# Email request

Asks the person for an email address, checks it and saves it to the contact's data. After that you can insert the address into messages as `{{ email }}`.

![Settings panel of the "Email request" block](https://support.watbot.org/_media/en/01-chatbots/03-blocks/01-messages/_images/request-email.webp?v=1791781230)

## Settings

- **"Email request message"** — the text of the request, up to 1000 characters. The field is required. The buttons under the field insert contact data and variables — see [Templates](https://support.watbot.org/chatbots/templates).
- **"Skip block if Email is already defined"** — if the contact's email is already known, the bot asks nothing and moves on right away. On by default.

## Outputs

- "Continue" — the address has been received. The bot follows the same output when the block is skipped.

## Good to know

- If the reply does not look like an email address, the bot reports an error and waits for a new reply.
- The address is saved in lower case.