What is SMTP?

SMTP is the protocol mail servers use to hand off messages. A bulk email SMTP server or high volume SMTP service (SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES, “transactional SMTP service”) gives you a username, a host, and a port. Your app speaks SMTP; they inject mail onto the internet.

Does Brahmastra include bulk SMTP?

No hosted SMTP relay, no “SMTP server for email marketing” that you point WordPress at, and no third-party SMTP API. If your brief is strictly SMTP email sending service, use SES, Mailgun, or SendGrid — then read SendGrid alternatives for when a desktop Gmail sender is the better fit.

SMTP vs API email sending

SMTP is a protocol to a relay. An email API (Gmail API, SendGrid API) is HTTPS with tokens. Brahmastra G-Api is Gmail API bulk sending. Full comparison: SMTP vs email API and how SMTP bulk email works.

Gmail email sending API

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