> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.hostedhooks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.hostedhooks.com/getting-started/email-parsing.md). # Email Parsing ## Introduction Email parsing is a valuable tool that can help businesses and individuals manage their email communications more efficiently and effectively. With an email parser, you can extract specific information from an email message and use it in a variety of ways, such as populating a database or spreadsheet, generating automatic responses, or triggering actions based on the information contained in the email. ## What You Will Build In this guide, we'll walk you through how our Email Parsing platform works and we'll show you how to set up a simple email parsing example. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## 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, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.hostedhooks.com/getting-started/email-parsing.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. 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.