Can you send an email from WhatsApp?
Not directly. WhatsApp cannot compose or send an email. The closest built-in feature is Export chat, which attaches a conversation to an email in your phone's mail app. It is useful for keeping a record, not for writing to your staff or clients.
The Peoplewisher assistant fills that gap. It works inside a WhatsApp chat: you describe the email, it writes it, and it sends it from your connected mailbox to everyone you choose.
How to send email from WhatsApp with Peoplewisher, step by step
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Open the Peoplewisher chat on WhatsApp
Chat with Peoplewisher on WhatsApp: scan the QR code with your phone camera, or tap the button on your phone. WhatsApp opens with “Hi Peoplewisher” ready to send. Tap send.
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Set up your account in the chat
Reply with your name and email. Peoplewisher picks up your country and time zone from your phone number and asks you to confirm. Already a Peoplewisher customer? Reply connect to link your account.
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Connect the mailbox you want to send from
Type “connect my gmail”. The assistant sends a secure one-time link; sign in with Google, allow sending and return to WhatsApp. Outlook, Microsoft 365 and your own domain (SMTP) connect from Apps & Integrations in the web app. Skip this and Peoplewisher's own email service sends for you.
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Add the people you want to email
Type one person per line with their email, such as “Tunde Bello, [email protected], birthday 4 June”. Groups you already have in Peoplewisher, such as Clients or Staff, are ready to use.
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Tell it what to send
Type the request in plain words: “Email all clients: our office is closed from 24 December and reopens on 6 January.” Or let it write for you: “Write a warm thank-you email to our partners for this year.”
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Preview, approve and send
Peoplewisher shows you the subject and email with a real name filled in. Tap Approve to send, ask it to make it shorter or more formal, or schedule it: “send it on Monday at 9am”.
Each person gets their own email from your address, with their name in it, not one email with everyone in CC.
What to type: example WhatsApp requests
Email all clients: our new opening hours from 1 December are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
Email the Staff group: payslips for November are now available. Send it now.
Every year, send each member a birthday email at 8am on their birthday with a birthday card.
Write a short Christmas email to our partners from me and send it on 24 December at 10am.
The assistant turns each request into a finished email like this one and shows it to you before it goes out.
Subject: Our holiday hours, Tunde Hi Tunde, A quick note to let you know our office is closed from 24 December and reopens on 6 January. Thank you for working with us this year, and happy holidays. Warm regards, Sarah, Acme
Chat with Peoplewisher on WhatsApp
Say “Hi Peoplewisher”, tell it what to send and who to send it to. It writes the message and you approve it.
What email from WhatsApp is perfect for
Sending email from WhatsApp works best when you are not at your computer, or want an AI assistant to do the writing, and need to reach staff, clients, customers, members, volunteers, parents, partners and suppliers:
- Automatic birthday messages. Set it once and every staff member, client or member gets a birthday email on the day, every year.
- Holiday greetings. Christmas, Eid, Easter, Diwali, Thanksgiving, New Year and your own days, sent to everyone on the morning of the holiday.
- Announcements. Office closures, new opening hours, events, price changes, service times and policy updates.
- Quick updates. “Meeting moved to 3pm”, “Payroll is out”, “Rehearsal is cancelled tonight”, sent in seconds from your phone.
- New month and anniversary messages. Happy new month, work anniversaries, membership and client anniversaries.
- Reminders. Appointments, renewals, dues, deadlines and follow-ups.
WhatsApp email options compared
Sender options and tips
- Send from your own address (Gmail, Outlook or your domain). Emails look more personal and land in the inbox more often than a shared sender.
- Emails from your own mailbox are free to send; Peoplewisher's email service costs a tiny amount per email, always shown before you send. See pricing.
- Write a clear subject. Ask the assistant for one if you are not sure.
- Use a real sender name, such as “Sarah from Acme”, and a reply-to address someone reads.
- Include an unsubscribe option for customer emails, and honour opt-outs.
Ready to try it? Chat with Peoplewisher on WhatsApp now and send your first email in a few minutes.