Quickstarts

Each quickstart follows one short path: install, authenticate, and send an email through Bird's shared onboarding sender, with no domain setup. Every path uses a sandbox recipient, so the outcome does not depend on DNS or a mailbox. The SDKs and CLI select the API region for you. The raw HTTP quickstart shows how to select the host from your API key. Pick the page that matches your stack.

TypeScript / Node.js

Node.js: a plain script with @messagebird/sdk.
Frameworks: Next.js, Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Express, Hono, Bun, and Astro.

Python

Python: a plain script with the Bird Python SDK.
Frameworks: FastAPI, Django, and Flask.

Go

Go: a standard-library HTTP handler.
Gin.

PHP

PHP: a plain script with messagebird/sdk.

No SDK

cURL: the raw HTTP request, ready to paste into any terminal.
CLI: send from your shell with the bird CLI, no code at all.

Next steps

For an explanation of API keys, regions, and what happens after the 202, see Send your first email. To build with a coding agent, start with AI onboarding.