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How to add Email Gate

Capture an email inside the DM before sending your link or offer.

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How to add Email Gate

Email Gate asks for an email in the DM. The user replies, Botyoo saves it, and then sends the link.

Step 1: Open the automation

Open the Instant Automation you want to add Email Gate to.

Step 2: Find Options

Scroll to the Options section.

Options section showing Email Gate

Step 3: Toggle Email Gate

Turn Email Gate on.

Email Gate toggle on

Step 4: Customize the ask message

Edit the “what’s your email?” prompt. Defaults work, but make it sound like you.

Email Gate message customization field

Step 5: Save and activate

The gate now runs before the DM is delivered.

Where captured emails appear

Every email captured by Email Gate appears in the Contacts page, linked to that contact.

Contacts page showing captured emails

You can:

  • Filter by automation source
  • Export to CSV from the Contacts page
  • Push them into a campaign audience

Export Emails button on Contacts page

What’s next

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