# SMTP
## Description
**What it does** This component allows you to automatically send email by connecting your email address.
The SMTP component has the identifier of smtp-**X**, where **X** represents the instance number of the SMTP component.
**When to use it?** Let's say you want to send automated welcome emails to new users who sign up for your service through a Diaflow workflow. You can use the SMTP node to automatically send personalized welcome emails to each new user as soon as they sign up.
## Component settings
| Parameter Name | Description |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Credentials | Select the credentials for connecting to the SMTP server. |
| To | The recipient email address |
| Cc | The email(s) address(es) to be copied |
| Object | The subject of the email. |
| Message | A comprehensive system for writing paragraphs, which allows you to add images, insert links, and modify your text with various fonts and writing styles. |
| Attachments | Select and attach files to the email |
## Advanced configurations
The SMTP component has no advanced configurations.
## Use case
Here is a simple use case of the SMTP component, where the SMTP component is used to send an email with an attachment and a message.
