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IMAP connection
The worker connects to each inbox in turn, checking what's new since the last run.
Relay pulls mail from any number of IMAP inboxes into a single Notion database — keeping track of which folder each message actually sits in. No more switching between accounts to find one email.
Work, personal and a client's inbox — every important message is somewhere, but never obviously where. Searching three mail clients at once wastes time on every matter.
Relay pulls mail from all your inboxes into one Notion database — keeping the folder each message currently sits in, so you can tell at a glance whether a matter is open or already archived.
The worker runs locally on your own computer or server — mail goes straight from the IMAP server into your Notion.
A simple, one-way flow — mail always moves the same direction: into Notion.
The worker connects to each inbox in turn, checking what's new since the last run.
Every message lands in Notion together with its folder — Inbox, Sent, Archive, or a folder of your own.
Content, sender, date and location land in your Notion database; every run leaves a trace in the log you can check any time.
Access configuration and a first full history sync.
Structure matched to how you actually organize mail.
The worker runs in the background (launchd/cron) — nothing to run by hand.
You can see when each inbox was last synced.
You'll know how to add another inbox or change a mapping rule.
Monitoring without a fresh setup from scratch.
People and small businesses corresponding across several inboxes at once (work, personal, a client's) who want one place to search the whole history without switching accounts.
Relay runs in production across several bāAlpha inboxes — confirmed on real, daily correspondence.
One direction, one protocol (IMAP), no AI layer — the lowest price in the bāApps line after Orbit.
The standard setup covers up to 3 IMAP inboxes. More is quoted individually after a scoping conversation.
Relay saves not just the mail content in Notion, but also which folder it currently sits in — so you can tell at a glance whether a matter is still open or already archived.
No. It's a mirror into Notion — you keep using your own mail client, Relay just makes sure important correspondence is also searchable in your system.
As a local worker (Python + IMAP) on your own computer or server, running on a schedule — not in a bāAlpha cloud.
Yes, as long as the inbox exposes IMAP access via an app password or OAuth token — true for most popular mail providers.
Not necessarily. Notion is our default choice — you can check it out yourself before paying. We also deploy for other systems, like Obsidian — tell us what you use and we'll match it.
Which mail providers you use — we reply within 2 business days.