Your flow’s email address
At the top of the panel is the unique email address for this flow. Any email sent to this address will trigger the flow/step to run and pull in data.
Flow email settings
Below to the email address is a gear icon. Clicking it opens the flow email settings modal, where you’ll find advanced configuration options. It’s worth knowing that the options exist, but for your first flow, the default settings will likely do the trick.| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Reject emails without valid attachments | Only processes emails that include a supported file attachment |
| Only process CSV/TSV files | Ignores any attachment that isn’t a CSV or TSV |
| Run the flow once per email (default) | One flow run is triggered per email received |
| Regenerate email address | Creates a new unique email address for this flow |
| Run the flow once per attachment | One run is triggered per file — useful for batch emails |
Run once per attachment is especially powerful when vendors send multiple invoices or reports in a single email. Each file will be processed independently and in the order it was received.
Pull data from
This dropdown controls what data source the step reads from.- Email attachment
- Email content
- Email content and attachment
Reads only from the file attached to the email. The email subject, body, and sender info are not included.
File attachment type
Once you’ve chosen your data source, a second dropdown appears for the file attachment type. Options include:- CSV/TSV
- Excel
- JSON
- PDF (with AI)
- PDFs (multiple formats, with AI)
File URL access
When Email content + attachment is selected, you get the option to pull in afile_url — a Parabola-generated link that lets anyone with access download the original file from their browser.
You control who can access this URL:
- Anyone with the link
- Anyone within your Parabola team
- Only those with flow access
What’s next
Now that you know where everything lives, let’s put it to work. The next lesson covers extracting data from CSV and Excel file attachments.Building challenge
Within your flow, add an Extract from email step onto the canvas, either by asking Parabola to add the step or using the search bar.
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