Send Email from Nuxt

Send emails from Nuxt server routes and API endpoints

1. Install the SDK

npm install sendpigeon

2. Set your API key

Add your SendPigeon API key to your environment variables:

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  runtimeConfig: {
    sendpigeonApiKey: process.env.SENDPIGEON_API_KEY,
  },
})

Get your API key from the dashboard.

3. Send your first email

// server/api/contact.post.ts
import { SendPigeon } from "sendpigeon";

export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
  const config = useRuntimeConfig();
  const client = new SendPigeon(config.sendpigeonApiKey);
  const { email, name } = await readBody(event);

  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>`,
  });

  return { success: true };
});

Features

Works with Nuxt 3 server routes
Nitro server engine
Auto-imports and TypeScript

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