I’m trying to set up email sending through Gmail API using a custom address like [email protected]. The main issue I’m facing is that I need to make sure people can’t reply back to these automated emails. I’ve been looking around for ways to configure this properly but haven’t found a clear answer yet. Has anyone dealt with this before? What’s the best approach to handle this situation when working with Gmail API for sending notification emails?
you can also set the from field to “[email protected]” when you call the Gmail API. I’ve seen companies throw [AUTOMATED] or [NO REPLY] in the subject line too - users get it right away and won’t try responding.
Set your Reply-To to a dead-end address and use something like [email protected] or [email protected] for the From field. This makes it obvious it’s automated. I’ve had good luck pairing this with proper SPF and DMARC records - emails get delivered but people don’t reply as much. If someone does reply to your no-reply address, set up an auto-responder that redirects them to your actual support channels. Just make sure both the sender name and email content clearly show it’s from an automated system.
Set the Reply-To header to a noreply address like [email protected] when using the Gmail API. Configure that address to bounce or auto-delete replies. Just make sure you include the Reply-To field in your message headers when sending through the API. I’d also add a footer note saying the emails are automated and responses won’t be monitored. This works well for most people.