# Gmail and Volty > Volty answers your Gmail mailbox in the original thread, reads attachments, and drafts replies for your team. Volty answers a Gmail mailbox in the original thread, reads attachments first, and drafts replies for your team until you let it send. Talk to Volty · Free trial Updated 2 Nov 2026 ## A wedding enquiry by email A couple asks about a date and a package. Volty reads the package sheet in Drive and drafts the reply. NH nadia.hamid@gmail.com Gmail · Wedding on 14 March 2027 Hi, we're planning a garden wedding for about 120 guests on 14 March 2027. Do you have that date, and what does your full planning package include? Searched synced files · Packages 2027.pdf · Google Drive Volty Hi Nadia, congratulations! Our Full Planning package is $14,500 for up to 150 guests and covers venue sourcing, vendors, styling and a coordinator on the day. I've passed your date to our planners to confirm. Saved as a draft · sent by Joanne Email thread Wedding on 14 March 2027 Replied Mailbox hello@ (Gmail) Read Packages 2027.pdf Mode Draft, sent by staff Sent from The mailbox itself Replied in the original thread ## What Volty does with Gmail Gmail is where many teams on Google Workspace keep their enquiries mailbox. Volty connects to a Gmail mailbox with one Google sign-in, as the mailbox itself, and replies in the original thread, so the reply sits in the mailbox's Sent folder like any other. It reads attachments before it answers, and a newly connected mailbox waits until an admin chooses whether Volty drafts or sends. - Replies in the thread · Subject and history kept, sent from the mailbox itself. - Reads attachments · Briefs, guest lists and floor plans are read before Volty answers. - Drafts until you trust it · Every reply can wait as a draft for a colleague to send. - Spam stays in step · Mail marked as spam in Volty moves to Spam in Gmail too. Connects with One Google sign-in, as the mailbox Volty reads Mail in the inbox and its attachments Volty can change Replies in thread, or drafts for staff Setup A few minutes Category Email Drafts wait for the planner who knows the client. ### A guest list attached The couple replies with a spreadsheet. Volty reads it before answering. NH nadia.hamid@gmail.com Gmail · RE: Wedding on 14 March 2027 Attached is our draft guest list. Does the number change the package? Guest list v2.xlsx Read Guest list v2.xlsx · 138 guests · 9 children Volty Thanks Nadia. 138 guests is still within the Full Planning package, so the price stays at $14,500. Joanne will share venue options for that size this week. ## As an automation Describe it to Volty in a sentence; it drafts the automation and an admin turns it on. Enquiry to drafted reply - When · An enquiry arrives · In the shared mailbox - Step 1 · Volty reads it · And any attachment - Step 2 · Checks the packages · From synced files - Step 3 · Drafts the reply · A colleague sends it The reply arrives in the same thread she started. ## How Volty connects to Gmail An admin adds an email channel, signs in with Google as the mailbox and picks the inbox it routes into. - 01 · Sign in with Google · As the mailbox Volty should answer. - 02 · Pick the inbox · Shared, for a team mailbox, or personal. - 03 · Choose draft or send · Drafts for staff, or replies sent by Volty. - 04 · Sync Drive, optionally · Google Drive folders into Volty Drive. ### The tools Volty gets Each one is a switch on the Sources page in Volty. - Read mail and attachments · Reads - Search synced files · Reads - Save a draft reply · Changes - Reply in thread · Changes - Mark as spam · Changes Reading tools can be turned on straight away. Anything that changes Gmail starts Off, and once on it can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague. ## Common questions ### How does Volty connect to Gmail? An admin adds an email channel and signs in with Google as the mailbox. Volty reads mail arriving in the inbox and replies from the mailbox itself, so the reply sits in its Sent folder like any other. ### Does Volty send replies straight away? Only if you choose that. A newly connected mailbox waits until an admin picks how Volty replies: drafts that a colleague sends, or replies Volty sends itself. ### How much does it cost to connect Gmail with Volty? Every Volty plan includes seats, active contacts and AI credits and starts with a free 7-day trial, and the plan prices are on voltade.com/pricing. 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