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This is a simple proxy server that can be used for sending free transactional emails through Cloudflare workers.
Cloudflare Worker Email Server
Send free transactional emails from your Cloudflare Workers using MailChannels.
Getting Started!
- Clone this repository
- Install the dependencies with
npm install - Use the command
npx wrangler secret put --env production TOKENto deploy a securely stored token to Cloudflare. With this command, you will be prompted to enter a random secret value, which will be used to authenticate your requests with the HTTPAuthorizationheader as described below. You can also set this encrypted value directly in your Cloudflare dashboard. - Deploy the worker with
npm run deploy
Or deploy directly to cloudflare
Setup SPF
SPF is a DNS record that helps prevent email spoofing. You will need to add an SPF record to your domain to allow MailChannels to send emails on your behalf.
- Add a
TXTrecord to your domain with the following values: - Name:@- Value:v=spf1 a mx include:relay.mailchannels.net ~all
Setup DKIM
This step is optional, but highly recommended. DKIM is a DNS record that helps prevent email spoofing. You may follow the steps listed in the MailChannels documentation to set up DKIM for your domain.
Usage
Once you have deployed this worker function to Cloudflare Workers, you can send emails by making a POST request to the worker on the /api/email endpoint with the following parameters:
- Note you need to pass an
Authorizationheader with the secure token you deployed. Like the following:Authorization: TOKEN
Basic Email
The Most basic request would look like this:
{
"to": "[email protected]",
"from": "[email protected]",
"subject": "Hello World",
"text": "Hello World"
}
HTML Emails
You can also send HTML emails by adding an html parameter to the request. This can be used in conjunction with the text parameter to send a multi-part email.
{
"to": "[email protected]",
"from": "[email protected]",
"subject": "Hello World",
"html": "<h1>Hello World</h1>"
}
Sender and Recipient Name
You can also specify a sender and recipient name by adding a name parameter to the request. This can be used for both the to and from parameters.
{
"to": { "email": "[email protected]", "name": "John Doe" },
"from": { "email": "[email protected]", "name": "Jane Doe" },
"subject": "Hello World",
"text": "Hello World"
}
Sending to Multiple Recipients
You may also send to multiple recipients by passing an array of emails, or an array of objects with email and name properties.
{
"to": [
"[email protected]",
"[email protected]"
],
"from": "[email protected]",
"subject": "Hello World",
"text": "Hello World"
}
or
{
"to": [
{ "email": "[email protected]", "name": "John Doe" },
{ "email": "[email protected]", "name": "Rose Doe" }
],
"from": "[email protected]",
"subject": "Hello World",
"text": "Hello World"
}
Sending BCC and CC
You can also send BCC and CC emails by passing an array of emails, an object with email and name properties, or an array of either, similar to the to parameter.
{
"to": "[email protected]",
"from": "[email protected]",
"subject": "Hello World",
"text": "Hello World",
"cc": [
"[email protected]",
"[email protected]"
],
"bcc": [
"[email protected]"
]
}
Reply To
You can also specify a reply to email address by adding a replyTo parameter to the request. Again, you can use an email string, an object with email and name properties, or an array of either.
{
"to": "[email protected]",
"from": "[email protected]",
"replyTo": "[email protected]",
"subject": "Hello World",
"text": "Hello World"
}