Sending emails (Mailtrap)

Overview

Mailtrap sends live email over Email API (REST) or SMTP. Two streams apply for API/SMTP: Transactional (non-promotional, app-generated) and Bulk (promotional / marketing volume). Batch is not a third stream: it is how you submit many messages in one request on whichever stream matches the content. Campaigns are a separate product path for promotional mail to Mailtrap contacts. Pair this sheet with the Transactional / Bulk developer pages when building or debugging integrations (including with AI-assisted coding).

When to Use

Use when integrating, configuring, or troubleshooting Mailtrap live email sending with Email API, SMTP, transactional streams, bulk streams, or batch requests.

How to integrate (preference order)

Preferred order:

1. Plugin or integration for the user's platform (no-code or minimal-config) where available
2. Official SDK for your language when one exists (maintained clients, typed helpers, less room for URL/auth mistakes).
3. HTTP Email API when there is no SDK or the SDK does not fit (direct POST to /api/send or /api/batch with JSON).
4. SMTP only when you really need it (legacy stack, host/platform that only speaks SMTP, or hard constraints that rule out HTTP).