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# Sending Emails with Mailgun
## What You'll Need
Backbench account - [Sign Up](https://bench.backbench.io/signup), the personal account will always remain free to use.
Mailgun account - Its free to Sign Up and you get 10000 free emails every month.
## Prerequisites for the app
1. Sign In to Backbench account.
2. Select +, in the upper right corner to create a Bench. For example, say "bench\_one" and select CREATE or hit Enter.
## Frontend
1. Select +, in the upper right corner of file manager to create a html file. For example, say "index.html" and select CREATE or hit Enter.
2. Copy and paste the code module from below.
3. Select save.
```markup
mail service
Send an email
```
## Dependencies
For nodejs only.
Create a module name `package.json` and paste the following code.
{% code title="package.json" %}
```javascript
{
"dependencies":{
"mailgun-js":"^0.10.0"
}
}
```
{% endcode %}
## Backend
1. Select +, in the upper right corner to create a Module. For example, say "Send\_email.js" and select CREATE or hit Enter.
2. Copy and paste the code module from below.
3. Replace API\_KEY, DOMAIN from Mailgun dashboard.
4. Select save.
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="NodeJS" %}
{% code title="Send\_email.js" %}
```javascript
var mailgun = require("mailgun-js");
var api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY_FROM_DASHBOARD";
var DOMAIN = "YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME_FROM_DOMAINS-SECTION";
var mailgun = require("mailgun-js")({ apiKey: api_key, domain: DOMAIN });
module.exports.endpoint = function(req, cb) {
var data = {
from: "admin@backbench.io",
to: req.body.email,
subject: req.body.subject,
text: req.body.message
};
mailgun.messages().send(data, function(error, body) {
console.log(body);
cb(undefined, body);
});
};
```
{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="BBLANG" %}
```javascript
sendMail(message) => {
MAILGUN_AUTH = {
user: "api",
pass: "API_Key"
}
bb:http:post({
url: "https://api.mailgun.net/v3/mailgun.backbench.io/messages",
formData: message,
auth: MAILGUN_AUTH
});
}
sendMail:handler(req) => {
message = "{{emailbody}}" % req.body
response = sendMail({
from: req.body.from,
to: req.body.to,
subject: req.body.subject,
html: message
})
bb:log(response, req.body.from, req.body.to, req.body.subject, message);
return response.statusMessage;
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
## Asking permissions
Add Authorized Recipients in Domain section (Email-id to which email must be sent, it can me more than one, the recipients email will get a mail from Mailgun to verify if they are interested to receive the email).