email messaging notifications⏱10 minutes
Get Started with Resend
Verified 1mo agoQuick Summary
“Email for developers”
Best for: Developers who want a clean, modern API for transactional email without legacy complexity
Time to first integration: 10 minutes
📋Prerequisites
- ✓Node.js 18+ installed
- ✓A Resend account — sign up here
- ✓An existing project (Next.js, React, or Node.js recommended)
Setup Steps
4 steps1
1
Install
Add the Resend SDK to your project.
bash
npm install resend2
2
Add your API key
Set your Resend API key as an environment variable.
bash
RESEND_API_KEY=...3
3
Verify a domain
Add and verify your sending domain in the Resend dashboard.
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4
Send
Send an email with the SDK.
typescript
await resend.emails.send({ from, to, subject, html })Related Guides
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