Send Emails Via Mailgun Api

---
name: send-emails-via-mailgun-api
description: "Send emails via Mailgun API. Use when the user needs to send emails programmatically, such as newsletters, notifications, alerts, or automated reports. Requires MAILGUN_API_KEY and MAILGUN_DOMAIN environment variables to be configured."
category: "Communication"
author: community
version: "1.0.6"
icon: message-circle
---

# Mailgun Email Sender

Send emails programmatically using Mailgun's HTTP API.

## Prerequisites

Configure the following environment variables in `~/.zshrc` or `~/.bash_profile`:

```bash
export MAILGUN_API_KEY="key-xxxxx"      # Your Mailgun private API key
export MAILGUN_DOMAIN="mg.yourdomain.com"  # Your Mailgun domain
export MAILGUN_FROM="Sender <noreply@mg.yourdomain.com>"  # Default sender
export MAILGUN_DEFAULT_TO="you@email.com"  # Default recipient (optional)
```

Then reload your shell configuration:
```bash
source ~/.zshrc
```

## Usage

### Send a simple email

```bash
mailgun/scripts/send_email.sh "Subject" "Email body text"
```

### Send to a specific recipient

```bash
mailgun/scripts/send_email.sh "Newsletter" "Content here" "recipient@email.com"
```

### Send with custom sender

```bash
mailgun/scripts/send_email.sh "Alert" "System down" "admin@company.com" "alerts@company.com"
```

## Features

- Simple command-line interface
- Uses environment variables for configuration
- Supports custom sender and recipient
- Returns success/error status codes
- Works with HTML content (pass HTML in body parameter)

## Common Use Cases

- Daily/weekly newsletters
- System alerts and notifications
- Automated reports
- Confirmation emails
- Scheduled reminders

## Troubleshooting

**Error: MAILGUN_API_KEY and MAILGUN_DOMAIN must be set**
→ Configure environment variables as shown in Prerequisites

**Error: 401 Unauthorized**
→ Check that your API key is correct and active

**Error: 404 Not Found**
→ Verify your MAILGUN_DOMAIN is correct

## References

- Mailgun Documentation: https://documentation.mailgun.com/
- API Reference: See [references/api.md](references/api.md)