ParsersParser Settings

Email Processing

Configure how emails are processed

Email Processing

You can send documents to your parser via email. Each parser has its own email address (e.g. [email protected]). When you send documents as attachments to that address, DigiParser processes them automatically.

How email processing works

  1. Get your parser’s email address: You’ll find it in the parser header (e.g. [email protected]). You can copy it with the copy button.

  2. Send documents: Forward emails with attachments, or send new emails with document attachments to that address.

  3. Processing: DigiParser receives the email, extracts the attachments, and processes them using your parser’s fields and settings.

  4. View results: Processed documents appear in your Document Inbox just like uploaded documents.

Email processing settings

In Parser Settings → Email Processing, you can configure how emails are handled:

Merge all email attachments

When enabled:

  • All attachments from the email are combined into one document and processed together
  • Useful when multiple files belong together (e.g. a multi-page invoice split across several PDFs)

When disabled:

  • Each attachment is processed as a separate document
  • Useful when attachments are independent (e.g. different invoices in one email)

Include email subject & body

When enabled:

  • The email subject and body text are included as context when processing attachments
  • This can help DigiParser understand what the documents are about and improve extraction

When disabled:

  • Only the attachments are processed; the email content is ignored

Parse email body if no attachments exist

When enabled:

  • If an email has no attachments, the email body itself is processed as a document
  • Useful when the important information is in the email text rather than attachments

When disabled:

  • Emails without attachments are ignored

Important notes

  • Maximum attachments: You can send up to 20 attachments per email
  • Supported file types: PDFs, images (JPEG, PNG), Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), and other supported formats
  • Split and merge: You can’t use Split Documents and Merge all email attachments at the same time. If you enable one, the other is automatically disabled
  • Email address format: Your parser’s email is {parser-slug}@inbox.digiparser.app. The slug is generated from your parser name

Use cases

Processing invoices via email

  1. Set up an Invoice parser
  2. Share the parser’s email address with vendors
  3. Vendors forward invoices to that address
  4. Documents are processed automatically and appear in your Document Inbox

Organizing by folder via email

You can also send documents to folder-specific email addresses (e.g. [email protected]). The folder slug is based on the folder name. Documents sent to these addresses are placed in that folder automatically.

See Organizing with Folders for more details.

Troubleshooting

Documents not appearing:

  • Check that you sent the email to the correct address
  • Verify the email was sent successfully
  • Check your parser is active (not paused)
  • Ensure you have enough credits for processing

Attachments not processing:

  • Check file types are supported
  • Verify attachments aren’t corrupted
  • Ensure file sizes are within limits

Next steps

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