How to Set Up Email Notifications in Knack
Email notifications are a powerful way to keep your users informed automatically. In this video, you'll learn how to configure custom email notifications that trigger when specific actions occur—like assigning a task to an employee in a project management app.
Steps Covered in This Video
- Review the prerequisites: data tables, connection fields, and user email addresses
- Navigate to your Pages tab and locate the form where you want to add notifications
- Access the form settings and find the "Email Rules" section
- Add a new email action and choose between custom email or self-notification
- Configure sender details (name and email address)
- Set recipients using custom addresses, record fields, or connected records
- Write your email subject line with dynamic field values
- Compose the email body using dynamic fields to personalize content
- Add conditions to control when emails are sent (optional)
- Save your email action and page changes
👉 Key takeaway: Email notifications automate communication in your Knack app, keeping your team and users informed without manual work—and you can customize when and how these emails are sent using dynamic fields and conditions.
Learn More
- Email Notifications Overview
- Using Dynamic Fields in Emails
- Form Settings and Email Rules
- Connected Records
Updated 5 months ago
