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Introduction

Learn how to send transactional emails in your app. Resend Email enables reliable, scalable email delivery using modern tools like React Email templates. It allows your app to send automated, event-driven, and scheduled emails for key user interactions such as signups, verifications, and notifications.

What You Can Build

With Resend Email, your app can support:
  • Welcome Emails – Send automated emails when users sign up.
  • Transactional Emails – Handle order confirmations, password resets, and account updates.
  • Verification Emails – Send OTPs or email verification links.
  • Notification Emails – Keep users informed about important activity in your app.
  • Scheduled Emails – Trigger emails at specific times or based on workflows.

How It Works

When Resend Email is enabled, your app connects to Resend’s email delivery system to send messages based on user actions or system events. Your app can:
  • trigger emails on user actions (e.g., signup, purchase)
  • use React Email templates for structured design
  • send emails instantly or schedule them
  • personalize content using user data
  • manage delivery reliably at scale
This allows you to implement production-ready email workflows without managing complex infrastructure.

Example Prompts

You can use prompts like these to implement features: Add a welcome email Add a welcome email to my app that sends automatically when a new user finishes signing up using Resend. Add transactional emails Add transactional emails to my app for order confirmations and password resets using Resend.

Common Use Cases

Resend Email is commonly used for:
  • user onboarding and welcome flows
  • e-commerce order confirmations
  • account verification and password recovery
  • product notifications and updates
  • workflow-based email automation

Best Practices

To get the best results:
  • keep email designs simple and responsive
  • personalize content to improve engagement
  • trigger emails at meaningful user moments
  • avoid sending too many emails to prevent fatigue
  • test templates across devices and email clients