Amazon Simple Email Service
Amazon Simple Email Service
Amazon SES is an Amazon Web Services service that you can use to send email messages to your customers.
Scalable email sending service
Check the docs depth and real endpoint shape before assuming production fit.
To start using Amazon SES API v2, review the official AWS documentation and set up your AWS credentials. Authentication details are managed through AWS IAM.
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About this API
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a cloud-based email sending service provided by Amazon Web Services. It enables developers and businesses to send email messages to their customers reliably and at scale. The service supports both transactional emails, such as order confirmations and password resets, and bulk marketing emails.
Amazon SES is designed to integrate with other AWS services and provides APIs to programmatically send emails, manage sending identities, and monitor email sending metrics. It is suitable for developers who need a scalable and flexible email delivery solution without managing their own email servers.
While the API offers extensive functionality, users typically need to configure authentication through AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and follow AWS best practices for email sending to ensure deliverability and compliance.
What you can build
- 1Send transactional emails to customers
- 2Send bulk marketing email campaigns
- 3Validate email sending status and metrics
- 4Manage email sending identities and domains
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- Scalable email sending service
- Integrates with AWS ecosystem
- Supports bulk and transactional emails
Example request
curl https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi/<endpoint>Getting started
To start using Amazon SES API v2, review the official AWS documentation and set up your AWS credentials. Authentication details are managed through AWS IAM.
FAQ
Do I need an API key to use Amazon SES?+
Amazon SES uses AWS IAM credentials for authentication rather than a traditional API key.
Can I send both transactional and marketing emails?+
Yes, Amazon SES supports sending both transactional and bulk marketing emails.
Is HTTPS required to use the API?+
Yes, AWS APIs including Amazon SES require HTTPS for secure communication.
Can I use Amazon SES API directly from a browser?+
Typically, Amazon SES API calls are made from backend servers due to credential security.
Technical details
- Auth type
- unknown
- Pricing
- unknown
- Protocols
- REST
- Response time
- 60 ms
- Last health check
- 5/19/2026, 8:20:06 AM
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