The beA inbox (navigation item BeA) is the daily working view for the special electronic attorney mailbox (besonderes elektronisches Anwaltspostfach): all incoming and outgoing messages for the beA registered to your account, including managing the electronic acknowledgment of receipt (eEB) – which you can submit directly here. You set up the technical connection (SAFE-ID, certificate) once under Set up beA mailboxes – here you work with it day to day.
Relationship to the central inbox
beA messages arrive in two places: they appear here in the beA inbox and also in the central inbox, which pools all communication channels. The exception is personal/confidential messages – these land only here in the beA inbox, not in the central inbox that multiple people can view.
Inbox & outbox
Use the Outbox button to switch between received and sent messages. Two banners flag special cases:
- Ignored messages – messages skipped by the system; use Discard to hide them permanently.
- Failed messages – messages DEPLAW could not import, for example because the beA delivered an unexpected format. This case is also shown here visibly, instead of silently discarding the message.
eEB – submit the electronic acknowledgment of receipt directly
A large part of beA traffic concerns the eEB: the electronic confirmation that a document has been received. If an eEB is pending, you submit it directly from this view – without a detour through the Federal Bar’s beA web interface. Three quick filters help you keep track:
| Filter | Shows |
|---|---|
| All messages with a pending eEB | messages for which an acknowledgment of receipt is still due. |
| All beA messages | the entire beA traffic. |
| All eEB messages | only the eEB-related messages. |
The Properties column tags every message with pills like Incoming, Unprocessed, and beA-eEB – so the processing status is immediately clear.