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After-hours auto acknowledgment

Sends one honest "we got it, here is when we reply" note outside business hours.

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Recipe Written from common practice and tool docs. Not yet tested by us. Tried it? Vote or propose a fix below.

What you need

  • Gmail
  • Zapier schedule filter

When it runs

A support email arrives on a weekend or after hours.

Steps

  1. In Zapier, trigger on new support email.
  2. Add a Filter step that only continues outside your hours (use Formatter > Date/Time to get the weekday and hour).
  3. Reply once with your real reply window and the link to your help center.
  4. Add a label so the same thread never gets two auto replies.
  5. Turn it off during holidays when your reply time is longer, or update the text.

Prompt or template to copy

(Template) Thanks for writing in. We reply during {hours, timezone}, so expect an answer by {next business day}. In the meantime, these answers cover the most common questions: {help link}.

Why this usually works

Why it worksSetting an honest expectation stops the follow-up "did you get this?" emails.

What to watch for

Watch forNever auto-reply to no-reply addresses or mailing lists; filter them out or you can create loops.
Watch forPromise a time you can actually meet.

For agents

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