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Prerequisites

To get the most out of this guide, you’ll need to:

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1. Install

Get the django-anymail package with Resend support. 
pip install django-anymail[resend]

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2. Configure

Add Anymail to your Django settings.
settings.py
import os

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    # ...
    "anymail",
]

EMAIL_BACKEND = "anymail.backends.resend.EmailBackend"
ANYMAIL = {
    "RESEND_API_KEY": os.environ.get("RESEND_API_KEY"),
}
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "[email protected]"

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3. Send email using HTML

The easiest way to send an email is by using the html_message parameter.
views.py
from django.core.mail import send_mail
from django.http import JsonResponse

def send_email(request):
    send_mail(
        subject="Hello from Django + Resend",
        message="This is a plain text message.",
        from_email="Acme <[email protected]>",
        recipient_list=["[email protected]"],
        html_message="<strong>it works!</strong>",
    )

    return JsonResponse({"message": "Email sent successfully"})

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4. Send email using a template

For more complex emails, you can use Django’s template system. First, create an HTML template at templates/emails/welcome.html:
templates/emails/welcome.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>Welcome Email</title>
  </head>
  <body style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;">
    <h1>Welcome, {{ user_name }}!</h1>
    <p>Thank you for joining our service.</p>
    <p>Your account email: <strong>{{ user_email }}</strong></p>
    <p>
      <a
        href="{{ dashboard_url }}"
        style="background-color: #007bff; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px;"
      >
        Go to Dashboard
      </a>
    </p>
  </body>
</html>
Then render and send the template:
views.py
from django.core.mail import EmailMessage
from django.http import JsonResponse
from django.template.loader import render_to_string

def send_template_email(request):
    html_content = render_to_string('emails/welcome.html', {
        'user_name': 'Django Developer',
        'user_email': '[email protected]',
        'dashboard_url': 'https://example.com/dashboard',
    })

    message = EmailMessage(
        subject="Welcome to Our Service!",
        body=html_content,
        from_email="Acme <[email protected]>",
        to=["[email protected]"],
    )
    message.content_subtype = "html"
    message.send()

    return JsonResponse({"message": "Email sent successfully"})

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5. Try it yourself

Django Example

See the full source code.