django_ses_email_backend_config_and_send_test.py

1# 1. In your settings.py:
2# ----------------------
3EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django_ses.SESBackend'
4
5# Optional: If you are using IAM roles, these are not required.
6# Otherwise, provide your AWS credentials.
7AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = 'YOUR-ACCESS-KEY-ID'
8AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = 'YOUR-SECRET-ACCESS-KEY'
9
10# Optional: Specify the AWS region (defaults to us-east-1)
11AWS_SES_REGION_NAME = 'us-east-1'
12AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT = 'email.us-east-1.amazonaws.com'
13
14
15# 2. To send an email (e.g., in a view or script):
16# ----------------------
17from django.core.mail import send_mail
18
19send_mail(
20    'Subject here',
21    'Here is the message.',
22    'from@example.com',
23    ['to@example.com'],
24    fail_silently=False,
25)