Send an email with SMTP

Use the SMTP Emails tool to connect to an email provider through SMTP and send an email. Obtain the required SMTP connection settings from your email provider before configuring the tool.

Before you start

Collect the SMTP host name, secure transfer protocol, and port from your email provider. If the SMTP connection requires authentication, you also need a username and password.

Attach a file

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This tool does not allow attaching multiple files.

Setting	Description	Required
Name of attachment	Sets the attachment's file name.	No
Path of the attachment	Identifies the attachment. Use the path to a Base64-encoded value in the data record or a file-manager path such as testfolder/test.pdf.	No

When you add an attachment, provide both its name and its path.

Configure the sender and recipients

Setting	Description	Required
From Name	Sets the sender name.	Yes
From Address	Sets the sender email address.	No
To Name	Sets the recipient name.	No
Send to	Sets the recipient email address.	Yes
Reply Name	Sets the name shown for the reply recipient.	No
Reply Address	Sets the email address that receives replies.	No
CC	Sends a copy of the email to the specified email addresses.	No
BCC	Sends a hidden copy to one or more email addresses. Separate multiple addresses with commas.	No

Configure the SMTP connection

Setting	Description	Required
Do you use authentication?	Specifies whether the SMTP connection uses a username and password. Authentication parameters will be filled in the app in the flow.	No
Host Name	Sets the primary and backup SMTP servers.	Yes
Secure Transfer	Sets the secure transfer protocol. Supported values are none, tls, and ssl.	Yes
Port	Sets the SMTP port. Supported values are 465 and 587.	Yes

Configure the message

Setting	Description	Required
Subject	Sets the email subject.	Yes
Alt Body	Sets the plain-text alternative for email clients that do not support HTML.	No
WordWrap	Controls line wrapping in the HTML content. The documented default is 75 characters.	No