(Node.js) SES Send Plain-Text Email

Sends a simple plain-text email to one or more recipients.

See SES SendEmail for more information.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

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

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    var authAws = new chilkat.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.Text.Data","This is a sample plain-text email.");
    rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Body.Text.Charset","utf-8");

    rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Subject.Data","Sample plain-text 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 (Thanks!)
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thanks!)
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thanks!)
    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.
    var responseXml = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/");
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("response status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
        console.log("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
        console.log("response body: " + responseXml);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the successful XML response.
    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
    console.log(xml.GetXml());

    // To get the MessageId
    console.log("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>

}

chilkatExample();