Sidemail Python library for email sending and API
Project description
Sidemail Python Library
Official Sidemail.io Python library providing convenient access to the Sidemail API from Python applications.
Requirements
- Python 3.8+
Installation
pip install sidemail
Usage
First, the package needs to be configured with your project's API key, which you can find in the Sidemail Dashboard after you signed up.
from sidemail import Sidemail
sm = Sidemail(api_key="xxxxx") # or set SIDEMAIL_API_KEY env var
resp = sm.send_email(
toAddress="user@email.com",
fromAddress="you@example.com",
fromName="Your App",
templateName="Welcome",
templateProps={"foo": "bar"},
)
print(f"Email sent! ID: {resp.id}")
The response looks like:
{
"id": "5e858953daf20f3aac50a3da",
"status": "queued"
}
Shortcut sm.send_email(...) calls sm.email.send(...) under the hood.
Authentication
Explicit key:
from sidemail import Sidemail
sm = Sidemail(api_key="your-api-key")
Or if you set environment variable SIDEMAIL_API_KEY, then simply:
from sidemail import Sidemail
sm = Sidemail() # reads SIDEMAIL_API_KEY
Client configuration
import httpx
from sidemail import Sidemail
sm = Sidemail(
api_key="your-api-key",
base_url="https://api.sidemail.io/v1", # override for testing/mocking
timeout=10.0, # per-request timeout (seconds)
session=httpx.Client(), # custom httpx.Client (proxies, retries, etc.)
)
Email Sending Examples
Password reset template
sm.send_email(
toAddress="user@email.com",
fromAddress="you@example.com",
fromName="Your App",
templateName="Password reset",
templateProps={"resetUrl": "https://your.app/reset?token=123"},
)
Schedule email delivery
import datetime
scheduled_iso = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=60)).isoformat() + "Z"
sm.send_email(
toAddress="user@email.com",
fromAddress="your@startup.com",
fromName="Startup name",
templateName="Welcome",
templateProps={"firstName": "Patrik"},
scheduledAt=scheduled_iso,
)
Template with dynamic list
sm.send_email(
toAddress="user@email.com",
fromAddress="your@startup.com",
fromName="Startup name",
templateName="Template with dynamic list",
templateProps={
"list": [
{"text": "Dynamic list"},
{"text": "allows you to generate email template content"},
{"text": "based on template props."},
]
},
)
Custom HTML email
sm.send_email(
toAddress="user@email.com",
fromAddress="your@startup.com",
fromName="Startup name",
subject="Testing html only custom emails :)",
html="<html><body><h1>Hello world! 👋</h1></body></html>",
)
Custom plain text email
sm.send_email(
toAddress="user@email.com",
fromAddress="your@startup.com",
fromName="Startup name",
subject="Testing plain-text only custom emails :)",
text="Hello world! 👋",
)
Error handling
The SDK throws SidemailError for all errors. API errors include message, httpStatus, errorCode, and moreInfo.
from sidemail import Sidemail, SidemailError
sm = Sidemail(api_key="your-api-key")
try:
sm.send_email(
toAddress="user@example.com",
fromAddress="you@example.com",
subject="Hello",
text="Hello",
)
except SidemailError as e:
print(e.message)
if e.httpStatus: # API error
print(e.httpStatus, e.errorCode, e.moreInfo)
Response objects
Most responses are wrapped in a Resource enabling attribute access while remaining dict-like.
- Field names that collide with Python keywords or are invalid identifiers are suffixed with
_. - Methods return
Resourcewrappers (attribute + dict access); unwrap via.to_dict(). - Original JSON available via
.raw.
email = sm.email.get("email-id")
print(email.id, email.status)
print(email["id"]) # dict-style
raw_json = email.raw # original JSON mapping
flat_dict = email.to_dict() # fully unwrapped dict
Attachments helper
from sidemail import Sidemail
with open("invoice.pdf", "rb") as f:
attachment = Sidemail.file_to_attachment("invoice.pdf", f.read())
sm.send_email(
toAddress="user@email.com",
fromAddress="you@example.com",
subject="Invoice",
text="Invoice attached.",
attachments=[attachment],
)
Auto-pagination
List/search methods return a QueryResult containing the first page in result.data. Iterate across all pages with auto_paginate().
result = sm.contacts.list(limit=50)
for contact in result.auto_paginate():
print(contact.emailAddress)
Callback-style iteration can be created easily with a helper (not built-in); use the for-loop above.
Supported auto-paging methods:
sm.contacts.list()sm.contacts.query()sm.email.search()sm.messenger.list()
Email Methods
Search emails
Paginated (supports auto-pagination).
result = sm.email.search(
query={
"toAddress": "john.doe@example.com",
"status": "delivered",
"templateProps": {"foo": "bar"},
},
limit=50,
)
print("First page count:", len(result.data))
for email in result.auto_paginate():
print(email.id, email.status)
Retrieve a specific email
email = sm.email.get("SIDEMAIL_EMAIL_ID")
print("Email status:", email.status)
Delete a scheduled email
Only scheduled (future) emails can be deleted.
resp = sm.email.delete("SIDEMAIL_EMAIL_ID")
print("Deleted:", getattr(resp, "deleted", resp))
Contact Methods
Create or update a contact
contact = sm.contacts.create_or_update(
emailAddress="marry@lightning.com",
identifier="123",
customProps={
"name": "Marry Lightning",
# ... more props ...
},
)
print("Contact status:", contact.status)
Find a contact
contact = sm.contacts.find("marry@lightning.com")
if contact:
print("Found contact:", contact.emailAddress)
List all contacts
result = sm.contacts.list(limit=50)
print("Has more:", result.hasMore)
for c in result.auto_paginate():
print(c.emailAddress)
Query contacts (filtering)
result = sm.contacts.query(limit=100, query={"customProps.plan": "pro"})
for c in result.auto_paginate():
print(c.emailAddress)
Delete a contact
resp = sm.contacts.delete("marry@lightning.com")
print(resp)
Project Methods
Linked projects are associated with the parent project of the API key used to initialize Sidemail. After creation, update the design to personalize templates.
Create a linked project
project = sm.project.create(name="Customer X linked project")
# Important! Save project.apiKey for later use
Update a linked project
updated = sm.project.update(
name="New name",
emailTemplateDesign={
"logo": {
"sizeWidth": 50,
"href": "https://example.com",
"file": "PHN2ZyBjbGlwLXJ1bGU9ImV2ZW5vZGQiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCIgc3Ryb2tlLWxpbmVqb2luPSJyb3VuZCIgc3Ryb2tlLW1pdGVybGltaXQ9IjIiIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyNCAyNCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48cGF0aCBkPSJtMTIgNS43MmMtMi42MjQtNC41MTctMTAtMy4xOTgtMTAgMi40NjEgMCAzLjcyNSA0LjM0NSA3LjcyNyA5LjMwMyAxMi41NC4xOTQuMTg5LjQ0Ni4yODMuNjk3LjI4M3MuNTAzLS4wOTQuNjk3LS4yODNjNC45NzctNC44MzEgOS4zMDMtOC44MTQgOS4zMDMtMTIuNTQgMC01LjY3OC03LjM5Ni02Ljk0NC0xMC0yLjQ2MXoiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0ibm9uemVybyIvPjwvc3ZnPg==",
},
"font": {"name": "Acme"},
"colors": {"highlight": "#0000FF", "isDarkModeEnabled": True},
"unsubscribeText": "Darse de baja",
"footerTextTransactional": "You're receiving these emails because you registered for Acme Inc.",
},
)
Get a project
project = sm.project.get()
print(project.id, project.name)
Delete a linked project
resp = sm.project.delete()
print(resp)
Messenger API (newsletters)
result = sm.messenger.list(limit=20)
for m in result.auto_paginate():
print(m.id, m.get("name"))
messenger = sm.messenger.get("messenger-id")
created = sm.messenger.create(subject="My Messenger", markdown="Broadcast message...")
updated = sm.messenger.update("messenger-id", name="Updated name")
deleted = sm.messenger.delete("messenger-id")
Sending domains API
domains = sm.domains.list()
domain = sm.domains.create(name="example.com")
deleted = sm.domains.delete("domain-id")
More Info
Visit Sidemail docs for more information.
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