can [create a received mail webhook](/docs/dashboard/receiving/create-receiving-webhook) to receive real-time notifications about incoming email. Resend processes all incoming emails to your receiving domain, parses the contents and attachments, and then sends a `POST` request to an endpoint that you choose to handle the received email. ![Receiving email process](https://mintcdn.com/resend/bxWCBKtofKnXvbvf/images/receiving-emails.jpeg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=bxWCBKtofKnXvbvf\&q=85\&s=faa9d79f48a43f320d2b5a800256060e) ## Choose your infrastructure To handle your received emails, you can use a variety of tools: * [SDK](/docs/sdks): process inbound emails with an SDK built for your language * [Integrations](/docs/integrations): process inbound emails using a framework or tool you already use * [API](/docs/api-reference/emails/retrieve-received-email): process inbound emails with raw HTTP API calls * [CLI](/docs/cli#receiving): process inbound emails and stream incoming messages from the terminal * [MCP](/docs/mcp-server): list, read, and download inbound emails through your agent with MCP See how to use all of Resend's receiving features such as processing attachments and forwarding emails to another address in the [receiving email guides](#related-guides). ## Manage your received emails After you've received your first email, you'll be able to view and manage your emails in the [Emails Dashboard page](https://resend.com/emails) under the Receiving tab. From here, you can view email details, share a public version, and more. You can also manage your emails programmatically using the [Receiving API](/docs/api-reference/emails/retrieve-received-email), [CLI commands](/docs/cli#receiving), or the [MCP server](/docs/mcp-server). Learn more about [managing your received emails](/docs/dashboard/receiving/manage-emails) in the dedicated guide. ## Related Guides See how to use Resend's receiving features. > **[Custom domains](/docs/dashboard/receiving/custom-domains)** > **[Received email webhook](/docs/dashboard/receiving/create-receiving-webhook)** > **[Get email content](/docs/dashboard/receiving/get-email-content)** > **[Process attachments](/docs/dashboard/receiving/attachments)** > **[Forward emails](/docs/dashboard/receiving/forward-emails)** > **[Threaded replies](/docs/dashboard/receiving/reply-to-emails)** ## Examples > **[Next.js (TypeScript)](https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/nextjs-resend-examples/typescript/src/app/inbound)** > > See the full source code. > **[Next.js (JavaScript)](https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/nextjs-resend-examples/javascript/src/app/inbound)** > > See the full source code. > **[PHP](https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/php-resend-examples/src/inbound)** > > See the full source code. > **[Laravel](https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/laravel-resend-examples)** > > See the full source code. > **[Python](https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/python-resend-examples/examples)** > > See the full source code. > **[Ruby](https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/ruby-resend-examples/examples)** > > See the full source code.