Connecting to Amazon SES

Introduction

This article guides you through integrating Gravity SMTP with your Amazon SES account. This will allow you to send emails using the Amazon SES service.

About the Amazon SES Service

Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is a robust tool frequently utilized for sending marketing emails. The Amazon SES integration for Gravity SMTP allows you to securely leverage this tool, ensuring your emails are reliably delivered.

Integration Steps

1. Obtain your Access Key ID from the AWS Console
   This will be required in settings to create the link between Amazon SES and your website via Gravity SMTP. Refer to this help guide for instructions on how to find that Access Key in your AWS Console.
2. Obtain your Secret Access Key from the AWS Console.
   This will be required in settings to create the link between Amazon SES and your website via Gravity SMTP. Refer to this help guide for instructions on how to find that Secret Key in your AWS Console.
3. Obtain the Region from the AWS Console.
   This will be required in settings to create the link between Amazon SES and your website via Gravity SMTP. Refer to this help guide for instructions on how to find the Region in your AWS Console.
4. Complete the Gravity SMTP Settings screen.
   Go to Gravity SMTP → Settings → Integrations and click the settings cog on the Amazon SES card. This will open a pop-up modal with all the fields required for SMTP to connect with Amazon SES. See below for a description of these settings.
5. Click the “Save Changes” button.
   After saving, you should be returned to the Settings card page, and the Configured text should appear at the bottom of the settings card for Amazon SES. If your settings card still shows Not Configured, check your settings and the steps above to ensure everything has been completed.

2. Enable the integration using the on-off toggle (if you are ready to use it).
   Click the toggle on the settings card to turn on the Amazon SES integration. This will show the integration as Connected. You can then test using the Gravity SMTP Tools to send a test email. Note that only one integration can be active at a time, so toggling one integration on will toggle any other active integration off.

Settings Reference

Tag	Description
Access Key ID	The Access Key ID that is provided by Amazon SES. See the “Steps” section for the process of obtaining this. Required.
Secret Access Key	The Secret Access Key that is provided by Amazon SES. See the “Steps” section for the process of obtaining this. Required.
Region	The Regtion set in Amazon SES. See the “Steps” section for the process of obtaining this. Required.

Integration Settings

Tag	Description
From Email	The from: email associated with outgoing messages. This email address needs to be the connected account address on that account. Only applied when from: property is not explicitly set in the message being processed.
Force Email	If enabled, the From Email will override any plugin settings for all outgoing email messages.
From Name	The from: name associated with outgoing messages. Only applied when from: property is not explicitly set in the message being processed.
Force Name	If enabled, the From Name will override any plugin settings for all outgoing email messages.