Send Email
The Send Email node sends emails through an SMTP server. Use it for transactional messages, alerts, reports, and follow-ups inside an orchestration.
Credentials
This node requires an Email (SMTP / IMAP) credential.
To create a credential:
- Go to Settings → Credentials → New Credential
- Select Email (SMTP / IMAP)
- Enter your SMTP username, password, host, port, and encryption
Use Cases
- Order Confirmations: Email receipts and invoices after a purchase
- Appointment Reminders: Send appointment details to customers
- Status Alerts: Notify internal teams or customers when events occur
- Reports: Email generated summaries or documents
- Follow-ups: Send post-call or post-chat summaries
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
| Credential | Credential | Yes | Select an Email (SMTP / IMAP) credential |
| From Email | String | No | Sender address in [email protected] or Name <[email protected]> format. Defaults to the credential username when omitted |
| To Email | String | Yes | Recipient email address |
| CC Email | String | No | CC recipient address |
| BCC Email | String | No | BCC recipient address |
| Reply To | String | No | Reply-To address |
| Subject | String | Yes | Email subject line |
| Email Format | Select | Yes | HTML, Text, or Both (default: HTML) |
| Text | String | No | Plain text body. Shown when Email Format is Text or Both |
| HTML | String | No | HTML body. Shown when Email Format is HTML or Both. Supports the built-in HTML editor |
| Attachments | Collection | No | Files to attach by public link or direct upload. Each attachment requires a file URL; the file name is optional |
| Ignore SSL Issues (Insecure) | Boolean | No | Bypass SSL certificate validation (default: disabled) |
| Append Attribution | Boolean | No | Add a “Sent via SubverseAI” footer (default: disabled) |
| Format | Behavior |
|---|
HTML | Sends only the HTML body |
Text | Sends only the plain text body |
Both | Sends both HTML and plain text; the recipient’s client decides which to display |
Attachments
Each attachment supports:
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|
| Attachment Type | Yes | Choose Link for an existing URL or Upload File to upload a file directly |
| File URL | Yes | Public URL for link mode. In upload mode, this value is set automatically after the file is uploaded |
| File Name | No | Name shown in the email, e.g. invoice.pdf. When omitted, the node derives it from the URL |
Output Data
A successful send returns:
Reference in downstream nodes:
Common Patterns
Attach a File by URL
Map the attachment File URL to the upstream URL. You can leave File Name blank to derive it automatically from the URL.
Upload and Attach a File
Choose Upload File in the attachment, then drag and drop or select the file. The uploaded file URL is populated automatically.
Send AI-Generated Follow-up
Link the Subject, HTML, and Text fields from an upstream AI Agent node to generate personalized, context-aware emails.
For Gmail and other providers with app-specific passwords, use the app password in the credential, not your regular account password.
