How to Create an English Email Autoresponder Using AI with Pabbly Connect

Learn how to set up an English email autoresponder using AI with Pabbly Connect. Automate your email responses effortlessly! Transform complex automation concepts into accessible, actionable steps that eliminate unnecessary manual work while maximizing existing application capabilities.

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1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Email Automation

To create an English email autoresponder, you first need to set up Pabbly Connect. Begin by visiting the Pabbly Connect landing page where you can create a free account. This account allows you to access automation tasks every month without any cost.

Once you have signed up, log in to your account and navigate to the dashboard. Here, click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button to begin your email automation journey. Name your workflow, for example, ‘Email Autoresponder,’ and click the ‘Create’ button to proceed.

2. Integrating Email Parser with Pabbly Connect

In this step, you will set up the email parser feature of Pabbly Connect. This feature will help you parse emails that you receive in your inbox. Select the ‘Email Parser’ from the trigger options and copy the provided email parser address.

• Open your Gmail inbox and navigate to Settings.
• Click on ‘See all settings’ and go to the ‘Forwarding and POP/IMAP’ tab.
• Add the email parser address as a forwarding address.

After entering the forwarding address, click ‘Next’ and confirm the forwarding request. You will receive a confirmation code in your Pabbly Connect email parser, which you need to paste back into Gmail to verify the address. Once verified, save the changes, and your emails will now be forwarded to the email parser.

3. Sending a Test Email to Capture Data

After setting up the email parser, it’s time to send a test email. Go back to Pabbly Connect, and click on the ‘Recapture Email Parser Response’ button to prepare for the incoming email data. Using another email account, send an email to the Gmail account where you set up the forwarding. using Pabbly Connect

Once the email is sent, return to Pabbly Connect and check if the test email data has been captured. You should see details such as the sender’s email address, subject line, and body text of the email in the response section. This data will be crucial for generating your autoresponder response.

4. Filtering Emails for Specific Responses

To ensure that your autoresponder only replies to specific emails, you will need to set up a filter in Pabbly Connect. This filter will check the subject line of incoming emails. Select the ‘Filter’ option and set the criteria to look for keywords like ‘pitching’ or ‘investment’ in the subject line.

• Select the subject label from the previous step.
• Set the filter type to ‘Contains’ and input the keywords.
• Save and test the filter to ensure it works correctly.

If the condition is met, the workflow will proceed to generate a reply using OpenAI’s API. This targeted approach helps maintain the relevance of your automated responses.

5. Generating an Autoresponder Reply with OpenAI

Next, you will connect to OpenAI through Pabbly Connect to generate an automated reply. Select OpenAI as the action app and choose the ‘Generate Content’ action. You will need to input your OpenAI API key to establish the connection.

Once connected, set the prompt for the AI to generate a response based on the email subject and sender’s name. You can customize the prompt to say something like, ‘Write a confirmation email for receiving an email regarding the subject…’ followed by the subject line from the email. After inputting all required fields, test the connection to see the generated content.

Finally, set up another action to send the generated email back to the original sender using Gmail. Map the recipient’s email address and include the generated reply in the email body. This completes the automation process!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to create an English email autoresponder using AI with Pabbly Connect. By setting up an email parser, filtering specific emails, and utilizing OpenAI for generating replies, you can automate your email responses effectively. This automation saves time and enhances communication efficiency.