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Amazon SES email API: SDKs, docs and limits (2026)

Every link below points into Amazon SES's official developer documentation and was checked on 10 September 2026. We record only what the vendor documents — a field we could not verify at the source is left out, never guessed.

From Amazon SES's official docs · checked 10 September 2026

Docs, SDKs and limits

Developer docs: docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/Welcome.html
API reference: docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/Welcome.html
SDK languages: .NETJavaPHPPythonRubyAs listed in Amazon SES's official SDK docs
SMTP relay: Yes · SMTP docs
Webhooks: Webhook docsSending events publish through Amazon SNS notifications, CloudWatch or Data Firehose rather than a webhook endpoint
Rate limits: Sandbox accounts can send 200 emails per 24 hours at 1 email per second; production quotas depend on the account and are adjustable. SES API actions other than the send operations are throttled at one request per second. Source
Pricing page: aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/

From our feature matrix — documented by the vendor

API, SMTP and sending auth

API'integrate into any application for high-volume email automation' — SES API v2
SDKs / client librariesAWS CLI ('aws sesv2') usage documented throughout docs; language SDKs not shown on fetched pages
Public API docsPublic developer guide + API reference at docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/
WebhooksEvent destinations via Amazon SNS/CloudWatch publishing rather than plain HTTP webhooks
SMTP APISMTP interface alongside the API
SMTP relay'the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) interface, and the Amazon SES API'
Transactional email'Automate transactional messages' — 'purchase or shipping notifications'
SPF assistance'supports all industry-standard authentication mechanisms, including... DKIM, SPF, and DMARC'
DKIM setupDKIM among supported industry-standard authentication mechanisms
DMARC supportDMARC among supported industry-standard authentication mechanisms

Features checked 10 September 2026. ✓ documented · ◐ limited or plan-gated · × documented as absent · — not documented. Documentation is not a measured result — see our methodology.

Pricing snapshot

Paid Amazon SES plans start at $5/mo (A-la-carte), checked 19 August 2026. Full Amazon SES pricing by volume

Generated from our datasets — every value verified and dated

Frequently asked questions

Where are the official Amazon SES API docs?

Amazon SES' official developer documentation is at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/Welcome.html, and the API reference is at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/Welcome.html. Links checked on 10 September 2026.

Does Amazon SES have an SDK for Python?

Yes. Python is among the SDK languages listed in Amazon SES' official docs: .NET, Java, PHP, Python and Ruby (checked 10 September 2026).

Does Amazon SES support SMTP relay?

Yes. Amazon SES' official docs document SMTP relay sending: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/send-email-smtp.html (checked 10 September 2026).

What are the Amazon SES API rate limits?

Sandbox accounts can send 200 emails per 24 hours at 1 email per second; production quotas depend on the account and are adjustable. SES API actions other than the send operations are throttled at one request per second. Source: Amazon SES' official documentation at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/quotas.html, checked 10 September 2026.

Does Amazon SES offer webhooks?

Yes. Amazon SES' official docs cover webhook event notifications (Sending events publish through Amazon SNS notifications, CloudWatch or Data Firehose rather than a webhook endpoint): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/monitor-sending-activity.html (checked 10 September 2026).