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Choose between SMTP and an email API

The Email page supports plain SMTP or a hosted API (Mailgun, Amazon SES, Postmark, SendGrid). The fields shown change with the provider you pick.

The Email & SMTP page supports either plain SMTP or one of the hosted email APIs. The fields shown change based on the Provider you select.

The provider selector on the Email page

What are my provider options?

  • Custom SMTP — enter Host, Port, Encryption (STARTTLS, SSL/TLS, or none), Username and Password. Use this for an in-house relay or a host that gives you SMTP details.
  • Mailgun API — enter the Sending domain, Region (US or EU), and API key.
  • Amazon SES — enter the AWS region, an optional Configuration set, and your Access key ID and Secret access key.
  • Postmark — enter the Server token and a Message stream (defaults to outbound).
  • SendGrid — enter an API key scoped to at least Mail Send.

Tip. A hosted API usually gives better deliverability and bounce handling than raw SMTP. Pick one your domain is already verified with.

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