Send up to 50 messages over one SMTP connection
Send up to 50 messages over one SMTP connection using caller-supplied server credentialsessage actually sent)
Request
- x-api-key: <your-api-key>
- Content-Type: application/json
Response
{
"results": [],
"status": "success",
"tokensDeducted": 1
}What it does
Send up to 50 messages over one SMTP connection using caller-supplied server credentialsessage actually sent)
Request
Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
messages | array<object> | yes | |
↳ attachments | array<object> | no | |
↳ bcc | array<string> | no | |
↳ cc | array<string> | no | |
↳ from | string | no | |
↳ html | string | no | |
↳ subject | string | yes | |
↳ text | string | no | |
↳ to | array<string> | yes | |
server | object | yes | |
↳ host | string | yes | |
↳ password | string | yes | |
↳ port | integer | yes | |
↳ secure | boolean | yes | |
↳ username | string | yes |
Example request
{
"messages": [
{
"attachments": [
{
"content": "Hello from castomAPI.",
"contentType": "application/pdf",
"filename": "report.pdf"
}
],
"bcc": [],
"cc": [],
"from": "ada@example.com",
"html": "<h1>Hello</h1><p>From castomAPI.</p>",
"subject": "Your September invoice",
"text": "Hello from castomAPI.",
"to": [
"grace@example.com"
]
}
],
"server": {
"host": "example.com",
"password": "correct-horse-battery-staple",
"port": 4,
"secure": true,
"username": "ada"
}
}Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
results | array<object> | |
status | string | |
tokensDeducted | integer |
Example response
{
"results": [],
"status": "success",
"tokensDeducted": 1
}Errors
Every error answers with the same envelope: an HTTP status, a machine code and a sentence.
400 | The body or a parameter failed validation. The details array names the field. |
401 | No key, a revoked key or a wrong header. Send x-api-key. |
402 | The wallet cannot cover this call. Top up or wait for the monthly grant. |
404 | The resource does not exist, or it is not yours. Both answer identically and cost nothing. |
429 | Over the per-minute quota of your tier. Back off and retry. |
5xx | Upstream refused or timed out. The call is not billed. |
Code
curl -X POST 'https://app.castomapi.com/v1/email/send' \
-H 'x-api-key: <your-api-key>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"messages": [{"attachments": [{"content": "Hello from castomAPI.", "contentType": "application/pdf", "filename": "report.pdf"}], "bcc": [], "cc": [], "from": "ada@example.com", "html": "<h1>Hello</h1><p>From castomAPI.</p>", "subject": "Your September invoice", "text": "Hello from castomAPI.", "to": ["grace@example.com"]}], "server": {"host": "example.com", "password": "correct-horse-battery-staple", "port": 4, "secure": true, "username": "ada"}}'const res = await fetch('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/email/send', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({"messages": [{"attachments": [{"content": "Hello from castomAPI.", "contentType": "application/pdf", "filename": "report.pdf"}], "bcc": [], "cc": [], "from": "ada@example.com", "html": "<h1>Hello</h1><p>From castomAPI.</p>", "subject": "Your September invoice", "text": "Hello from castomAPI.", "to": ["grace@example.com"]}], "server": {"host": "example.com", "password": "correct-horse-battery-staple", "port": 4, "secure": true, "username": "ada"}})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import { request } from 'node:https';
// Node 18+ has fetch built in
const res = await fetch('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/email/send', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({"messages": [{"attachments": [{"content": "Hello from castomAPI.", "contentType": "application/pdf", "filename": "report.pdf"}], "bcc": [], "cc": [], "from": "ada@example.com", "html": "<h1>Hello</h1><p>From castomAPI.</p>", "subject": "Your September invoice", "text": "Hello from castomAPI.", "to": ["grace@example.com"]}], "server": {"host": "example.com", "password": "correct-horse-battery-staple", "port": 4, "secure": true, "username": "ada"}})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.post(
'https://app.castomapi.com/v1/email/send',
headers={'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>'},
json={"messages": [{"attachments": [{"content": "Hello from castomAPI.", "contentType": "application/pdf", "filename": "report.pdf"}], "bcc": [], "cc": [], "from": "ada@example.com", "html": "<h1>Hello</h1><p>From castomAPI.</p>", "subject": "Your September invoice", "text": "Hello from castomAPI.", "to": ["grace@example.com"]}], "server": {"host": "example.com", "password": "correct-horse-battery-staple", "port": 4, "secure": True, "username": "ada"}},
timeout=30,
)
print(res.json())<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/email/send');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: <your-api-key>', 'Content-Type: application/json'],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode(['messages' => [['attachments' => [['content' => 'Hello from castomAPI.', 'contentType' => 'application/pdf', 'filename' => 'report.pdf']], 'bcc' => [], 'cc' => [], 'from' => 'ada@example.com', 'html' => '<h1>Hello</h1><p>From castomAPI.</p>', 'subject' => 'Your September invoice', 'text' => 'Hello from castomAPI.', 'to' => ['grace@example.com']]], 'server' => ['host' => 'example.com', 'password' => 'correct-horse-battery-staple', 'port' => 4, 'secure' => true, 'username' => 'ada']]),
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
print_r($data);Cost and limits
This operation costs from 1 token. A call that fails is never billed. Every account gets 1000 free tokens a month; paid balances never expire. 1 token per message actually sent.
Rate limits per minute
| No key | 10 |
| Free | 60 |
| Pro | 300 |
| Enterprise | 1200 |
Questions
What does Send up to 50 messages over one SMTP connection cost?
from 1 token per successful call, debited from your wallet after the response. Failed calls are free. Every account receives 1000 free tokens a month. 1 token per message actually sent.
How do I authenticate?
Send your key in the x-api-key header. One key covers every metered endpoint; there is nothing to enable per endpoint.
Can I send an Authorization: Bearer token instead?
Not for a metered endpoint — those take the x-api-key header and nothing else. Bearer tokens belong to the account side: the dashboard and account APIs accept a JWT session, and castomapi-auth issues those through a standard OAuth2 handshake, with authorization code, client credentials and refresh grants. The auth service page covers it.
What are the limits?
10 requests a minute per IP with no key at all, 60 a minute on the free tier, 300 on Pro, 1200 on Enterprise. Above the no-key tier the quota is per account, across every endpoint.
OpenAPI: https://app.castomapi.com/docs/json