Send Email using aws-sdk-v2.sesv2 on golang

stack:

• go
• aws

ref:

• https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2
• https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples
• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/send-an-email-from-console.html
• https://react.email/docs/integrations/aws-ses

prep:

• setup access key to use aws sdk

step:

1. initiate ses service on aws
choose your region on aws

2. create identities to use sandbox feature from aws ses

click create identity button

fill form

create another identity for [e-mail]
and you should get

finally you just need to verify your email by click link verification on the email inbox

2.Initialize Project

$ mkdir ~/helloaws
$ cd ~/helloaws
$ go mod init helloaws

3.Add SDK Dependencies

$ go get github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws
$ go get github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
$ go get github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sesv2

4.Write Code

package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "log"

    "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
    "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
    "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sesv2"
    "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sesv2/types"
)

func main() {
    // Using the SDK's default configuration, load additional config
    // and credentials values from the environment variables, shared
    // credentials, and shared configuration files
    cfg, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(context.TODO(), config.WithRegion("ap-southeast-1"))
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("unable to load SDK config, %v", err)
    }

    // Build the request with its input parameters
    resp, err := svc.SendEmail(context.TODO(), &sesv2.SendEmailInput{
        FromEmailAddress: aws.String("[e-mail]"),
        Destination: &types.Destination{
            ToAddresses: []string{"[e-mail]"},
        },
        Content: &types.EmailContent{
            Simple: &types.Message{
                Subject: &types.Content{
                    Data: aws.String("Test Email"),
                },
                Body: &types.Body{
                    Text: &types.Content{
                        Data: aws.String("This is a test email sent using AWS SES."),
                    },
                },
            },
        },
    })
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Error sending email: %v\n", err)
    }

    fmt.Printf("Email sent successfully, message ID: %s\n", *resp.MessageId)
}

5. Check [e-mail] inbox or spam for the test email