Where this idea came from (e.g., "slack", "email", "form")

Optional identifier for the author (e.g., Slack user ID, email)

The raw text content to normalize (e.g., a Slack message, form response, or email body)

Link back to the original source (e.g., Slack permalink)

Where this came from (e.g., #product-ideas, Feature Request Form)

If enabled, automatically creates an issue in your connected GitHub/Linear/Jira

Where to create the issue (uses workspace default if not specified). Only used if "Create Issue" is enabled.

IdeaLift is a product feedback platform that helps teams capture, organize, and prioritize ideas from customers and stakeholders.

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Choose between an account-wide or user-specific email address. Account-wide emails remain constant when transferring Zaps between team members. User-specific emails change with Zap ownership.

User-specific emails change with Zap ownership. Account-wide emails stay constant across team members.

In order to trigger when emails are opened, this must be paired with a separate Zap using the **Send Outbound Email** action, with the **Enable Read Receipts?** field set to `True`.

To test with a live email, send an email to yourself using your **Send Outbound Email** action (with read receipts enabled) and open it, then test this trigger immediately for samples. If you don't need to test with live data, click Skip Test to use static test data.

**Free, Trial, or Pro Zapier plan:**

 - Emails sent during [testing](https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/18811411817741-Test-Zap-steps "https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/18811411817741-Test-Zap-steps") are sent to the [Zapier account email address](https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496274581517-Change-your-Zapier-account-email-address "https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496274581517-Change-your-Zapier-account-email-address"). Once published, emails go to the intended recipients (To, CC, BCC).
 - Free and Trial plans: Maximum of 5 emails per account per day.
 - Pro plan: Maximum of 10 emails per account per hour.

**Team plan or higher:**

 - Test emails are sent to specified recipients.
 - You can send a maximum of 10 emails per account per hour.

Can be a comma separated list of emails. Limited to 5.

You can place HTML in here and we will send it as is. If this is plain text, we will try to convert it to some very basic HTML for greater client compatibility.

A file object to be attached to the email. Plain text content will converted into a txt file and attached. Please note, if the file is over ~10mb or so, you should explore using other email sending techniques (like Gmail or SMTP).

This will be your "display name" when sending. *Want to send from your own email address? Try Mailgun, IMAP, Mandrill or Gmail apps instead.*

Specify a reply address other than your own.

Set this to "yes" if your emails are received without line breaks or spacing.

Want to be notified when this email is opened? Set this to to `True` and set up a Zap using the `New Read Receipt` trigger.

Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.)

Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!

Email by Zapier

When a fresh idea is generated in IdeaLift, this workflow instantly activates the Email by Zapier tool to send an outbound email. This efficient automation keeps your team updated about novel thoughts and concepts, speeding up your brainstorming process. By eliminating manual updates, it enables you to focus more on idea generation and less on communication logistics.

Email by Zapier + IdeaLift

Send outbound emails in Email by Zapier when new ideas are submitted in IdeaLift

Supported triggers and actions

New Idea

Normalize Idea

New Read Receipt

Create Idea (No AI)

New Inbound Email

Send Outbound Email

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