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POST
Send an email

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key from your SendKit dashboard. Pass it as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Body

application/json
to
required

Recipient email address(es). Accepts a single email string or an array of up to 50 emails. Supports display name format (e.g. "Bob bob@example.com").

Example:

"user@example.com"

from
string

Sender email address. Required unless a template is provided (in which case, the template's sender is used as default). Must belong to a verified domain.

Example:

"Your Name <hello@yourdomain.com>"

subject
string

Email subject line. Required unless a template is provided. Maximum 998 characters.

Maximum string length: 998
Example:

"Welcome to SendKit"

html
string

HTML body of the email. Required if text is not provided and no template is used.

Example:

"<h1>Hello!</h1><p>Welcome aboard.</p>"

text
string

Plain text body of the email. Required if html is not provided and no template is used.

Example:

"Hello! Welcome aboard."

cc
string[]

Carbon copy recipients. Supports display name format (e.g. "Name ").

Example:
bcc
string[]

Blind carbon copy recipients. Supports display name format (e.g. "Name ").

Example:
reply_to
string[]

Reply-to email addresses. Supports display name format (e.g. "Name ").

Example:
headers
object

Custom email headers as key-value pairs.

Example:
tags
object[]

Metadata tags as key-value pairs.

scheduled_at
string<date-time>

Schedule the email for future delivery. Must be a future ISO 8601 timestamp.

Example:

"2026-03-05 10:30:00"

attachments
object[]

File attachments. Maximum 10 per email.

Maximum array length: 10
template
object | null

Use a published template instead of providing html/text directly. When provided, the template's content, subject, and sender are used as defaults. Any explicitly provided fields (from, subject, html, text, reply_to) will override the template values.

Response

Email accepted for delivery

Returned when sending to a single recipient.

id
string<uuid>

Unique identifier of the created email.

Example:

"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"