Steps To Send Emails using AWS SES
Step 1: Go to the AWS console and search for SES.
Step 2:
- From the left menu go to Verified Identities.
- From here you can verify sender/receiver emails to send/receive emails. If you do not verify the email address, you can’t use the email to perform any action on SES.
- Press Create Identity.
Step 3:
- Add your email address/domain
- Hit the Create Identity button at the bottom.
Step 4: Now, a verification email will be sent to the email address you used to create the identity. Click the link in the email to verify your email.
Skip to STEP 8 if you don’t want to connect the SES server to your backend.
Step 5: This is not a necessary step do it if you want to connect your backend to the Amazon SES server to send emails.
- From the left menu select SMTP settings.
- Create SMTP credentials.
Step 6: Add a User name and Create a User.
Step 7: Note done or download your credentials.
Step 8:
- From the left menu go to Verified Identities.
- Check if your email address is verified or not.
- To send a test email to your other email address press Send test email.
Step 9:
- Select Scenario as Custom which will allow you to send emails to others custom email addresses.
- Remember if you put any unverified email address this will not work, to test you can send this to yourself or just add another email address and verify it.
- Add Subject and Body for your email.
Step 8: Check your mailbox for your test email.
Step 9: Let’s try once more sending it to another verified email address.
Note: I’ve verified other mail to test this. You can follow Steps 1-3 again to verify other email addresses.
Step 10: Check your other mailbox for your test email.
Amazon SES
Amazon SES, or Simple Email Service, is a cloud-based platform that facilitates the effortless sending of transactional and mass emails. It enables organizations to reach recipients without manual intervention, reducing the risk of emails being marked as spam. Additionally, SES allows integration with SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), enhancing email delivery capabilities and ensuring reliable communication.
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