Postmark

Fast, Reliable Email Delivery Service [1]

postmarkapp.com · Agent JSON · Last verified 2026-06-06 · Source confidence: high

Postmark is a transactional email service focused on fast, reliable delivery for notifications, password resets, and receipts. The REST API uses API-key auth, webhooks, seven SDKs, and an official MCP server. Pricing is published and self-serve: 100 emails/month free, paid plans from $15/month. It is GDPR compliant. Used by Asana, IKEA, and UNICEF.

Scores

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Pricing & procurement

Pricing model
Hybrid (base + usage) [2]
Published pricing
Yes [3]
Free tier
Yes [4]
Free tier details
100 emails/month, never expires or runs out [5]
Self-serve signup
Yes [6]
Requires sales call
No [7]
Enterprise plan
Yes [8]
Published prices
PlanItemPerAmountSource
Free100 emailsmonth$0source
Basic10,000 emailsmonth$15source
Basicextra emails1,000 emails$1.8source
Pro10,000 emailsmonth$16.5source
Proextra emails1,000 emails$1.3source
Platform10,000 emailsmonth$18source
Platformextra emails1,000 emails$1.2source
Dedicated IPmonth$50source
Custom activity retentionmonth$5source
DMARC monitoringmonth$14source

Capabilities

  • Transactional send
  • Marketing / broadcasts
  • Inbound parsing
  • Templates
  • Batch send
  • SMTP relay
  • Dedicated IP
  • Analytics
Supported actions
send_email, send_batch_emails, send_bulk_emails, get_bulk_email_status, get_delivery_stats, get_bounces, get_bounce, get_bounce_dump, activate_bounce, send_email_with_template, send_batch_with_template, push_templates_to_another_server, get_template, create_template, edit_template, list_templates, delete_template, validate_template, get_server, create_server, edit_server, list_servers, delete_server, list_message_streams, get_message_stream, edit_message_stream, create_message_stream, archive_message_stream, unarchive_message_stream, search_outbound_messages, get_outbound_message_details, get_outbound_message_dump, search_inbound_messages, get_inbound_message_details, bypass_rules_for_blocked_inbound_message, retry_failed_inbound_message, get_message_opens, get_opens_for_single_message, get_message_clicks, get_clicks_for_single_message, list_domains, get_domain, create_domain, edit_domain, delete_domain, verify_dkim, verify_return_path, verify_spf, rotate_dkim_keys, list_sender_signatures, get_sender_signature, create_sender_signature, edit_sender_signature, delete_sender_signature, resend_signature_confirmation, verify_spf_for_signature, request_new_dkim_for_signature, get_outbound_overview_stats, get_sent_counts, get_bounce_counts, get_spam_complaints, get_tracked_email_counts, get_email_open_counts, get_email_platform_usage, get_email_client_usage, get_click_counts, get_browser_usage, get_browser_platform_usage, get_click_location, list_inbound_rule_triggers, create_inbound_rule_trigger, delete_inbound_rule_trigger, list_webhooks, get_webhook, create_webhook, edit_webhook, delete_webhook, get_suppression_dump, create_suppression, delete_suppression, create_data_removal_request, check_data_removal_request_status [9]
Input types
JSON [10]
Output types
JSON [11]
Webhooks
Yes [12]
Sandbox / test mode
Yes [13]
SDK languages
Python, Node.js, PHP, .NET, Ruby, Rails, Java [14]
MCP server
Yes [15]

Trust & compliance

SOC 2
None [16]
HIPAA
Unknown [17]
GDPR
Yes [18]
ISO 27001
Unknown [19]
PCI DSS
No [20]
Published SLA
No [21]
Rate limits
No specific numeric rate limits published for the Email API (429 error code exists); SMTP recommended: "10 concurrent connections per IP"; Status API: "10 requests per second" [22]
Known restrictions
10 MB payload size for the standard Email API; 50 MB total for the Batch Email API, Maximum of 500 messages per batch request, Maximum of 100 templates per Server, Maximum of 10 message streams per Server, Only one inbound stream allowed per Server, Cannot send to recipients marked 'inactive' due to hard bounces or complaints, Public domains cannot be used for Sender Signatures, Spam complaint rate must be lower than 0.1% (1 in 1,000 emails), Bounce rate must be lower than 10% of all emails sent, Webhook URL cannot contain internal IP ranges [23]

Developer surface

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

Integration

API style
rest
Base URL
https://api.postmarkapp.com
Versioning
none
Stability
ga
Auth methods
api_key
Idempotency keys
No
Error format
vendor-specific

SDKs

  • Python postmark-python (PyPI) · repo · updated 2026-06 · 12
  • Node.js postmark (npm) · repo · updated 2026-05 · 358
  • PHP wildbit/postmark-php (Composer) · repo · updated 2026-01 · 176
  • .NET Postmark (NuGet) · repo · updated 2026-01 · 54
  • Ruby postmark (RubyGems) · repo · updated 2024-07 · 228
  • Rails postmark-rails (RubyGems) · repo · updated 2024-09 · 394
  • Java com.postmarkapp:postmark (Maven) · repo · updated 2026-03 · 43

Adoption & maturity

Launched
2009-01-01
Notable customers
LiveChat, Asana, IKEA, UNICEF, 1Password, Paddle, Webflow, InVision, Wistia, Betterment, Moz, VSCO, Mastodon, Mojang, Litmus, Livestream, Desk

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References

Change history

Every field change, who made it, and when — from our audited data pipeline and editors.

  1. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt URL: (none)https://postmarkapp.com/llms.txt
  2. 2026-06-08 Status Page URL: (none)https://status.postmarkapp.com
  3. 2026-06-08 Docs URL: (none)https://developer.postmarkapp.com
  4. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt Present: (none)Yes
  5. 2026-06-08 Rendering: (none)static
  6. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Node.js, PHP, .NET, Ruby, Rails, JavaPython, Node.js, PHP, .NET, Ruby, Rails, Java
  7. 2026-06-07 Summary Md: (none)Postmark is a transactional email service focused on fast, reliable delivery fo…
  8. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Ruby, .NET, Java, PHP, Node.jsPython, Node.js, PHP, .NET, Ruby, Rails, Java
  9. 2026-06-07 MCP URL: (none)https://github.com/ActiveCampaign/postmark-mcp
  10. 2026-06-07 Quickstart URL: (none)https://postmarkapp.com/developer/user-guide/send-email-with-api
  11. 2026-06-07 Idempotency Supported: (none)No
  12. 2026-06-07 Error Format: (none)vendor-specific
  13. 2026-06-07 Webhook Events URL: (none)https://postmarkapp.com/developer/webhooks/webhooks-overview
  14. 2026-06-07 Requires Verification: (none)Yes
  15. 2026-06-07 Starting Price Usd: (none)15
  16. 2026-06-07 Price Basis: (none)month
  17. 2026-06-07 Free Tier Limit: (none)100 emails/month
  18. 2026-06-07 Launched At: (none)2009-01-01
  19. 2026-06-07 Notable Customers: (none)LiveChat, Asana, IKEA, UNICEF, 1Password, Paddle, Webflow, InVision, Wistia, Be…
  20. 2026-06-07 Fields Not Found: (none)ga_date
  21. 2026-06-07 SDK Languages: Python, Ruby, .NET, Java, PHP, Node.jsPython, Node.js, PHP, .NET, Ruby, Rails, Java
  22. 2026-06-07 Data Retention Policy URL: (none)https://postmarkapp.com/support/article/how-long-are-inbound-and-outbound-messa…
  23. 2026-06-07 Auth Methods: (none)api_key
  24. 2026-06-07 Auth Docs URL: (none)https://postmarkapp.com/developer/api/overview
  25. 2026-06-07 API Style: (none)rest
  26. 2026-06-07 Base URL: (none)https://api.postmarkapp.com
  27. 2026-06-07 Versioning Scheme: (none)none
  28. 2026-06-07 Stability: (none)ga
  29. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: (none)Python, Ruby, .NET, Java, PHP, Node.js
  30. 2026-06-07 Capabilities: {"smtp":true,"inbound":true,"analytics":true,"marketing":true,"templates":true,…{"smtp":true,"inbound":true,"analytics":true,"marketing":true,"templates":true,…