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Resend Integration

Welcome to the Resend integration of NextMerce documentation. In this guide, we will share how to integrate Resend and SMTP with your e-commerce store. It allows you to send transactional e-mails from your website.

Resend is a simple yet powerful option for sending and managing transactional and marketing e-mails from your store. It provides a reliable e-mail delivery of order confirmations, password reset, or promotional campaigns. Also, you can easily customize the templates and enhance user engagement.

Follow the steps below to integrate SMTP in your boilerplate template:

Note: We will be using Resend as our SMTP provider. You can use any SMTP provider you want.

  1. Login to Resend (opens in a new tab) if you don’t have an account already go ahead and create one.
  2. Generate API Key: Go to API Keys and click on the Create API Key button

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  1. Get the SMTP PORT and HOST: Go to Settings then go to SMTP you can see all of them here.

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Go ahead and copy these and then update the env file

EMAIL_SERVER_HOST=YOUR_SMTP_HOST
EMAIL_SERVER_PORT=YOUR_SMTP_PORT
EMAIL_SERVER_USER=YOUR_SMTP_USER
EMAIL_SERVER_PASSWORD=YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD(for resend it's the API KEY)
EMAIL_FROM=YOUR_EMAIL_TO_SEND_FROM

One last thing you have to do is verify your Domain (opens in a new tab).

FAQs

  • Can I use Resend with serverless functions in Next.js?

Yes, Resend works smoothly with the serverless functions in Next.js. First, you have to create an API route in your application. Then import the Resend client and call the Resend API with the route handler. In this way, you can easily send transactional and promotional e-mails directly from your Next.js serverless functions.

  • How can I manage multiple email templates in NextMerce?

You can simply organize the e-mail templates by action types. In NextMerce, you can use Resend’s template ID to dynamically find the right template with the API call. It allows you to keep your e-mail communication scalable and efficient. Together with that, you can easily manage and organize your templates for each task.

  • Can I log email events for analytics purposes?

Yes, you effortlessly log into e-mail events for analytics with NextMerce. With the integration of Resend Webhooks, NextMerce allows you to check the e-mail analytics. Configure and set up the webhooks to capture e-mail opens, clicks, and bounces. It will store the data in the database and help you to track user engagements.

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