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# Send emails with Django
> Learn how to send your first email using Django and the Resend Python SDK.
## Prerequisites
Before you start, you'll need:
* A Resend [API key](/create-an-api-key)
* A [verified domain](/add-a-domain)
## 1. Install
Get the [django-anymail](https://anymail.dev/en/stable/esps/resend/) package with Resend support.
```bash Pip theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
pip install django-anymail[resend]
```
## 2. Configure
Add Anymail to your Django settings.
```py settings.py theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import os
INSTALLED_APPS = [
# ...
"anymail",
]
EMAIL_BACKEND = "anymail.backends.resend.EmailBackend"
ANYMAIL = {
"RESEND_API_KEY": os.environ.get("RESEND_API_KEY"),
}
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "onboarding@resend.dev"
```
## 3. Send email using HTML
The easiest way to send an email is by using the `html_message` parameter.
```py views.py theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
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 ",
recipient_list=["delivered@resend.dev"],
html_message="it works!",
)
return JsonResponse({"message": "Email sent successfully"})
```
## 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`:
```html templates/emails/welcome.html theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
Welcome Email
Welcome, {{ user_name }}!
Thank you for joining our service.
Your account email: {{ user_email }}
Go to Dashboard
```
Then render and send the template:
```py views.py theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
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': 'delivered@resend.dev',
'dashboard_url': 'https://example.com/dashboard',
})
message = EmailMessage(
subject="Welcome to Our Service!",
body=html_content,
from_email="Acme ",
to=["delivered@resend.dev"],
)
message.content_subtype = "html"
message.send()
return JsonResponse({"message": "Email sent successfully"})
```
## 5. Try it yourself
Full Django web application
Basic email sending
Send emails with file attachments
Send emails using Resend hosted templates
Schedule emails for future delivery
Manage contacts and audiences
Create and manage sending domains
Receive and process inbound emails
Double opt-in subscription flow