Python
Send emails through Sendfully's SMTP server using Python's built-in smtplib.
Use Python's built-in smtplib and email modules to send emails through Sendfully's SMTP server.
Setup
Before you start, make sure you have:
- An API key with sending access
- A verified sending domain
Send a basic email
import osimport smtplibfrom email.mime.text import MIMEText
msg = MIMEText("<p>Your order has shipped.</p>", "html")msg["From"] = "Your App <notifications@mail.yourdomain.com>"msg["To"] = "recipient@example.com"msg["Subject"] = "Your order has shipped"
with smtplib.SMTP_SSL("smtp.sendfully.com", 465) as server: server.login("sendfully", os.environ["SENDFULLY_API_KEY"]) server.send_message(msg)The From address must use a domain you've verified in Sendfully.
Send with attachments
import osimport smtplibfrom email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipartfrom email.mime.text import MIMETextfrom email.mime.base import MIMEBasefrom email import encoders
msg = MIMEMultipart()msg["From"] = "Your App <notifications@mail.yourdomain.com>"msg["To"] = "recipient@example.com"msg["Subject"] = "Your invoice"
msg.attach(MIMEText("<p>Your invoice is attached.</p>", "html"))
with open("invoice.pdf", "rb") as f: attachment = MIMEBase("application", "octet-stream") attachment.set_payload(f.read()) encoders.encode_base64(attachment) attachment.add_header("Content-Disposition", "attachment", filename="invoice.pdf") msg.attach(attachment)
with smtplib.SMTP_SSL("smtp.sendfully.com", 465) as server: server.login("sendfully", os.environ["SENDFULLY_API_KEY"]) server.send_message(msg)What's next?
- SMTP overview - connection details, limits, and error codes
- Node.js with Nodemailer - send emails using Nodemailer
