Send Email

ses.send_email
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required

Calls the AWS ses API (SigV4).

Send a transactional email through Amazon SES.

Connection

Required
Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type
API key
Providers
Amazon SES
Secret shape
{"access_key_id", "secret_access_key"}
Config it needs
region
Resolved by
config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

8 fields, 3 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultConstraintsExample
region
AWS region (overrides the connection).
stringNo———
from_address
Verified sender address.
stringYes———
to
Recipient addresses.
arrayYes—≥ 1 characters; array of string—
subject
Subject line.
stringYes———
text_body
Plain-text body.
stringNo———
html_body
HTML body; blank leaves it out of the call.
stringNo———
cc
CC addresses.
arrayNo—array of string—
reply_to
Reply-To addresses.
arrayNo—array of string—
  • At least one of text_body, html_body must be set.

Output

One shape.

result

FieldTypeExample
ok
boolean—
message_id
string—
{
  "message_id": "",
  "ok": false
}

Notes

  • The tenant's own SES account — unrelated to mail.send, which uses Mantle SMTP.

Related Amazon SES nodes

See Send Email run in a workflow.

In a technical demo we add the Amazon SES connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.