# Amazon SES v2 API code examples for the SDK for Python

## Overview

Shows how to use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) to work with Amazon Simple Email Service v2 API.

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_Amazon SES v2 API is a reliable, scalable, and cost-effective email service._

## ⚠ Important

* Running this code might result in charges to your AWS account. For more details, see [AWS Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/) and [Free Tier](https://aws.amazon.com/free/).
* Running the tests might result in charges to your AWS account.
* We recommend that you grant your code least privilege. At most, grant only the minimum permissions required to perform the task. For more information, see [Grant least privilege](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#grant-least-privilege).
* This code is not tested in every AWS Region. For more information, see [AWS Regional Services](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services).

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## Code examples

### Prerequisites

For prerequisites, see the [README](../../README.md#Prerequisites) in the `python` folder.

Install the packages required by these examples by running the following in a virtual environment:

```
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
```

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### Single actions

Code excerpts that show you how to call individual service functions.

- [CreateContact](newsletter.py#L155)
- [CreateContactList](newsletter.py#L105)
- [CreateEmailIdentity](newsletter.py#L92)
- [CreateEmailTemplate](newsletter.py#L118)
- [DeleteContactList](newsletter.py#L258)
- [DeleteEmailIdentity](newsletter.py#L286)
- [DeleteEmailTemplate](newsletter.py#L271)
- [ListContacts](newsletter.py#L198)
- [SendEmail](newsletter.py#L164)

### Scenarios

Code examples that show you how to accomplish a specific task by calling multiple
functions within the same service.

- [Newsletter scenario](newsletter.py)


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## Run the examples

### Instructions


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#### SESv2 Newsletter Workflow

Review the usage instructions in [`workflows/sesv2_weekly_mailer/README.md`](../../../scenarios/features/sesv2_weekly_mailer/README.md).

To run the Newsletter example, copy the files from workflows/sesv2_weekly_mailer/resources into this folder.

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#### Newsletter scenario

This example shows you how to run the Amazon SES v2 API newsletter scenario.


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Start the example by running the following at a command prompt:

```
python newsletter.py
```


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### Tests

⚠ Running tests might result in charges to your AWS account.


To find instructions for running these tests, see the [README](../../README.md#Tests)
in the `python` folder.



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## Additional resources

- [Amazon SES v2 API Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/Welcome.html)
- [Amazon SES v2 API API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/Welcome.html)
- [SDK for Python Amazon SES v2 API reference](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/sesv2.html)

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