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Send Email from Koa
Send emails from Koa middleware and routes
1. Install the SDK
npm install sendpigeon2. Set your API key
Add your SendPigeon API key to your environment variables:
SENDPIGEON_API_KEY=your_api_key_hereGet your API key from the dashboard.
3. Send your first email
import Koa from "koa";
import Router from "@koa/router";
import bodyParser from "koa-bodyparser";
import { SendPigeon } from "sendpigeon";
const app = new Koa();
const router = new Router();
const client = new SendPigeon(process.env.SENDPIGEON_API_KEY!);
router.post("/contact", async (ctx) => {
const { email, name } = ctx.request.body as { email: string; name: string };
await client.emails.send({
from: "hello@yourdomain.com",
to: email,
subject: `Thanks for reaching out, ${name}!`,
html: `<h1>We got your message</h1><p>We'll get back to you soon.</p>`,
});
ctx.body = { success: true };
});
app.use(bodyParser());
app.use(router.routes());
app.listen(3000);Features
- Async/await native
- Middleware-based
- Lightweight and modular
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