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Read synced client email, filter mailboxes and categories, and compose or review a reply before sending.

Updated Oct 18, 2026 6 steps 6 questions answeredOpen this page in the platform
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Overview

This inbox page at /platform/email/inbox lets you read synced messages for the selected client, filter by mailbox or category, and compose or reply. Its composer uses a message dialog with Cancel and Send.

How to use this page

  1. Choose a mailbox and view

    Select a client in the sidebar, then choose Account. SDR mailboxes show the names of active or paused campaigns assigned through Campaign settings > SDR inbox. Primary mailboxes show Shared inbox; hover to see linked campaign names when available. An optional nickname can appear beside either type. Open Inbox, Campaign replies, Sent, Starred, Trash or All mail, or expand AI categories and choose a category. The heading shows the selected category. Select that category again to remove its filter. Account search also matches optional nicknames and campaign names, including the names behind Shared inbox. Focus the dropdown and press Enter, Space or an arrow key to open it. Use Up and Down to move through choices, then Enter or Space to select. Home and End move to the first or last choice when an option has focus. If a search field appears, type to filter and press an arrow key to reach the choices. Escape closes without changing the selection and returns focus to the button. Tab closes and moves on. Reopening clears the search.

  2. Search and sync

    Enter text in Search emails. Press Enter to search immediately. Clear filters resets the view. Select Sync to check for new messages when an inbox account is available.

  3. Read a message

    Select a message to read its sender, recipients, date and body. Follow its Contact or Campaign link when shown. Select an attachment to download it. Related thread messages appear below the message. On a narrow screen, the opened message appears below the message list; scroll down to read it. The empty reading pane stays hidden until you open a message.

  4. Compose or reply

    Select Compose for a new message, Reply for the selected email, or AI Reply for a draft to review. Check From and recipients, add Cc or Bcc if needed, then enter Subject and Message and choose Signature. Select Send when ready. A recipient, subject and message are required.

  5. Close an unsent message

    Use Cancel or Close to discard the open composer. This dialog does not save a draft for later. Clicking outside keeps it open when the message body has text.

  6. Organize messages

    Use the star beside a message to mark it. Archive removes a message from the inbox view. Delete moves it to Trash.

What the buttons do

Account / From / Signature
Choose the inbox filter, sending mailbox or signature. Account shows up to two pills beside the selected address, with +N for the rest; open it to see all pills. SDR campaign names come from campaign inbox assignments. Primary mailboxes show Shared inbox; hover to see linked campaign names when available. Optional nicknames and Assignment needed can also appear. These labels identify mailboxes; they do not filter messages by campaign. Long dropdowns provide search; Escape closes search without changing the selection.
AI categories
Expand or collapse the category choices. They start collapsed when no category is selected. Choose a category to filter the inbox, or select it again to remove the filter. Collapsing the choices does not clear an active filter.
Search emails / Clear filters
Find messages and reset the active filters.
Sync
Checks connected inbox accounts for messages.
Compose / Reply
Opens a new message or a reply dialog.
AI Reply
Prepares a reply for review in the composer. You still choose Send.
Send
Sends the completed message from the selected mailbox.
Cancel / Close
Discards the open composer.
Archive / Delete
Archives the selected message or moves it to Trash.
Star
Marks or unmarks a message for the Starred view.
Manage assignments in Campaign settings > SDR inbox
Employees only. Opens Campaigns. Open a campaign and select Campaign settings to review its SDR inbox assignment.

Common questions

The Account filter lists responder inboxes. Additional permitted sender identities can appear under From without appearing as inbox filters.
Compose needs an available sending account. Sync needs an available inbox account for this client.
No. Cancel and Close discard it. Keep the dialog open until you send or no longer need the message.
No. Review and edit its draft, then select Send.
Assignment needed means at least one active or paused campaign for that SDR has no resolved inbox. An authorized editor should open the campaign, choose Campaign settings > SDR inbox, select an eligible mailbox and select Save inbox assignment. Automatic works only when exactly one active SDR mailbox belongs to that SDR and client. Changing the campaign SDR clears the previous explicit inbox choice. This setting identifies the inbox; it does not move messages or change sending accounts. SDR users can view the assignment but cannot change it.
No. A notice saying delivery is delayed or will be retried is not a final failure. Read the notice before treating it as a bounce or sending again. SalesHive separates clear retry notices from final or ambiguous failures and keeps delivery safeguards in place. A delay does not confirm delivery or count as a prospect reply.
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