# Send emails via API

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/send-emails-via-api/18460>\
**Category:** APIs & Integrations\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [January 30, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/send-emails-via-api/18460 "2020-01-30T12:18:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![jackcoldrick](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jackcoldrick/32/5119_2.png) [@jackcoldrick](https://community.hubspot.com/u/jackcoldrick)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/send-emails-via-api/18460/4 "2020-01-31T08:18:36Z")

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Hi [@Richard\_Wein](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/80315),

The only way to send emails from outside of HubSpot is with the transactional add-on. We offer both an SMTP and Single Send Option. I appreciate that there is a cost factor invovled with this of course and it may not necessarily make sense given the size of the project.

@jgalloways solution is also another one I’ve seen used - programmatically enrolling contacts into workflows and using the “Send external email” action. This would only be available if you are a Marketing Professional customer and does not support attachments Generally speaking marketing emails with attachments have implications regarding spam.

Whilst I appreciate this isn’t the ideal answer I just wanted to confirm it for you from a HubSpot perspective.

Regards,

Jack

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