Send Email Content

In this code snippet you learn how to send an Email content message using the Messages API.

For more information on Email Messaging see Understanding Email messaging
For setup instructions see Getting Started with Email

Example

Find the description for all variables used in each code snippet below:

Key	Description
`VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID`	The Vonage Application ID.
`VONAGE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH`	Private key path.
`MESSAGES_API_URL`	There are two versions of the API, each with their own endpoints. For production the previous Messages API endpoint was `https://api.nexmo.com/v0.1/messages`, the new one is `https://api.nexmo.com/v1/messages`. For sandbox testing the Messages API endpoint is `https://messages-sandbox.nexmo.com/v0.1/messages` or `https://messages-sandbox.nexmo.com/v1/messages`, depending on which version you have set in the sandbox dashboard.
`JWT`	Used to authenticate your request. See Authentication for more information, including how to generate a JWT.
`MESSAGES_TO_EMAIL`	The recipient email address for the Email message.
`EMAIL_SENDER_ID`	Your verified sender email address for the Email channel.

NOTE: The from address must use a verified sender identity for your Email channel setup.

Prerequisites

If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.

Write the code

Add the following to send-email-content.sh:

curl -X POST "${MESSAGES_API_URL}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer "$JWT\
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -d $'{
    "to": "'${MESSAGES_TO_EMAIL}'",
    "from": "'${EMAIL_SENDER_ID}'",
    "channel": "email",
    "message_type": "content",
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "This is the plain-text body."
      },
      {
        "type": "html",
        "body": "<p>This is the <strong>HTML</strong> body.</p>"
      }
    ],
    "email": {
      "subject": "Your content message subject"
    }
  }'

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

bash send-email-content.sh

Try it out

When you run the code an email containing both plain-text and HTML bodies is sent to the destination email address.