# How to Forward SMS to Email Automatically | SMS Deliverer

The SMS to Email feature in SMS Deliverer offers a high-efficiency solution for remote SMS synchronization. By configuring standard SMTP protocols (supporting Gmail, Outlook, and corporate mail servers), the system can forward incoming text messages to your email in real-time. This is the perfect tool for remote 2FA code reception and monitoring system notifications. No matter where you are, as long as you have email access, you can stay updated with all messages received by your GSM modem, ensuring critical business alerts are never missed.

Configuring SMS Deliverer for SMS to Email Forwarding

To use the SMS to email feature, you need to have an email account that supports email transfer via SMTP. Configure  application to forward incoming SMS messages as emails using that account. The address of that account will appear as the "From: " address of such emails. It can be a free email account (such as Yahoo,GMail), a business account, etc.

Specifying Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) Parameters

Click button 'email settings' on Option->Receive tab page. Specify the SMTP server address and port. If your SMTP server requires authentication, check the Server requires authentication checkbox, and specify the account name (user name) and password.

To use your GMail account, set Server to smtp.gmail.com and Port to 465; also check the Server requires a secure connection (SSL) checkbox. Use your full gmail address for Account name.

For Gmail account, It's recommend that you create an app password , please refer to https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833  .

SMS to Email when specified keywords be triggered

You also can configure SMSDeliverer to forwards sms to email when specified keywords be triggered, please refer to below screen shot,

Need to forward SMS to a web server instead of an email? Check out our HTTP Callback (Webhook) feature.