# Receive invoices at your Alya Books inbox address

> Create an email address that turns supplier emails into incoming invoices.

Source: /help/en/incoming-invoices/inbox-address

Every organization can have an inbox address on the domain `in.alyabooks.ai`. Suppliers email their invoices (PINT AE XML, PDF or a photo) to that address, and Alya Books records them as incoming invoices without anyone uploading a file.

## Create the address

1. Go to **Settings** → **Sending**.
2. In the **Invoice receipt** card, click **Create inbox address**.
3. Copy the address shown, for example `your-company@in.alyabooks.ai`, and give it to your suppliers.

The card shows the badge **Active** while the address accepts email.

## Restrict who can send

1. In the same card, fill in **Allowed senders** with addresses or domains separated by commas, for example `billing@supplier.ae, @trustedvendor.com`.
2. Click **Save allow list**.

Leave the field empty to accept email from anyone.

## Pause the inbox

Switch off **Receive email** in the card. The badge changes to **Paused** and incoming email is refused until you switch it on again.

## Good to know

- The address uses the inbox domain of the service you sign in to, as shown in the card. Copy the full address from there rather than typing it.
- One invoice per email. An XML and a PDF with the same file name in one email are combined into a single invoice, with the PDF as the visual copy.
- Emails without attachments are refused. Emails from senders not on the allow list are refused.
- Received documents appear on **Incoming Invoices** with the channel **email** and the sender's address in the **Import log** tab, and the notifications bell shows "Invoice … received from …".
- The same validation runs as for uploads: PINT AE checks, your TRN as buyer, and duplicate detection.
- Owners and admins manage the inbox settings.

## Related

- [Record an incoming invoice](/help/en/incoming-invoices/record-an-incoming-invoice)
- [Receive e-invoices through Peppol](/help/en/incoming-invoices/receive-via-peppol)