# Trigger by incoming mail **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [October 30, 2018, 8:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-by-incoming-mail/3437 "2018-10-30T08:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wilco05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wilco05/32/1733_2.png) [@wilco05](https://community.homey.app/u/wilco05)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 8:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-by-incoming-mail/3437/1 "2018-10-30T08:00:44Z")
I’m looking for a way to trigger actions from an incoming email. I’m aware of IFTT, but in this case the sender email address is a 3rd party (meaning I can’t confirm the email address for IFTT-usage). Recently installed a new security system. The only way to recognise whether it’s enabled/disabled is that it’s able send out an email to any email address I specify. My goal is to use those emails to tell Homey whether I’m home or away (which impact various other flows). Example of emails: [https://d.pr/i/uKoQU8](https://d.pr/i/uKoQU8) Does anyone have any idea how to connect this to Homey somehow? Thanks in advance!!! Regards, Wilco ---
**Author:** ![matrover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matrover/32/12112_2.png) [@matrover](https://community.homey.app/u/matrover)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-by-incoming-mail/3437/2 "2018-10-30T22:36:25Z")
Hi @wilco05, i would try the email service from IFTTT with an O365 (suppose you can use [outook.com](http://outook.com) too) or gmail mailbox [https://ifttt.com/office\_365\_mail](https://ifttt.com/office_365_mail) [https://ifttt.com/gmail](https://ifttt.com/gmail) and let IFTTT trigger an flow when the specific message is received. ---
**Author:** ![wilco05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wilco05/32/1733_2.png) [@wilco05](https://community.homey.app/u/wilco05)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-by-incoming-mail/3437/3 "2018-11-01T15:49:42Z")
Thanks! Appreciate it. Will give the Gmail app a go to see how fast it is (some flows should be instant instead of with a delay). ---
**Author:** ![Frans\_Keeman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frans_keeman/32/79711_2.png) [@Frans\_Keeman](https://community.homey.app/u/Frans_Keeman)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-by-incoming-mail/3437/4 "2019-07-17T12:21:38Z")
did you have any succes with this? I am looking for this but do not have office 365. Can use outlook or gmail but cannot find this. Or anyone else that knows a way to get this working. I am on android. ---
**Author:** ![Joelpap](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joelpap/32/18032_2.png) [@Joelpap](https://community.homey.app/u/Joelpap)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-by-incoming-mail/3437/5 "2020-09-04T11:01:44Z")
Also curious about this, any success? Office365 in IFTTTT seems not work and gmail seems to only be able to send, not read…