Sending email is a very common need for C# applications. Think about some of the use cases almost every app needs to handle: new user welcomes, event notifications, password resets, and so on. These transactional emails are workhorses, and it’s really important that they get to your users. As a C# developer, what’s the best way to get them done?
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There’s a Better Way to Send Email in C#
Sending email is a very common need for C# applications. Think about some of the use cases almost every app needs to handle: new user welcomes, event notifications, password resets, and so on. These transactional emails are workhorses, and it’s really important that they get to your users. As a C# developer, what’s the best way to get them done?
There are several C# email libraries out there, including system.net.mail, systems.web.mail. SmtpClient, MailKit, MimeKit, etc., but they all have one thing in common: you need an SMTP server to use them. Even if you have access to a server, it’s probably not tuned to ensure your messages get to your user’s inbox quickly and consistently. Using the SparkPost email delivery service is an easier way.
Let’s give it a try. Here’s how to send a message using SparkPost and C#.
Hello, World! I’m Sending Email with C# and SparkPost
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You’re well on your way to being a C# email master, thanks to one simple API. You have a working sending domain, you’ve sent your first message, and soon you will conquer the email world!
That said, your journey is not yet complete. Do you really want to have to combine content and design by building your email templates in code? Of course not! Stay tuned and I will show you how to separate the content of the message out of your API call and pre-store the message template, simplifying your code even further.
Till then, sign up for SparkPost, set up your domain, and check out our great API documentation! If you have any other questions around C# and SparkPost, come to the #csharp channel in our community slack.
— Mike
