Send email from Django over SMTP

Configure Django's built-in SMTP email backend to send through Unitpost. This is the same job as Nodemailer — Python instead of Node.

1. 1

   Configure your settings

   Add the SMTP settings to settings.py. Keep the API key in an environment variable.

   Python

   EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend"
   EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.unitpost.com"
   EMAIL_PORT = 587
   EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
   EMAIL_HOST_USER = "unitpost"
   EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.environ["UNITPOST_API_KEY"]
   DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "you@yourdomain.com"

2. 2

   Send an email

   Use send_mail or an EmailMessage. The from address must be on a verified domain.

   Python

   from django.core.mail import send_mail
   
   send_mail(
       subject="Hello from Unitpost",
       message="Sent via SMTP.",
       from_email="you@yourdomain.com",
       recipient_list=["customer@example.com"],
       html_message="<h1>Welcome!</h1>",
   )

3. 3

   Verify delivery

   Check your Unitpost Activity view for the message and its status.