Introduction
Get started with Bird
Email, SMS, and WhatsApp share one platform, with per-channel endpoints over common infrastructure. Create a key, send your first message, then wire up the rest at your own pace.
Choose a path
Pick a use-case quickstart to go from zero to your first send. Every quickstart provides one guided happy path and is the canonical destination for related channel and product pages.
EmailFrom API key to delivered email in under 5 minutes.
AI onboardingPoint Cursor or VS Code at Bird with MCP, llms.txt, and the agent CLI.
Send an SMSSend free-form text or a template through the SMS API.
Verify a phone numberSend and check a one-time passcode in minutes.
Explore the docs
Beyond the quickstarts, the documentation has five areas. The Guides explain how Bird works and cover each channel in depth, while the Knowledge base handles operational tasks. The SDKs provide typed API methods, the CLI works in terminals and agent loops, and the API reference documents every endpoint.
GuidesPlatform concepts and in-depth channel documentation, including authentication, webhooks, Email, and SMS.
Knowledge baseAccount setup, DNS and domains, deliverability, billing, and troubleshooting.
SDKsTyped clients for TypeScript, Python, and Go over one shared behavior model.
CLIOperate Bird from a shell, a script, or an agent loop. JSON output, semantic exit codes.
API referenceEvery public endpoint, generated from the same OpenAPI spec that drives the SDKs.
The Email guide
Email is the deepest section today. Start at the Email overview for the conceptual map, or jump straight to a topic:
- Sending: Sending email, Batch sending, Categories, Rate limits
- Domains & authentication: Sending domains, DKIM, SPF & DMARC, BIMI
- Reputation: Dedicated IPs & pools, IP warmup, Suppressions, Deliverability
- Visibility & testing: Metrics, Stats API, Open & click tracking, Events, Mail sandbox
- Migrating: from SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES, or Resend
The SMS guide
Send free-form text or a built-in template; both are available to every workspace. Start at the SMS overview for the map, or jump to Sending SMS, the SMS log, SMS metrics, or Events.
Next steps
After your first send, wire up Webhooks & events to receive delivery events.