SMS to email forwarding for UK businesses
Get a real UK number, enter your email address, and every inbound text arrives in your inbox instantly. The simplest email to SMS gateway you'll ever set up.
Your Line number
Send any SMS to this number → it arrives in your inbox
From £1.70/mo. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
Set up SMS to email in 3 steps
No technical knowledge required. If you can set up an email address, you can set up SMS forwarding.
Get your Line number
Sign up and pick a real UK mobile, national, or local number. Your number is active immediately — no waiting.
Set up email forwarding
Enter the email address (or team alias) where you want SMS messages delivered. One setting, done in seconds.
Receive SMS as emails
Anyone who texts your Line number triggers an instant email to your inbox — with the sender's number and full message body.
Who uses SMS to email forwarding? Any business that wants texts in their inbox.
From solo traders to growing teams, SMS-to-email makes business texts part of your existing workflow.
Customer support teams
Receive SMS enquiries directly in your shared support inbox (Zendesk, Help Scout, Gmail). No missed messages, no separate app.
Sales teams
Forward leads from SMS campaigns straight to a CRM-connected email. Every inbound text becomes a logged lead automatically.
Solo traders
Read business texts while at your desk without switching devices. All your customer messages land in your normal email workflow.
Compliance and archiving
Build a searchable email archive of all business SMS automatically. Useful for regulated industries, audits, and dispute resolution.
Everything included in your email to SMS service
A complete SMS forwarding setup — no third-party gateway, no complicated API, no enterprise contract.
Why Line vs traditional SMS gateways?
Traditional email to SMS gateway providers are built for enterprise IT teams. Line is built for small businesses.
Self-service setup in minutes
Traditional SMS gateways require a developer, API credentials, SMTP relay configuration, and often a sales call to get started. With Line, you set up SMS-to-email forwarding from the dashboard in under a minute — no code, no IT team.
A real UK number, not a shared gateway
Most email to SMS gateway services use shared short codes or anonymous sender IDs. Line gives you a dedicated real UK phone number — mobile, national, or local — that customers can save and reply to.
From £1.70/mo, not enterprise pricing
Enterprise SMS gateway providers charge per-message rates of 3–8p plus monthly platform fees. Line starts at £1.70/month with incoming SMS included. Transparent, simple pricing with no minimum spend.
Two-way messaging built in
SMS gateways typically handle delivery only. Line gives you a full shared inbox — so when a customer replies to an SMS you've received via email, your team can respond directly from the Line app.
SMS to email FAQ
Common questions about email to SMS forwarding.
How do I forward SMS to email?
With Line, SMS-to-email forwarding takes about 30 seconds to set up. Sign up, choose a UK number, and enter the email address where you want messages delivered. Every SMS sent to your Line number is then instantly forwarded to that inbox. You can change the forwarding address, add multiple addresses, or forward to a team alias at any time.
Can you send SMS to email?
Yes. When someone texts your Line number, the message is automatically forwarded to your nominated email address in real time. The email includes the sender's mobile number, the message body, and the timestamp. No special app is needed — it lands in your normal inbox.
How to send an SMS via email
Line supports two-way email-to-SMS as well. Once set up, you can reply to a forwarded SMS directly from your email client — your reply is converted back to an SMS and sent from your Line number. Some integrations also allow you to compose a new SMS from email by addressing the recipient's mobile number via your Line email gateway.
How to divert SMS to email
Diverting SMS to email with Line is a simple account setting, not a technical configuration. There is no SIM forwarding, no carrier change, and no network redirect involved. You assign an email address to your Line number in the dashboard, and all incoming SMS are diverted to that email from that point on.
Is there a free email to SMS service?
Truly free email-to-SMS or SMS-to-email services typically use shared short codes, carry ads, or have severe message limits. Line offers a genuine email to SMS service from £1.70/month with a real UK phone number, instant forwarding, and no message limits on incoming SMS. There is no free tier, but the cost is lower than any comparable SMS gateway service.
Start forwarding SMS to email today
Get a real UK number, enter your email address, and your SMS forwarding is live. From £1.70/month — no contracts, no tech team required.
- Real UK mobile, national, or local number
- Instant SMS-to-email forwarding
- Works with any email address
- Forward to a team alias or distribution list
- Two-way SMS — reply from Line app
- API access for custom integrations
- No contracts or minimum spend
- Set up in under 3 minutes
From £1.70/mo. Prices exclude VAT. Full pricing
Also available: Virtual SMS number · Business SMS