AWS SES

Send email via AWS Simple Email Service.

Environment Variables

• AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID - AWS access key
• AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY - AWS secret key
• AWS_DEFAULT_REGION - SES region (e.g. us-east-1)
• SES_FROM_EMAIL - Verified sender email

Setup

pip3 install boto3 2>/dev/null

Send plain text email

python3 -c "
import boto3, os, sys
ses = boto3.client('ses', region_name=os.environ.get('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1'))
resp = ses.send_email(
    Source=os.environ['SES_FROM_EMAIL'],
    Destination={'ToAddresses': [sys.argv[1]]},
    Message={
        'Subject': {'Data': sys.argv[2]},
        'Body': {'Text': {'Data': sys.argv[3]}}
    }
)
print(f\"Sent: {resp['MessageId']}\")
" "recipient@example.com" "Subject line" "Body text"

Send HTML email

python3 -c "
import boto3, os
ses = boto3.client('ses')
ses.send_email(
    Source=os.environ['SES_FROM_EMAIL'],
    Destination={'ToAddresses': ['recipient@example.com']},
    Message={
        'Subject': {'Data': 'HTML Email'},
        'Body': {'Html': {'Data': '<h1>Hello</h1><p>From ThinkFleetBot</p>'}}
    }
)
print('Sent')
"

Check sending quota

python3 -c "
import boto3
ses = boto3.client('ses')
q = ses.get_send_quota()
print(f\"24h max: {q['Max24HourSend']}, sent: {q['SentLast24Hours']}, rate: {q['MaxSendRate']}/s\")
"

Notes

• Sender email must be verified in SES (or domain-verified).
• In sandbox mode, recipient emails must also be verified.
• Always confirm recipient and content with the user before sending.