Guides
Send a transactional email
Learn how to send your first transactional email with Plunk
Transactional emails are most often a one-to-one communication between your application and your users. They are triggered by a user action, such as a password reset or a purchase confirmation.
Prerequisites
- A Plunk account
- A secret key from the Plunk dashboard
Sending an email
Sending a transactional email only requires a single API call with 3 parameters: to
, subject
, and body
.
to
: A single email address or an array of email addresses.subject
: The subject of the email.body
: The body of the email. This can be plain text or HTML.
await fetch('https://api.useplunk.com/v1/send', {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"to": "hello@useplunk.com",
"subject": "Hello world!",
"body": "Your first email with Plunk"
})
});