n8n-nodes-resend

This is an n8n community node for integrating with Resend, a modern email API for developers. This node provides comprehensive access to Resend's email functionality directly within your n8n workflows.

Installation

Recommended: n8n Community Nodes

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Select Install
3. Enter n8n-nodes-resend
4. Agree to the security prompt
5. Install

Manual Installation

For manual installation, clone this repo to your custom nodes directory:

# Create a directory for custom nodes (if you haven't already)
mkdir -p ~/.n8n/custom

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/n8n-nodes-resend.git ~/.n8n/custom/n8n-nodes-resend

# Install dependencies and build
cd ~/.n8n/custom/n8n-nodes-resend
npm install
npm run build

Then restart n8n.

Authentication

This node requires a Resend API key. To obtain one:

1. Create an account at Resend
2. Navigate to the API Keys section
3. Create a new API key
4. Copy the key and use it in n8n credentials

Node Operations

Email Resource Operations

The Resend node provides the following operations for managing emails:

1. Cancel

Cancels a scheduled email that hasn't been sent yet.

Parameters:

• Email ID: The unique identifier of the scheduled email to cancel.

2. Get

Retrieves detailed information about a specific email.

Parameters:

• Email ID: The unique identifier of the email to retrieve.

3. List

Lists emails with optional filtering.

Parameters:

• Return All: Toggle to return all results or limit them.
• Limit: Maximum number of results to return (if not returning all).
• Filters:
  • From: Filter emails by sender address.
  • To: Filter emails by recipient address.

4. Send

Sends a single email.

Required Parameters:

• From: Sender's email address.
• To: Recipient's email address(es), comma-separated.
• Subject: Email subject line.

Optional Parameters:

• HTML Content: HTML body of the email.
• Text Content: Plain text body of the email.
• CC: Carbon copy recipient(s), comma-separated.
• BCC: Blind carbon copy recipient(s), comma-separated.
• Reply To: Address for replies.

Additional Fields:

• Attachments: Binary attachments to include in the email.
• Scheduled For: Date and time to schedule the email for future delivery.
• Tags: Key-value pairs for tracking and categorizing emails.

5. Send Batch

Sends multiple emails in a single API call.

Parameters:

• Emails JSON: A JSON array containing multiple email objects. Each object should include from, to, subject, and content fields.
• Batch Options:
  • Scheduled For: Schedule all emails in the batch to be sent at a specified time.

6. Update

Updates a scheduled email that hasn't been sent yet.

Required Parameters:

• Email ID: The unique identifier of the scheduled email to update.

Update Fields (all optional):

• From: Updated sender's email address.
• To: Updated recipient's email address(es).
• Subject: Updated email subject line.
• HTML Content: Updated HTML body.
• Text Content: Updated plain text body.
• CC: Updated carbon copy recipient(s).
• BCC: Updated blind carbon copy recipient(s).
• Reply To: Updated address for replies.
• Scheduled For: Updated date and time for delivery.

Example Usage

Basic Email Sending

This workflow sends a simple email:

1. Add a Manual Trigger node
2. Add the Resend node
3. Configure the Resend node:
   • Operation: Send
   • From: [email protected]
   • To: [email protected]
   • Subject: Hello from n8n
   • HTML Content: <h1>Hello!</h1><p>This is a test email from n8n using Resend.</p>

Scheduled Email with Tracking

This example schedules an email for future delivery with tracking tags:

1. Add a Manual Trigger node
2. Add the Resend node
3. Configure the Resend node:
   • Operation: Send
   • From: [email protected]
   • To: [email protected]
   • Subject: Scheduled Meeting Reminder
   • HTML Content: <p>Don't forget about our meeting tomorrow!</p>
   • Additional Fields:
     • Scheduled For: [Select future date/time]
     • Tags: Add tags like "campaign:reminder" and "user_type:customer"

Batch Email Sending

Send different emails to multiple recipients in one operation:

1. Add a Manual Trigger node
2. Add a Code node with this JavaScript snippet:

   return {
     json: {
       emails: [
         {
           from: "[email protected]",
           to: "[email protected]",
           subject: "First user email",
           html: "<p>Hello User 1!</p>"
         },
         {
           from: "[email protected]",
           to: "[email protected]",
           subject: "Second user email",
           html: "<p>Hello User 2!</p>"
         }
       ]
     }
   };

3. Add the Resend node
4. Configure the Resend node:
   • Operation: Send Batch
   • Emails JSON: {{ $json.emails }}

Resources

• Resend API Documentation
• n8n Documentation

License

MIT