> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.billpal.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Forward invoices to Billpal

> Forward invoices to your Billpal address without connecting your inbox.

Forwarding lets you send Billpal individual invoices without connecting your inbox. Billpal gets no access to your email and only sees what you forward.

## Set up forwarding

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter your sender address">
    Go to **Settings > Email**, click **Add**, and choose **Forwarding**. Under **Source email**, enter the address you'll forward from. Confirm "I understand Billpal will process emails I forward" and click **Continue**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy your Billpal address">
    **Your Billpal address** shows the address you send invoices to from now on. Copy it, and consider saving it as a contact in your email app.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Activate">
    Click **Activate**. Once Billpal shows "You can now forward documents to this address", forwarding is ready.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What Billpal does with a forwarded email

* **PDF attachments** up to 10 MB are imported. Each PDF becomes its own document.
* **Invoices in the email body:** If the email has no PDF but is itself the invoice, Billpal saves the body as a PDF and creates a document from it.
* **Photos and scans** attached as JPG or PNG aren't imported through forwarding. [Upload them](/en/upload) or send them via [WhatsApp](/en/whatsapp).

If you forward the same invoice twice, Billpal keeps one document.

## Only from your sender address

Billpal only accepts emails from the sender address you registered. If you forward from a different address, nothing is imported and you get a notification. That way no one else can send documents into your workspace, even if your Billpal address gets out.

If you forward from several addresses, set up forwarding once for each.

<Note>
  Automatic forwarding rules in your email app usually keep the original sender, for example your supplier's address. Billpal doesn't accept those emails. Forward invoices by hand instead. If you want invoices to arrive automatically, [connect your inbox](/en/email).
</Note>

## Pause or delete forwarding

Under **Settings > Email**, click the forwarding connection.

* **Pause:** Billpal stops processing forwarded emails until you turn forwarding back on with **Activate**. If you forward something in the meantime, Billpal lets you know.
* **Delete:** Removes the forwarding. Documents already imported stay in Billpal.

## Related pages

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Email inbox" icon="inbox" href="/en/email">
    Import invoices from your inbox automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Upload" icon="upload" href="/en/upload">
    Add files from your computer.
  </Card>
</Columns>


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