How do I send an email with the AWS SDK and SES?
Install @aws-sdk/client-ses, create an SESClient with AWS credentials, then use SendEmailCommand with Source, Destination (ToAddresses), and Message (Subject, Body with Html and Text). Call sesClient.send(command) to send.
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Create a template with CreateTemplateCommand (TemplateName, SubjectPart, HtmlPart, TextPart with {{variables}}). Send with SendTemplatedEmailCommand, passing TemplateData as a JSON string with variable values. Templates are stored on AWS and reused across emails.
Configuration sets are groups of rules for email sending open tracking (pixel), click tracking (link wrapping), bounce/complaint notifications via SNS, and event publishing to CloudWatch. Add ConfigurationSetName to your send params to enable tracking.
Use the AWS SDK for better performance, SES templates, configuration sets, and detailed error handling. Use SMTP (with Nodemailer) if you're migrating from another service, prefer Nodemailer's API, or need to switch email providers easily.
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