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

# Campaigns

> Create, preview, analyze and send email campaigns.

A **campaign** is an email you send to a [topic](/en/guide/topics), optionally narrowed by a [segment](/en/guide/segments). The campaign list shows each campaign's topic, segment, recipients, status, schedule and engagement, with **All / Drafts / Scheduled** views.

## Create a campaign

Click **New campaign** and choose a build mode:

| Mode               | Best for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Editor**         | Full control with Notion-style blocks. Type `/` to insert blocks: text, headings, images, a **Button** (CTA with label, URL and color), a **Divider** and more.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Assistant chat** | Assistant-guided creation. Pick a goal (**Newsletter, Product update, Promotion or Win-back**) and the assistant drafts content, subject lines and preview text. See [Building with the assistant](/en/guide/building-with-ai). Consumes [AI credits](/en/guide/ai-credits) and needs a connection (offline switches to the Editor). |

## Campaign settings

The settings panel groups everything you configure:

* **Basic information**: name and description.
* **Audience**: the **Topic** (required, one or more) and an optional **Segment**. The recipient count updates live as you choose.
* **Subject & preview**: the subject line and preview text.
* **Email settings**: From domain, From name and Reply-to.
* **Send schedule**.

## Preview and test

* **Live Preview** renders your email for **desktop, tablet and mobile**.
* **Send test** emails a copy (with sample data filled in) to your own account inbox. Save the campaign first if prompted.

## Pre-send analysis

When you choose **Send** or **Schedule**, Railmail runs a **Pre-Send Analysis** before anything goes out. It saves a draft, runs deliverability checks, then adds an assistant review and an overall score.

Checks include: link validation, spam score and spam words, subject length, personalization, unsubscribe link, image-to-text ratio, **sender domain verified** (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), recipient count, **domain warming quota**, merge tags, plain-text version, content length and per-topic consent.

Each check returns **Pass**, **Warning** or **Fail** with a severity:

* **Critical issues block the send**: you must resolve them before continuing.
* **Warnings** let you proceed with **Send anyway** / **Schedule anyway**.

<Note>
  The assistant review may be skipped if the score is too low, a critical check fails, or you're out of AI credits. The deliverability checks still run.
</Note>

## Schedule and send

| Option       | What it does                      |
| ------------ | --------------------------------- |
| **Draft**    | Save without sending.             |
| **Send now** | Send immediately after saving.    |
| **Schedule** | Send at a specific date and time. |

## Campaign statuses

| Status            | Meaning                                                                                   |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Draft             | Not yet sent.                                                                             |
| Scheduled         | Queued for a future time.                                                                 |
| Queuing / Sending | Being prepared and sent.                                                                  |
| Sent              | Handed off for delivery. Open the report to see how many recipients actually received it. |
| Paused            | Sending paused.                                                                           |
| Cancelled         | Send cancelled.                                                                           |
| Failed            | Could not be sent. Open for details or try again.                                         |
| Archived          | Retired from active views.                                                                |

Other actions on a campaign: **Edit**, **Send test email**, **Duplicate**, **Delete** and **View report**.

To stop a **Scheduled** campaign, edit or delete it before its send time. Once sending has started, it cannot be stopped from the app. See [Troubleshooting](/en/guide/troubleshooting) for the full checklist.

<Warning>
  For real sends you need a **verified sending domain** and at least one deliverable recipient. Domain warming can cap how many recipients you can reach per day. See [Sending domain](/en/guide/sending-domain).
</Warning>

After sending, open the campaign's [report](/en/guide/reports) to see how it performed.