(Chilkat2-Python) SES Send HTML Email

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Sends a simple HTML email to one or more recipients.

See SES SendEmail for more information.

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import sys
import chilkat2

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
# such as https://email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
authAws = chilkat2.AuthAws()
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
# the region should match our URL above..
authAws.Region = "us-west-2"
authAws.ServiceName = "ses"

rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

rest.AddQueryParam("Action","SendEmail")

rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Body.Html.Data","<html><body><p>This is a simple <b>HTML Email</b></p></body></html>")
rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Body.Html.Charset","utf-8")

rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Subject.Data","Sample HTML SES email")
rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Subject.Charset","utf-8")

# Add up to 100 TO, CC, and BCC recipients.
# If your SES account is still in the sandbox, you also must verify every recipient email address except for the recipients 
# provided by the Amazon SES mailbox simulator. (See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/mailbox-simulator.html)
rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.ToAddresses.member.1","success@simulator.amazonses.com")
# Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
# Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
# Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.CcAddresses.member.1","support@chilkatsoft.com")
rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.CcAddresses.member.2","somebody@yahoo.com")
rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.BccAddresses.member.1","somebody@gmail.com")

rest.AddQueryParam("Source","admin@chilkatdownload.com")

# Because there may be a large amount of data in the query params, use a POST
# where the params are sent in the body of the HTTP Request.
responseXml = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/")
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200):
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    print("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    print("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    print("response body: " + responseXml)
    sys.exit()

# Examine the successful XML response.
xml = chilkat2.Xml()
xml.LoadXml(responseXml)
print(xml.GetXml())

# To get the MessageId
print("MessageId: " + xml.ChilkatPath("SendEmailResult|MessageId|*"))

# A sample successful response:
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
# <SendEmailResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
#     <SendEmailResult>
#         <MessageId>010101579081d2c1-043c693f-5a23-4c64-a8c1-66187d3725a0-000000</MessageId>
#     </SendEmailResult>
#     <ResponseMetadata>
#         <RequestId>e2b5b480-8a4e-11e6-85cd-21b1f1f6d432</RequestId>
#     </ResponseMetadata>
# </SendEmailResponse>