# Programmable Email ## Summary Email is a messaging channel that allows businesses to communicate with customers through Email. With Email, businesses can quickly and easily reach a large number of customers and automate their communication processes. ## Installation To send Email messages you will need your own custom email domain (e.g. @acme.com) and access to your email hosting provider's DNS and email forwarding settings. You will then need to install an Email channel --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bird.com/api/channels-api/supported-channels/programmable-email.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.