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Email Sequences

Pro

Sequences are multi-step email campaigns that send automatically over time — and stop the moment a contact replies. Build a drip sequence once, enroll contacts, and let RadiusOS handle the follow-ups.

Overview

A sequence is a series of timed email steps. You define the emails, the wait periods between them, and RadiusOS sends them on schedule through your connected Gmail account. If a contact replies to any email in the sequence, the sequence automatically pauses for that contact so you can take over the conversation.

Sequences are a Pro feature. Free plan users can preview the sequence builder with sample data to see how it works.

Creating a sequence

1

Go to Sequences in the sidebar

Click + New Sequence to start building.

2

Add email steps

Each step is an email with a subject and body. You can use merge fields like {{contact.name}} to personalize each message. Select from your email templates or write from scratch.

3

Add wait steps between emails

Insert wait periods (e.g., 3 days) between emails. This controls the pacing of your outreach.

4

Configure stop-on-reply

Enable "Stop on Reply" (on by default) so the sequence pauses automatically when a contact responds.

5

Enroll contacts

Add contacts to the sequence from the contact detail page or in bulk from the contacts list. Each contact progresses through the sequence independently.

How reply detection works

When RadiusOS sends a sequence email through Gmail, it tracks the thread ID. During email sync, if an incoming message appears on that thread, RadiusOS recognizes it as a reply and pauses the sequence for that contact.

This means:

The contact won't receive the next scheduled email
You'll see a "Replied" status on the contact's sequence enrollment
You can manually resume the sequence if needed, or let the conversation continue organically

Sequences vs. automations

SequencesAutomations
PurposeMulti-step email outreachTrigger-based workflows
StepsEmail + Wait onlyEmail, Task, Stage Change, Wait
Reply detectionYes — auto-pausesNo
EnrollmentManual (add contacts)Automatic (trigger fires)
Best forCold outreach, follow-up dripsInternal workflow automation

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