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Alex Spinov
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Resend Has a Free Email API — Send Transactional Emails with React Components

#email #webdev #opensource #api

A developer needed to send password reset emails. Setting up SMTP, dealing with deliverability, building HTML email templates that work in Outlook - three days of work for a basic feature.

Resend is a modern email API. Send transactional emails with a single API call. Build email templates with React. Free tier: 3,000 emails/month.

What Resend Offers for Free

  • 3,000 Emails/Month - Generous free tier
  • React Email - Build templates with React components
  • Simple API - One POST request to send email
  • Deliverability - DKIM, SPF, DMARC handled for you
  • Webhooks - Track opens, clicks, bounces
  • Multiple Domains - Add custom sending domains
  • SDK - Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP, Elixir

Quick Start 

npm install resend
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import { Resend } from 'resend'
const resend = new Resend('re_123456')
await resend.emails.send({
  from: 'onboarding@yourdomain.com',
  to: 'user@example.com',
  subject: 'Welcome!',
  html: '<h1>Welcome aboard!</h1>'
})
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Website: resend.com - 3K emails/month free

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