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title: "Create, Edit, and Deactivate Inboxes"
slug: "create-edit-and-deactivate-inboxes"
description: "Create and edit Inboxes based on your routing and assignment needs. Once created, you can assign Agents to Inboxes and set the Inbox SLA."
updated: 2026-03-24T04:56:59Z
published: 2026-03-24T04:56:59Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.gladly.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create, Edit, and Deactivate Inboxes

| **REQUIRED USER ROLE** Administrator and Team Manager | **PERMISSION OVERVIEW** [View permissions by role](https://help.gladly.com/docs/managing-users-and-roles#roles-and-responsibilities) |
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Create and edit [Inboxes](https://help.gladly.com/docs/whats-an-inbox) based on your company's routing and assignment needs. Once created, you can assign Agents to Inboxes and set the Inbox SLA. Use the [Entry Points settings](https://help.gladly.com/docs/set-up-channels-and-entry-points) page to link your Channel Entry Points to specific Inboxes.

## Create an Inbox

1. Click ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/hamburger-menu-icon(2).svg) on the top left corner of the screen.
2. Click **Settings**.
3. Under the **Orchestration**category, click **Inboxes**. The Inboxes page will show you a list of Inboxes you currently have.
4. Click **Create Inbox** button on the top right of the screen.
5. Complete the following fields:
  - **Name –** Enter the name for the Inbox (required)[](https://gladly.document360.io/v1/docs/key-concepts)
  - **Service Level Agreement (SLA) –** Enter the [SLA](/docs/set-and-update-inbox-slas) (in minutes) for the Inbox (required).
  - **Agents –**Assign the Agents that will be members of the Inbox. Use the search feature to find Agents by name or email address.
    - Agents appear below the search bar as they're added. To remove an Agent from an Inbox, click **X**. ![List of agents with options to assign them to an inbox.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/add-agents-to-inbox-gladly.png)
  - **Default 'From' Contact Address –** This section contains the Channel options you currently have active. Below the Channel, you want to set a default "from" option, click the drop-down list and make a selection. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/pick-default-from-address-inbox-settings-gladly.gif)
6. Click **Save**.

Next, go to the [Entry Points settings](https://help.gladly.com/docs/set-up-channels-and-entry-points) page and link the Inbox to the appropriate Channel Entry Point(s). This routes incoming Customer requests from a particular Channel to the new Inbox.

## Activate or deactivate an Inbox

If you no longer need an Inbox after a period (e.g., the Inbox is no longer proving useful or was created by mistake), Administrators can deactivate an Inbox. Doing so prevents Agents from accidentally assigning Conversations, Tasks, or phone calls to an irrelevant or outdated inbox.

### Before you deactivate an Inbox

> [!WARNING]
> Inboxes cannot be deleted
> 
> Once created, Inboxes can only be deactivated but not deleted.

- Reopened Conversations may still be assigned to the deactivated Inbox if they were assigned to the deactivated Inbox.
- Reopened Conversations in a deactivated Inbox will still be routed to Agents assigned to the deactivated Inbox.
- Ensure to update Channels and Rules so that no Conversations auto-route to a deactivated Inbox.

1. Click ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/hamburger-menu-icon(2).svg) on the top left corner of the screen.
2. Click **Settings**.
3. Under the **Orchestration**category,****click **Inboxes**. The Inboxes page will show you a list of your current Inboxes.
4. Hover over the Inbox, then click ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/pencil-edit-icon.svg).
5. Click the radio button next to *Deactivated*, then click **Save**.
  - To activate an Inbox, click *Active*, then **Save**.
  - **Note –**An Inbox linked to at least one Entry Point cannot be deactivated. You must first unlink the Inbox from any Entry Point before you can deactivate the Inbox.

![Warning note about inbox linked to an entry point with instructions to disconnect.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/Inbox-linked-to-an-entry-point-error-gladly-1024x260.png)

Once deactivated, Team Manager and Administrator roles will see deactivated Inboxes appear under **Deactivated Inboxes** on their homepage. Make sure that you have no active Conversations in these Inboxes.

![List of deactivated inboxes with corresponding counts for various categories.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/deactivated-inbox-gladly.png)

- **Channels, Rules Users pages –** If an Inbox is deactivated, it will be removed from the Inbox list, so those Inboxes aren't used by mistake. If a deactivated Inbox is in a Rule or associated with a Channel or user, it will still work as if it is active.
- **Conversation and Task Assignment Menu –** Deactivated Inboxes are removed from the Inbox list so that those Inboxes aren't used. If a deactivated Inbox has an open Conversation or Task, it will still get routed.

## Edit an Inbox

1. Click ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/hamburger-menu-icon(2).svg) on the top left corner of the screen.
2. Click **Settings**.
3. Under the **Orchestration**category, click **Inboxes**. The Inboxes page will show you a list of Inboxes you currently have.
4. Hover over the Inbox you want to change the default "from" option, then click ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/pencil-edit-icon.svg).
5. You can edit the following details:
  - **Name –** Enter the name for the Inbox (required)[](https://gladly.document360.io/v1/docs/key-concepts)
  - **Service Level Agreement (SLA) –** Enter the [SLA](/docs/set-and-update-inbox-slas) (in minutes) for the Inbox (required)
  - **Add Agents –**Assign the Agents that will be members of the Inbox. Use the search feature to find Agents by name or email address.
    - Agents appear below the search bar. To remove an Agent from an Inbox, click **X**. ![List of agents with options to assign them to an inbox.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/add-agents-to-inbox_gladly.png)
  - **Default 'From' Contact Address –** This section lists all Channel options, including ones you don't support. Under the Channel, you want to set a default "from" option, click the drop-down list, and make a selection. Select *None* for Channels you don't support. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/7047b671-c4f2-4df0-bb0a-b9b511fd2452/Images/Documentation/pick-default-from-address-inbox-settings_gladly.gif)

6. Click **Save**.