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Using PostBrix with Amazon SES

Send high-volume transactional emails with Amazon SES using SendRawEmail or SES Templated Email.

Key Takeaways

Use PostBrix exported HTML as the Body.Html parameter in SendEmail / SendRawEmail calls.
For SES Templated Email, upload the HTML using the CreateTemplate AWS CLI or SDK command.
SES TemplateData uses JSON replacement tags matching PostBrix Handlebars format ({{name}}).
Manage bounce and complaint notifications using Amazon SNS topics.

Amazon SES Deployment Workflow#

Two primary ways to send PostBrix emails with AWS SES:

Pre-rendered via PostBrix Render API: Call PostBrix POST /api/v1/templates/:id/render in your backend to generate complete HTML, then dispatch via sesClient.send(new SendEmailCommand(...)).
Native SES Template: Store the PostBrix HTML in SES using CreateTemplateCommand. Amazon SES will interpolate TemplateData JSON variables on their servers before sending.

AWS SDK v3 Node.js Dispatch Example#

code

typescript

import { SESClient, SendEmailCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-ses";

const ses = new SESClient({ region: "us-east-1" });

const command = new SendEmailCommand({
  Destination: { ToAddresses: ["recipient@example.com"] },
  Message: {
    Body: {
      Html: { Data: postbrixCompiledHtml, Charset: "UTF-8" },
    },
    Subject: { Data: "Your Weekly Digest", Charset: "UTF-8" },
  },
  Source: "support@acme.com",
});

await ses.send(command);

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Amazon SES include a built-in unsubscribe link generator?

SES offers Subscription Management / List Management in SES v2. Alternatively, generate a HMAC-signed unsubscribe URL on your own application server and inject it as {{unsubscribeUrl}}.

How do I avoid SES spam filter penalties?

Set up DKIM, SPF, and DMARC records on your sending domain, monitor bounce rates via SNS topics, and keep hard bounces below 5%.

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Infrastructure6 min read•Audience: Developers

Using PostBrix with Amazon SES

Send high-volume transactional emails with Amazon SES using SendRawEmail or SES Templated Email.

Key Takeaways

Use PostBrix exported HTML as the Body.Html parameter in SendEmail / SendRawEmail calls.
For SES Templated Email, upload the HTML using the CreateTemplate AWS CLI or SDK command.
SES TemplateData uses JSON replacement tags matching PostBrix Handlebars format ({{name}}).
Manage bounce and complaint notifications using Amazon SNS topics.

Amazon SES Deployment Workflow#

Two primary ways to send PostBrix emails with AWS SES:

Pre-rendered via PostBrix Render API: Call PostBrix POST /api/v1/templates/:id/render in your backend to generate complete HTML, then dispatch via sesClient.send(new SendEmailCommand(...)).
Native SES Template: Store the PostBrix HTML in SES using CreateTemplateCommand. Amazon SES will interpolate TemplateData JSON variables on their servers before sending.

AWS SDK v3 Node.js Dispatch Example#

code

typescript

import { SESClient, SendEmailCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-ses";

const ses = new SESClient({ region: "us-east-1" });

const command = new SendEmailCommand({
  Destination: { ToAddresses: ["recipient@example.com"] },
  Message: {
    Body: {
      Html: { Data: postbrixCompiledHtml, Charset: "UTF-8" },
    },
    Subject: { Data: "Your Weekly Digest", Charset: "UTF-8" },
  },
  Source: "support@acme.com",
});

await ses.send(command);

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Amazon SES include a built-in unsubscribe link generator?

SES offers Subscription Management / List Management in SES v2. Alternatively, generate a HMAC-signed unsubscribe URL on your own application server and inject it as {{unsubscribeUrl}}.

How do I avoid SES spam filter penalties?

Set up DKIM, SPF, and DMARC records on your sending domain, monitor bounce rates via SNS topics, and keep hard bounces below 5%.

Developers

Developer API

Developers

Dynamic Data

PreviousUsing PostBrix with Postmark NextUsing PostBrix with Klaviyo

Using PostBrix with Amazon SES

Key Takeaways

Amazon SES Deployment Workflow#

AWS SDK v3 Node.js Dispatch Example#

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Amazon SES include a built-in unsubscribe link generator?

How do I avoid SES spam filter penalties?

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Using PostBrix with Amazon SES

Key Takeaways

Amazon SES Deployment Workflow#

AWS SDK v3 Node.js Dispatch Example#

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Amazon SES include a built-in unsubscribe link generator?

How do I avoid SES spam filter penalties?

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