# Sending a confirmation or response email

> Formspree Docs · Plugins · Updated February 28, 2026

#### Available on: Professional, Business plans

_Note: If you're using the_ [_Formspree CLI_](/articles/using-the-cli/the-formspree-cli/) _please instead refer to our article_ [_Send a confirmation email_](/articles/using-the-cli/send-a-confirmation-email/)_._

If you want to provide users with confirmation that you've received their submission, you can easily set up the autoresponses plugin.

## Using Workflow

Visit the **Workflow** tab of your form, click "+Add New" under the "Actions" section, then click the Auto Response button as shown below:

![Autoresponse Workflow Help Guide.png](/images/zendesk/13794da9c37d11f6.png)

After doing so, you can set a custom from name, subject, and message that will appear in your autoresponse:

![Autoresponse workflow Help Guide Settings.png](/images/zendesk/59b6a3c01f0ffa19.png)

## Using Plugins (Legacy)

Visit the **Plugins** tab of your form settings and click on **Autoresponses**. After doing so, you can set a custom from name, subject, and message that will appear in your autoresponse.

Upon a submission, Formspree will automatically send an email to the submitter with your customized message. Make sure you have a field titled `email` so Formspree knows what email to send the autoresponse to. If you don't provide an email in one of these fields, Formspree won't send an autoresponse.

## Sending Submission Data as Part of the Response

You can set a custom template for your autoresponse emails to have better control over the content that your users receive when they submit a form. To learn how to do that, [check out this guide](/articles/advanced-features/setting-custom-email-templates/).

> If you want to include the form submission data in the auto-response emails, you must have a custom domain added to your Formspree account. You can [learn how to do that here](/articles/advanced-features/setting-email-domain/).