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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Send email with Nodemailer with the Helper Functions API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Send email with Nodemailer action
1. Connect your Helper Functions account
2. Configure host
3. Configure port
4. Optional- Configure secure
5. Optional- Configure Ignore TLS
6. Optional- Configure Require TLS
7. Configure user
8. Configure pass
9. Configure from
10. Configure to
11. Optional- Configure cc
12. Configure subject
13. Optional- Configure text
14. Optional- Configure html
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
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Details#

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Send email with Nodemailer on Helper Functions

Description:Sends an email using the nodemailer package

Version:0.2.1

Key:helper_functions-send-email-with-nodemailer

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Code#

// legacy_hash_id: a_EViLg3
import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
import helper_functions from "../../helper_functions.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "helper_functions-send-email-with-nodemailer",
  name: "Send email with Nodemailer",
  description: "Sends an email using the nodemailer package",
  version: "0.2.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    helper_functions,
    host: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The hostname or IP address of your SMTP server",
    },
    port: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The port your SMTP server listens on (defaults to 587 if is secure is false or 465 if true)",
    },
    secure: {
      type: "boolean",
      description: "If `true` the connection will use TLS when connecting to server. If `false` (the default) then TLS is used if server supports the **STARTTLS** extension. In most cases set this value to `true` if you are connecting to port 465. For port 587 or 25 keep it `false`",
      optional: true,
    },
    ignoreTLS: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Ignore TLS",
      description: "If this is `true` and **secure** is `false` then TLS is not used even if the server supports **STARTTLS** extension",
      optional: true,
    },
    requireTLS: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Require TLS",
      description: "If this is `true` and **secure** is `false` then Nodemailer tries to use **STARTTLS** even if the server does not advertise support for it. If the connection can not be encrypted then message is not sent",
      optional: true,
    },
    user: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The username you use to connect to your SMTP server",
    },
    pass: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Your password",
    },
    from: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The email address of the sender. All email addresses can be plain 'sender@server.com' or formatted '\"Sender Name\" <sender@server.com>'",
    },
    to: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Comma separated list or an array of recipients email addresses that will appear on the To: field",
    },
    cc: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Comma separated list or an array of recipients email addresses that will appear on the Cc: field",
      optional: true,
    },
    subject: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The subject of the email",
    },
    text: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The plain text version of the message",
      optional: true,
    },
    html: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The HTML version of the message",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run() {
    // See the Nodemailer docs for all options:
    // https://nodemailer.com/usage/
    var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
      host: this.host,
      port: this.port,
      secure: this.secure,
      ignoreTLS: this.ignoreTLS,
      requireTLS: this.requireTLS,
      auth: {
        user: this.user,
        pass: this.pass,
      },
    });

    var mailOptions = {
      from: this.from,
      to: this.to,
      cc: this.cc,
      subject: this.subject,
      text: (this.text || ""),
      html: (this.html || ""),
    };

    var mail = await transporter.sendMail(mailOptions);
    console.log("Email sent: " + mail.messageId);
    return mail;
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Helper Functions	`helper_functions`	`app`	This component uses the Helper Functions app.
	`host`	`string`	The hostname or IP address of your SMTP server
	`port`	`string`	The port your SMTP server listens on (defaults to 587 if is secure is false or 465 if true)
	`secure`	`boolean`	If `true` the connection will use TLS when connecting to server. If `false` (the default) then TLS is used if server supports the STARTTLS extension. In most cases set this value to `true` if you are connecting to port 465. For port 587 or 25 keep it `false`
Ignore TLS	`ignoreTLS`	`boolean`	If this is `true` and secure is `false` then TLS is not used even if the server supports STARTTLS extension
Require TLS	`requireTLS`	`boolean`	If this is `true` and secure is `false` then Nodemailer tries to use STARTTLS even if the server does not advertise support for it. If the connection can not be encrypted then message is not sent
	`user`	`string`	The username you use to connect to your SMTP server
	`pass`	`string`	Your password
	`from`	`string`	The email address of the sender. All email addresses can be plain 'sender@server.com' or formatted '"Sender Name" sender@server.com'
	`to`	`string`	Comma separated list or an array of recipients email addresses that will appear on the To: field
	`cc`	`string`	Comma separated list or an array of recipients email addresses that will appear on the Cc: field
	`subject`	`string`	The subject of the email
	`text`	`string`	The plain text version of the message
	`html`	`string`	The HTML version of the message