Objective
This article walks you through the guided Email setup on a new Twilio account — from sending a trial email to sending from your own authenticated domain — so you know what each step asks of you and in what order.
Product
Twilio Email
Environment
Twilio Console
Procedure
- In the Twilio Console, select Home in the left sidebar.
- Open the Set up Email with Twilio guide. It lists the steps under Complete these steps to get started, with a time estimate on each one, and unlocks them in order.
- Send trial email — use a trial email address to send yourself an email. Select Try it out to open the Email tryout page and send one. If you come back part-way through, the button reads Continue. If you would rather not test first, skip the step.
- Upgrade your account — select Upgrade to add funds. This unlocks the remaining steps and gives you unlimited pay as you go usage, sending from your own domain, unlimited recipients, and global reach. If you already sent a trial email and want to go back to it, select Go back in this step.
- Authenticate your domain — select Authenticate domain to verify your domain and prove you are a trusted sender, which improves deliverability and keeps your email out of spam folders. If you have already authenticated one, the button reads Manage domains; if you are part-way through, it reads Continue. This step is required.
- Send production email — select Try it out to send an email using your authenticated domain. You can enter several recipients separated by commas, choose your From email name and authenticated From email domain, and write your own Subject and Body.
- When every step is done, the guide shows Great work! Email setup is complete. and confirms you are ready to start sending email with Twilio.
Additional Information
- Steps marked Upgrade to unlock stay disabled until you have upgraded. Upgrade your account and Authenticate your domain are required; the two send steps are optional and can be skipped.
- Until your domain is authenticated, the guide shows Setup complete! Authenticate your domain to send production email. — trial sending works, but production traffic needs an authenticated domain.
- Your progress is saved, so you can leave the guide and come back to it later.
- Manage your sending domains at any time under Communications › Email › Domains.
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