AWS SES
Send email via AWS Simple Email Service.
Environment Variables
- •
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID- AWS access key - •
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY- AWS secret key - •
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION- SES region (e.g.us-east-1) - •
SES_FROM_EMAIL- Verified sender email
Setup
bash
pip3 install boto3 2>/dev/null
Send plain text email
bash
python3 -c "
import boto3, os, sys
ses = boto3.client('ses', region_name=os.environ.get('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1'))
resp = ses.send_email(
Source=os.environ['SES_FROM_EMAIL'],
Destination={'ToAddresses': [sys.argv[1]]},
Message={
'Subject': {'Data': sys.argv[2]},
'Body': {'Text': {'Data': sys.argv[3]}}
}
)
print(f\"Sent: {resp['MessageId']}\")
" "recipient@example.com" "Subject line" "Body text"
Send HTML email
bash
python3 -c "
import boto3, os
ses = boto3.client('ses')
ses.send_email(
Source=os.environ['SES_FROM_EMAIL'],
Destination={'ToAddresses': ['recipient@example.com']},
Message={
'Subject': {'Data': 'HTML Email'},
'Body': {'Html': {'Data': '<h1>Hello</h1><p>From ThinkFleetBot</p>'}}
}
)
print('Sent')
"
Check sending quota
bash
python3 -c "
import boto3
ses = boto3.client('ses')
q = ses.get_send_quota()
print(f\"24h max: {q['Max24HourSend']}, sent: {q['SentLast24Hours']}, rate: {q['MaxSendRate']}/s\")
"
Notes
- •Sender email must be verified in SES (or domain-verified).
- •In sandbox mode, recipient emails must also be verified.
- •Always confirm recipient and content with the user before sending.