Send Transactional Email

Legacy endpoint. New integrations should use the Transactional Emails resource instead. Quick guide

To send a transactional email, use the following URL pattern:

https://api.bluefox.email/v1/send-transactional

Replace the placeholders with your specific information:

• ##EMAIL_ID##
• ##YOUR_API_KEY##

You can find the required IDs by clicking the Code Guide button on a transactional email card:

In the Code Guide dialog, these values are automatically filled in. If you copy the code snippets, make sure to replace ##YOUR_API_KEY##.

Request Body

{
  "email": "jon@doe.com",
  "transactionalId": "##EMAIL_ID##",
  "data": {
    "example": "example merge tag value"
  },
  "attachments": [] // optional
}

You can include personalization data (merge tags) in the data object. These tags are processed by Handlebars when the email is sent.

cURL Example

curl -X POST \
"https://api.bluefox.email/v1/send-transactional" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ##YOUR_API_KEY##" \
-d '{
  "email": "jon@doe.com", // TODO: Change email address
  "transactionalId": "##EMAIL_ID##",
  "data": {
    // TODO: Add merge tag values
  }
}'

JavaScript Example

const url = 'https://api.bluefox.email/v1/send-transactional';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer ##YOUR_API_KEY##' // TODO: Replace ##YOUR_API_KEY##
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email: 'jon@doe.com', // TODO: Change email address
    transactionalId: '##EMAIL_ID##',
    data: {
      // TODO: Add merge tag values
    }
  })
});

PHP Example

$apiKey = "##YOUR_API_KEY##";

$url = "https://api.bluefox.email/v1/send-transactional";

$email = "example@gmail.com"; // TODO: Change email address
$transactionalId = "##EMAIL_ID##";
$data = [
  // TODO: Add merge tag values
];

$payload = json_encode([
  "email" => $email,
  "transactionalId" => $transactionalId,
  "data" => $data
]);

$options = [
  "http" => [
    "header"  => [
      "Content-Type: application/json",
      "Authorization: Bearer $apiKey"
    ],
    "method"  => "POST",
    "content" => $payload,
  ],
];

$context  = stream_context_create($options);
$result = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);

API Responses

Code	Name	Message	Description	JSON Response Example
200	-	-	The request was successfully processed.	json { "status": 200 , "result": {"success": true} }
400	VALIDATION_ERROR	Project Email AWS configurations not found.	Missing AWS configurations in project.	json { "status": 400, "error": {"name": "VALIDATION_ERROR", "message": "Project Email AWS configurations not found."} }
400	VALIDATION_ERROR	Missing required parameters: email and transactionalId.	The request is missing mandatory fields for processing.	json { "status": 400, "error": {"name": "VALIDATION_ERROR", "message": "Missing required parameters: email and transactionalId."}}
400	VALIDATION_ERROR	Invalid email format	The request contains improperly formatted email. Ensure email is valid email address.	json { "status": 400, "error": {"name": "VALIDATION_ERROR", "message": "Invalid email format"} }
405	METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED	Insufficient credits available.	Occurs when the account lacks the necessary credits to send an email.	json { "status": 405 , "error": {"name": "METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED", "message": "Insufficient credits available."} }
405	METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED	The provided email has been flagged due to bouncing. If this is incorrect and the email is valid, please contact support.	The email address has been marked as undeliverable due to previous failed delivery attempts.	json { "status": 405, "error": {"name": "METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED", "message": "The provided email has been flagged due to bouncing. If this is incorrect and the email is valid, please contact support."} }