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# Set Up Email Notifications for Your Forms

> Configure email notifications and auto-replies for every formcarry form submission.

formcarry can send two types of email notifications for every submission:

* a **self notification** to you (the form owner) and
* an **auto-reply** to the person who submitted the form.

Both are configured from your form's Settings page and can be customized independently.

## Self Email Notifications

Self email notifications alert you each time your form receives a successful submission. They are available on every plan.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your form settings">
    Go to your formcarry dashboard, open the form you want to configure, and navigate to the **Settings** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable self notifications">
    Locate the **Self Email Notification** section and enable the toggle.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your email address">
    Add the email address you want to receive submission alerts.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save and test">
    Save your settings then submit your form. You should receive a notification email in your inbox shortly.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  By default, formcarry does **not** send self email notifications for submissions flagged as spam. You can change this behavior from your form settings.
</Note>

### Customize the Notification Email

Click **Customize** inside the Self Email Notification section to open the template editor.

The following options are available:

| Option              | Description                                           |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Theme**           | **Fancy**, **Formal**, or **Custom Code**             |
| **Email From Name** | The sender name that appears in the recipient's inbox |
| **Email Subject**   | The subject line of the notification email            |
| **Logo**            | Upload your brand logo to display in the email header |

<Note>
  The email preview uses data from your most recent submission so you can see exactly how the email will look.
</Note>

For fully custom HTML email templates, see [Custom Email Templates](/docs/email/custom-email-templates).

***

## Respondent Email Notifications (Auto-Replies)

<Note>
  This feature is available on the **Basic**, **Growth**, and **Premium** plans.
</Note>

Respondent email notifications automatically send a reply to the person who submitted your form, similar to a confirmation or auto-response email.

### Prerequisite: Name Your Email Input

formcarry identifies the respondent's address by looking for an input field named `email`. Make sure your form includes one:

```html theme={null}
<form>
  <!-- other fields -->
  <input type="email" name="email" />
  <!-- other fields -->
</form>
```

<Warning>
  The input collecting the visitor's email address **must** have `name="email"` for auto-replies to work. Any other name will be ignored.
</Warning>

### Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your form settings">
    Go to your formcarry dashboard, open the form, and navigate to the **Settings** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable respondent notifications">
    Find the **Respondent Email Notification** section and enable the toggle.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Customize your template">
    Click the **pen icon**  to open the template editor. You can configure the theme, subject line, and message body the same way as self notifications.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save and test">
    Save your settings. The next time someone submits the form, they will automatically receive your auto-reply at the address they entered.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Need to send a fully branded HTML email? Visit [Custom Email Templates](/docs/email/custom-email-templates) to learn how to write your own template with dynamic field values.
</Tip>


## Related topics

- [List email servers](/docs/api-reference/forms/list-email-servers.md)
- [Introduction](/docs/introduction.md)
- [Custom HTML Email Templates for Form Notifications](/docs/email/custom-email-templates.md)
- [Upload an image](/docs/api-reference/forms/upload-an-image.md)
- [Automate Form Submissions with Zapier](/docs/integrations/zapier.md)