Topic
Troubleshooting why recipients are not receiving emails from Everbridge.
Description
There are many reasons why a recipient may not receive an email from Everbridge. This article presents some troubleshooting tips on root causes for why a recipient may not receive emails sent from Everbridge in two sections:
Section 1: Were the emails sent?
Section 2: Were the emails sent but not received?
Section 1: Were the Emails Sent?
Was the email delivery method used?Please check if the notification itself used an email delivery method in Notifications > Active/History > Details > Settings (e.g., see the screenshot to the right). If not, be sure to add email as a delivery method to future notifications. |
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Was an email sent to the contact?Please check the notification report (Notifications > Active/History > Details) and click the "+" icon next to the recipient name and identify which Call Result applies. Please see the list of possible call results below. |
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SentThis means that the email left the Everbridge server - not necessarily that it was received by the remote server. It may have encountered a transient error and have been deferred. When the attempt expires, the call result will change to Not Delivered - Bounced Email (see below). | ||
Not Delivered - Bounced EmailThis means that the email left the Everbridge server but encountered a problem before being received. This could be because of an invalid recipient address, an address reject, access to the address being denied by the remote server, the domain's reputation being too low, or Everbridge's attempt expiring. Please check if the email address is valid and spelled correctly. Otherwise, please contact your network configuration team to investigate the issue. | ||
Not Attempted - UnsubscribedThis means that the contact has unsubscribed themselves from email notifications. See knowledge article EBS: Email - Unsubscribe, Opt Out, Remove, Stop From Receiving Everbridge Email Notifications for more information. | ||
Not Attempted - Inactive PathThis means that the notification was broadcast during a contact's self-set quiet time. See knowledge article EBS: How to Override Delivery Method Quiet Times in Everbridge Suite for more information. | ||
Not Delivered - Duplicate PathThis means that de-duplication is enabled and that multiple contacts have the same email address. | ||
Not Delivered - Notification ExpiredThis means that the broadcast duration of the notification ended before that delivery attempt was made. See knowledge article EBS: Troubleshooting Missed Delivery Methods in Everbridge Suite for more information. | ||
Not Delivered - Exceed Max Contact LimitThis means that the notification had a ConferenceBridge with a maximum contact count. | ||
Not Delivered - Contact Path Not DefinedThis means that the contact lacked an email address in the first place. This could be for several reasons:
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Are contact uploads not loading contact email addresses?Please check to see if the latest contact upload to your account or organization contained email addresses and, if so, in what column the email addresses were. Then, please check to what code the email delivery method is mapped. For example, in the screenshot to the right, "Business Email" is mapped to "Email Address 2." If emails are listed in the upload file column "Email Address 1," contact emails will not be loaded. |
Section 2: Were the Emails Sent but Not Received?
Are emails going into spam or junk folders?Please ask recipients to check if emails from EBS are going into their spam or junk folders instead of their inbox. If an email is in a spam or junk folder, copy the email header in its entirety and then paste it into the free MX Toolbox Email Header Analyzer tool. This will reveal why the email was sent to spam. Please see the GIF at the bottom of this article for an explanation of how to locate an email's email header. | |
Do the recipients use Hotmail, Yahoo!, Microsoft Office 365, or MSN?These email providers sometimes block emails from EBS due to firewalls or filtering. See knowledge article EBS: Contacts in Everbridge Suite With Free Email Providers Such as Hotmail, Yahoo, MS Office 365 and MSN Are Not Receiving Emails Sent From Everbridge Suite for more information. | |
Do the recipients have Everbridge domains permit listed?Sometimes, an email provider will block emails from EBS due to security policies, filtering, and/or server settings. See knowledge article EBS: Everbridge Permit Listing Best Practices for more information. | |
Does the account or organization have a Custom From Email Address?Sometimes, organizations do not have EBS authorized to send emails on their behalf in their sender policy framework (SPF) record. See knowledge article EBS: Emails Not Being Received From Everbridge Suite When Custom From Email Address Is Configured for more information. You can also check whether a domain's SPF record has Everbridge authorized to send emails on its behalf by typing "spf:<domain name>" in the free MX Toolbox Supertool (e.g., "spf:mycompany.com"). | |
Does the "From" email address end in "@everbridge.net"?See knowledge article EBS: Troubleshooting "@everbridge.net" in the Email "From" Field in Everbridge Suite. |
How to Check an Email Header
The GIF below visually demonstrates how to check an email header in Outlook. This varies by email provider.
Additional Troubleshooting
If you have gone through all the troubleshooting steps in this article and are still experiencing issues with email delivery where emails are not being received by the intended recipients or experiencing significant delays, it is recommended to engage your organization's IT team. It is possible that the Everbridge system has successfully sent the emails, but the issue is occurring on the recipient's email server. Your IT team can investigate the email logs to identify if the emails are being blocked, queued, or filtered, and take the necessary steps to resolve the problem.
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