Inbound: Forward Emails

With Mailofly Inbound Routing, you can accept incoming messages on any custom domain address (e.g. support@yourdomain.com or hello@yourdomain.com) and forward them either to a personal mailbox or an HTTP webhook.

1. Configure Inbound MX Records

Ensure your domain’s DNS includes the Mailofly Inbound MX record:

Host: @ (or your subdomain, e.g. mail)
Type: MX
Value: inbound.mailofly.com
Priority: 10

2. Setting Up Forwarding via Webhook

When Mailofly receives an inbound email, it parses the MIME body, attachments, and headers into a JSON payload and dispatches it to your configured webhook endpoint. You can set up an API route or serverless function to forward the email:

app/api/inbound-webhook/route.ts

import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
import { Mailofly } from "mailofly";

const mailofly = new Mailofly(process.env.MAILOFLY_API_KEY!);

export async function POST(req: Request) {
  const payload = await req.json();

  // Forward incoming email to personal destination
  await mailofly.emails.send({
    from: "Forwarder <notifications@yourdomain.com>",
    to: "my-personal-inbox@gmail.com",
    subject: `Fwd: ${payload.subject}`,
    html: `
      <p><strong>Originally From:</strong> ${payload.from}</p>
      <hr />
      ${payload.html || payload.text}
    `,
  });

  return NextResponse.json({ success: true });
}

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