emailalias 1.0.1

Official Python client for the EmailAlias API.

emailalias-python

Official Python client for the EmailAlias.io REST API.

API access is a Premium feature. Generate a key from Settings → API Keys in the web dashboard.

Install

pip install emailalias

Or from source:

pip install git+https://github.com/emailalias/emailalias-python.git

Quick start

from emailalias import Client

client = Client(api_key="ea_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx")

# Create an alias
alias = client.create_alias(alias_type="random", label="Shopping")
print(alias["alias_email"])   # e.g. "[e-mail]"

# List aliases
for a in client.list_aliases():
    print(a["alias_email"], "→", a["destination_email"])

# Forward to a verified additional destination
alias = client.create_alias(
    alias_type="custom",
    custom_code="work-signup",
    label="Work",
    destination_email="[e-mail]",  # must be verified on your account first
)

# Send email from an alias
client.send_email(
    alias_id=alias["id"],
    to_email="[e-mail]",
    subject="Hello",
    body="Sent from my alias.",
)

# Disable an alias
client.update_alias(alias_id=alias["id"], active=False)

Error handling

from emailalias import Client, AuthenticationError, RateLimitError

client = Client(api_key="ea_live_xxx")
try:
    client.list_aliases()
except AuthenticationError:
    # Invalid key, or account is no longer Premium
    ...
except RateLimitError:
    # Respect X-RateLimit-Reset and retry
    ...

Configuration

client = Client(
    api_key="ea_live_xxx",
    base_url="https://emailalias.io",  # override for staging/self-host
    timeout=30.0,
)

Available methods

Method	Endpoint
list_aliases()	GET /api/aliases
create_alias(...)	POST /api/aliases
update_alias(id, active=, label=)	PATCH /api/aliases/{id}
delete_alias(id)	DELETE /api/aliases/{id}
list_available_domains()	GET /api/aliases/domains
list_destinations()	GET /api/destinations
add_destination(email)	POST /api/destinations
resend_destination_verification(id)	POST /api/destinations/{id}/resend
delete_destination(id)	DELETE /api/destinations/{id}
send_email(alias_id, to_email, subject, body, html_body=)	POST /api/send-email
list_domains()	GET /api/domains
add_domain(name)	POST /api/domains
verify_domain(id)	POST /api/domains/{id}/verify
delete_domain(id)	DELETE /api/domains/{id}
get_dashboard_stats()	GET /api/analytics/dashboard
list_logs(page=, per_page=)	GET /api/analytics/logs
list_exposure_events(page=, per_page=)	GET /api/analytics/exposure

Full API reference: https://emailalias.io/documentation

License

MIT