Amazon Simple Email Service

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Pricing model

Usage-based [2]aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/“Free tier customers receive up to 3,000 message charges free each month for the first 12 months after you start using SES. Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS”sendwithses.com/aws-ses-pricing“AWS SES costs $0.10/1000 emails ($1 per 10000 emails). Most pricing discussions about SES just end here.”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/“Free tier customers receive up to 3,000 message charges free each month for the first 12 months after you start using SES. Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS”

Free tier

✗ No [4]aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/“Free tier customers receive up to 3,000 message charges free each month for the first 12 months after you start using SES.”

Free tier details

Free tier customers receive up to 3,000 message charges free each month for the first 12 months after you start using SES. Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS customers will receive up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits, which can be applied towards eligible AWS services, including Amazon Simple Email Service. [5]aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/“Free tier customers receive up to 3,000 message charges free each month for the first 12 months after you start using SES. Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS”aws.amazon.com/blogs/messaging-and-targeting/the-amazon-ses-free-tier/“After 2,000 messages, you will be charged the current Amazon SES rate of $0.10 per thousand messages. Data transfer fees still apply, but”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [6]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/request-production-access.html“The sandbox status for your account is unique per each AWS Region. While your account is in the sandbox, you can use all of the features of Amazon SES. However,”aws.amazon.com/ses/faqs/“The Amazon SES sandbox is an area where new users can test the capabilities of Amazon SES. When your account is in the sandbox, you can only send email to”

Requires sales call

✗ No [7]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/request-production-access.html“The sandbox status for your account is unique per each AWS Region. While your account is in the sandbox, you can use all of the features of Amazon SES. However,”

Enterprise plan

✗ No [8]aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/“Free tier customers receive up to 3,000 message charges free each month for the first 12 months after you start using SES. Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS”

• Transactional send
• Inbound parsing
• Templates
• Batch send
• SMTP relay
• Dedicated IP
• Analytics

Supported actions

BatchGetMetricData, CancelExportJob, CloneReceiptRuleSet, CreateConfigurationSet, CreateConfigurationSetEventDestination, CreateConfigurationSetTrackingOptions, CreateContact, CreateContactList, CreateCustomVerificationEmailTemplate, CreateDedicatedIpPool, CreateDeliverabilityTestReport, CreateEmailIdentity, CreateEmailIdentityPolicy, CreateEmailTemplate, CreateExportJob, CreateImportJob, CreateMultiRegionEndpoint, CreateReceiptFilter, CreateReceiptRule, CreateReceiptRuleSet, CreateTemplate, CreateTenant, CreateTenantResourceAssociation, DeleteConfigurationSet, DeleteConfigurationSetEventDestination, DeleteConfigurationSetTrackingOptions, DeleteContact, DeleteContactList, DeleteCustomVerificationEmailTemplate, DeleteDedicatedIpPool, DeleteEmailIdentity, DeleteEmailIdentityPolicy, DeleteEmailTemplate, DeleteIdentity, DeleteIdentityPolicy, DeleteMultiRegionEndpoint, DeleteReceiptFilter, DeleteReceiptRule, DeleteReceiptRuleSet, DeleteSuppressedDestination, DeleteTemplate, DeleteTenant, DeleteTenantResourceAssociation, DeleteVerifiedEmailAddress, DescribeActiveReceiptRuleSet, DescribeConfigurationSet, DescribeReceiptRule, DescribeReceiptRuleSet, GetAccount, GetAccountSendingEnabled, GetBlacklistReports, GetConfigurationSet, GetConfigurationSetEventDestinations, GetContact, GetContactList, GetCustomVerificationEmailTemplate, GetDedicatedIp, GetDedicatedIpPool, GetDedicatedIps, GetDeliverabilityDashboardOptions, GetDeliverabilityTestReport, GetDomainDeliverabilityCampaign, GetDomainStatisticsReport, GetEmailAddressInsights, GetEmailIdentity, GetEmailIdentityPolicies, GetEmailTemplate, GetExportJob, GetIdentityDkimAttributes, GetIdentityMailFromDomainAttributes, GetIdentityNotificationAttributes, GetIdentityPolicies, GetIdentityVerificationAttributes, GetImportJob, GetMessageInsights, GetMultiRegionEndpoint, GetReputationEntity, GetSendQuota, GetSendStatistics, GetSuppressedDestination, GetTemplate, GetTenant, ListConfigurationSets, ListContactLists, ListContacts, ListCustomVerificationEmailTemplates, ListDedicatedIpPools, ListDeliverabilityTestReports, ListDomainDeliverabilityCampaigns, ListEmailIdentities, ListEmailTemplates, ListExportJobs, ListIdentities, ListIdentityPolicies, ListImportJobs, ListMultiRegionEndpoints, ListReceiptFilters, ListReceiptRuleSets, ListRecommendations, ListReputationEntities, ListResourceTenants, ListSuppressedDestinations, ListTagsForResource, ListTemplates, ListTenantResources, ListTenants, ListVerifiedEmailAddresses, PutAccountDedicatedIpWarmupAttributes, PutAccountDetails, PutAccountSendingAttributes, PutAccountSuppressionAttributes, PutAccountVdmAttributes, PutConfigurationSetArchivingOptions, PutConfigurationSetDeliveryOptions, PutConfigurationSetReputationOptions, PutConfigurationSetSendingOptions, PutConfigurationSetSuppressionOptions, PutConfigurationSetTrackingOptions, PutConfigurationSetVdmOptions, PutDedicatedIpInPool, PutDedicatedIpPoolScalingAttributes, PutDedicatedIpWarmupAttributes, PutDeliverabilityDashboardOption, PutEmailIdentityConfigurationSetAttributes, PutEmailIdentityDkimAttributes, PutEmailIdentityDkimSigningAttributes, PutEmailIdentityFeedbackAttributes, PutEmailIdentityMailFromAttributes, PutIdentityPolicy, PutSuppressedDestination, PutTenantSuppressionAttributes, ReorderReceiptRuleSet, SendBounce, SendBulkEmail, SendBulkTemplatedEmail, SendCustomVerificationEmail, SendEmail, SendRawEmail, SendTemplatedEmail, SetActiveReceiptRuleSet, SetIdentityDkimEnabled, SetIdentityFeedbackForwardingEnabled, SetIdentityHeadersInNotificationsEnabled, SetIdentityMailFromDomain, SetIdentityNotificationTopic, SetReceiptRulePosition, TagResource, TestRenderEmailTemplate, TestRenderTemplate, UntagResource, UpdateAccountSendingEnabled, UpdateConfigurationSetEventDestination, UpdateConfigurationSetReputationMetricsEnabled, UpdateConfigurationSetSendingEnabled, UpdateConfigurationSetTrackingOptions, UpdateContact, UpdateContactList, UpdateCustomVerificationEmailTemplate, UpdateEmailIdentityPolicy, UpdateEmailTemplate, UpdateReceiptRule, UpdateReputationEntityCustomerManagedStatus, UpdateReputationEntityPolicy, UpdateTemplate, VerifyDomainDkim, VerifyDomainIdentity, VerifyEmailAddress, VerifyEmailIdentity [9]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html“Amazon SES Documentation API Reference. The following actions are supported: CloneReceiptRuleSet. Send email messages with Amazon”docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/API_Operations.html“The following actions are supported: BatchGetMetricData · CancelExportJob · CreateConfigurationSet · CreateConfigurationSetEventDestination · CreateContact.”

Regions

US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Milan), Europe (Paris), Europe (Stockholm), Europe (Zurich), Israel (Tel Aviv), Middle East (Bahrain), Middle East (UAE), South America (São Paulo), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West) [10]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/regions.html“SES is available in several AWS Regions around the world. In each region, AWS maintains multiple Availability Zones.”docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/ses.html“Amazon SES does not support email receiving in the following Regions: AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East).. DKIM domains. Region Name, Region”

Input types

SMTP interface, SES API (HTTP/HTTPS JSON), raw MIME email, email templates (JSON) [11]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/send-email-api.html“This section describes how to send email by using the API. When you send an email the content of the message, and Amazon SES assembles a MIME email for you.”

Output types

email messages (SMTP/MIME delivery), SNS notifications (JSON), CloudWatch metrics, Kinesis Data Firehose streams, S3 objects (raw MIME for received email), Lambda function triggers, API responses (JSON) [12]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/Welcome.html“Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is an email platform that provides an easy, cost-effective way for you to send and receive email using your own email”docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/API_SendEmail.html“Sends an email message. You can use the Amazon SES API v2 to send the following types of messages: Request Syntax: POST /v2/email/outbound-emails”

Webhooks

✓ Yes [13]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/Welcome.html“Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is an email platform that provides an easy, cost-effective way for you to send and receive email using your own email”

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [14]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/request-production-access.html“The sandbox status for your account is unique per each AWS Region. While your account is in the sandbox, you can use all of the features of Amazon SES. However,”aws.amazon.com/ses/faqs/“The Amazon SES sandbox is an area where new users can test the capabilities of Amazon SES. When your account is in the sandbox, you can only send email to”

SDK languages

Python, Node.js, Java, Go, .NET, PHP, Ruby [15]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/sdk-general-information-section.html“AWS software development kits (SDKs) are available for many popular programming languages. Each SDK provides an API, code examples, and documentation”

MCP server

✓ Yes [16]aws.amazon.com/blogs/messaging-and-targeting/use-ai-agents-and-the-model-context-protocol-with-amazon-ses/“The SESv2 MCP Server sample democratizes the ability to configure, manage, and create sophisticated email automation workflows with Amazon SES.”aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/the-aws-mcp-server-is-now-generally-available/

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [17]aws.amazon.com/compliance/services-in-scope/SOC/“We include generally available services in the scope of our compliance efforts based on the expected use case, feedback and demand.”docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/compliance-validation.html“Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of Amazon Simple Email Service as part of multiple AWS compliance programs.”

HIPAA

✓ Yes [18]aws.amazon.com/compliance/hipaa-compliance/“The Business Associate Addendum (BAA) is an AWS contract that is required under HIPAA rules to ensure that AWS appropriately safeguards protected health”docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/compliance-validation.html“Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of Amazon Simple Email Service as part of multiple AWS compliance programs.”

GDPR

✓ Yes [19]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/compliance-validation.html“Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of Amazon Simple Email Service as part of multiple AWS compliance programs.”aws.amazon.com/compliance/programs/“The AWS Compliance Program helps customers to understand the robust controls in place at AWS to maintain security and compliance of the cloud.”

ISO 27001

✓ Yes [20]aws.amazon.com/compliance/iso-certified/“AWS has certification for compliance with ISO/IEC 27001:2022, 27017:2015, 27018:2019, 27701:2019, 22301:2019, 20000-1:2018, 9001:2015, and CSA STAR CCM v4.0.”docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/compliance-validation.html“Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of Amazon Simple Email Service as part of multiple AWS compliance programs.”

PCI DSS

✓ Yes [21]aws.amazon.com/compliance/services-in-scope/PCI/“Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) ✓”docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/compliance-validation.html“Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of Amazon Simple Email Service as part of multiple AWS compliance programs.”

Published SLA

✓ Yes [22]aws.amazon.com/pinpoint/sla/“Service Commitment. AWS will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Included Services each available with a Monthly Uptime Percentage”aws.amazon.com/legal/service-level-agreements/“AWS Service Level Agreements (SLAs). AWS commits to offer Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for all paid, generally available services.”

Rate limits

Sandbox: 200 emails per 24-hour period, 1 email per second. Production: varies by account and use case. API: All actions (except SendEmail, SendRawEmail, and SendTemplatedEmail) are throttled at one request per second. Maximum 50 recipients per message. Maximum message size: 10 MB (v1 API, after base64 encoding), 40 MB (v2 API or SMTP, after base64 encoding). Messages larger than 10MB are subject to bandwidth throttling, and depending on your sending rate, you may be throttled to as low as 40MB/s. Sending quotas are based on recipients rather than on messages. Sending quotas are separate for each AWS Region. [23]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/manage-sending-quotas.html“When your account is in the Amazon SES sandbox, you can only send 200 messages per 24-hour period, and your maximum sending rate is one message per second.”docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/quotas.html“Messages larger than 10MB are subject to bandwidth throttling, and depending on your sending rate, you may be throttled to as low as 40MB/s.”

Known restrictions

When your account is in the sandbox, you can only send mail to verified email addresses and domains, or to the Amazon SES mailbox simulator., In the sandbox, you can send a maximum of 200 messages per 24-hour period., In the sandbox, you can send a maximum of 1 message per second., Maximum number of recipients per message: 50 recipients (any 'To', 'CC', or 'BCC' address)., Maximum message size: 10 MB (v1 API, after base64 encoding), 40 MB (v2 API or SMTP, after base64 encoding)., Messages larger than 10MB are subject to bandwidth throttling, and depending on your sending rate, you may be throttled to as low as 40MB/s., In each AWS Region, you can verify up to 10,000 email addresses and domains, in any combination., Amazon SES does not support email receiving in AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East) regions. [24]docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/manage-sending-quotas.html“When your account is in the Amazon SES sandbox, you can only send 200 messages per 24-hour period, and your maximum sending rate is one message per second.”docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/quotas.html“Messages larger than 10MB are subject to bandwidth throttling, and depending on your sending rate, you may be throttled to as low as 40MB/s.”docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/ses.html“Amazon SES does not support email receiving in the following Regions: AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East).”

• Docs
• Status page

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://email.{region}.amazonaws.com

Version

2019-09-27

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

hmac_signature

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific

SDKs

• Python boto3 · repo · updated 2026-06 · 9,825★
• Node.js @aws-sdk/client-sesv2 · repo · updated 2026-06 · 3,635★
• Java software.amazon.awssdk:ses · repo · updated 2026-06 · 2,588★
• Go github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sesv2 · repo · updated 2026-06 · 3,574★
• .NET AWSSDK.SimpleEmailV2 · repo · updated 2026-06 · 117★
• PHP aws/aws-sdk-php · repo · updated 2026-06 · 6,190★
• Ruby aws-sdk-sesv2 · repo · updated 2026-06 · 3,656★

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• Webhook events
• Deprecation policy

Launched

2011-01-25

Notable customers

Netflix, Duolingo, Grab, BCAA, EDF, Firstcry, Academia, Adzuna, Granicus

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18. ↑HIPAA: aws.amazon.com · docs.aws.amazon.com
19. ↑GDPR: docs.aws.amazon.com · aws.amazon.com
20. ↑ISO 27001: aws.amazon.com · docs.aws.amazon.com
21. ↑PCI DSS: aws.amazon.com · docs.aws.amazon.com
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