Postmark API API

by postmarkapp.com

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Overview

Postmark makes sending and receiving email incredibly easy.

Postmark API is an email API from postmarkapp.com. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 43 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: No auth
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Email
Base URL: https://api.postmarkapp.com/
Version: 1.0.0
Endpoints: 43
OpenAPI: Specification ↗
Spec updated: 2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.postmarkapp.com/bounces" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.postmarkapp.com/bounces", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.postmarkapp.com/bounces",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

Method	Path	What it does
GET	`/bounces`	Get bounces
GET	`/bounces/{bounceid}`	Get a single bounce
PUT	`/bounces/{bounceid}/activate`	Activate a bounce
GET	`/bounces/{bounceid}/dump`	Get bounce dump
GET	`/deliverystats`	Get delivery stats
POST	`/email`	Send a single email
POST	`/email/batch`	Send a batch of emails
POST	`/email/batchWithTemplates`	Send a batch of email using templates.
POST	`/email/withTemplate`	Send an email using a Template
GET	`/messages/inbound`	Inbound message search
PUT	`/messages/inbound/{messageid}/bypass`	Bypass rules for a blocked inbound message
GET	`/messages/inbound/{messageid}/details`	Inbound message details
PUT	`/messages/inbound/{messageid}/retry`	Retry a failed inbound message for processing
GET	`/messages/outbound`	Outbound message search
GET	`/messages/outbound/clicks`	Clicks for a all messages
GET	`/messages/outbound/clicks/{messageid}`	Retrieve Message Clicks
GET	`/messages/outbound/opens`	Opens for all messages
GET	`/messages/outbound/opens/{messageid}`	Retrieve Message Opens
GET	`/messages/outbound/{messageid}/details`	Outbound message details
GET	`/messages/outbound/{messageid}/dump`	Outbound message dump
GET	`/server`	Get Server Configuration
PUT	`/server`	Edit Server Configuration
GET	`/stats/outbound`	Get outbound overview
GET	`/stats/outbound/bounces`	Get bounce counts
GET	`/stats/outbound/clicks`	Get click counts
GET	`/stats/outbound/clicks/browserfamilies`	Get browser usage by family
GET	`/stats/outbound/clicks/location`	Get clicks by body location
GET	`/stats/outbound/clicks/platforms`	Get browser plaform usage
GET	`/stats/outbound/opens`	Get email open counts
GET	`/stats/outbound/opens/emailclients`	Get email client usage
GET	`/stats/outbound/opens/platforms`	Get email platform usage
GET	`/stats/outbound/sends`	Get sent counts
GET	`/stats/outbound/spam`	Get spam complaints
GET	`/stats/outbound/tracked`	Get tracked email counts
GET	`/templates`	Get the Templates associated with this Server
POST	`/templates`	Create a Template
POST	`/templates/validate`	Test Template Content
GET	`/templates/{templateIdOrAlias}`	Get a Template
PUT	`/templates/{templateIdOrAlias}`	Update a Template
DELETE	`/templates/{templateIdOrAlias}`	Delete a Template
GET	`/triggers/inboundrules`	List inbound rule triggers
POST	`/triggers/inboundrules`	Create an inbound rule trigger
DELETE	`/triggers/inboundrules/{triggerid}`	Delete a single trigger

Questions

Does the Postmark API API need an API key?

No. The Postmark API API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.

Does the Postmark API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Postmark API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the Postmark API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 43 endpoints in version 1.0.0. All of them are shown on this page.

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