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# cURL

> Send emails using standard HTTP requests.

# cURL

You can send emails using any HTTP client by making a POST request to the API.

## Endpoint

<ResponseField name="POST" type="">
  `https://api.simpleemailapi.dev/v1/v1.EmailService/SendEmail`
</ResponseField>

## Headers

<ResponseField name="Authorization" type="string" required>
  `Bearer sea_live_...`
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  `application/json`
</ResponseField>

## Request Body

```json theme={null}
{
  "from": "hello@yourdomain.com",
  "to": ["recipient@example.com"],
  "subject": "Hello via cURL",
  "body": "This is the plain text body.",
  "html": "<p>This is the <b>HTML</b> body.</p>",
  "async": true
}
```

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://api.simpleemailapi.dev/v1/v1.EmailService/SendEmail \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sea_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "from": "hello@yourdomain.com",
    "to": ["user@example.com"],
    "subject": "Hello!",
    "body": "Sent from cURL",
    "async": true
  }'
```

## Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "em_kb83...",
  "status": "QUEUED",
  "messageId": "0100018..."
}
```