send email to user after create request using payload

bhavikak

last month

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  tylandavis

  Payload Team

  last month

  @bhavikak You can use a

  beforeChange

  or

  afterChange

  Hook that runs during a

  create

  operation on your collection.

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  denolfe

  Payload Team

  last month

  Here is a code snippet example of a collection afterchange hook:

  
  
  

  hooks: {
      afterChange: [
        ({ operation, req }) => {
          if (operation === 'create') {
            req.payload.sendEmail({
              to: 'john@doe.com',
              from: 'test@test.com',
              subject: 'Welcome!',
              text: 'Thank you for subscribing',
            });
          }
        },
      ],
    },

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  bhavikak

  last month

  Thanks @denolfe. I'll Try This.

  
  

  
  

  can we send proper email template?

  
  

  
  

  and is anything else that i have to do for send email to end user?

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  denolfe

  Payload Team

  last month

  @bhavikak sendEmail can accept an

  html

  property that can be a full email template you've created.

  
  

  
  

  For email sending, you'll need to hook up a proper email service. Docs here:

  https://payloadcms.com/docs/email/overview#email-functionality
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  bhavikak

  last month

  okay i'll try, Thanks @denolfe

  
  

  
  

  hello @denolfe we have tried with your given hook example but it's not working.

  
  

  
  

  can you give me a full example or perfect reference.

  
  

  
  

  we want to use google service for email

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  denolfe

  Payload Team

  last month

  but it's not working.
  

  You'll need to be more specific.

  
  
  

  we want to use google service for email
  

  You'll need to use nodemailer's OAuth2 transport in order to send email using Gmail. Their docs on configuration are here:

  https://nodemailer.com/smtp/oauth2/
  
  

  In all honesty, unless you

  really need to send emails from gmail

  , I'd recommend going with another provider for sending email like Resend, SendGrid, or similar. The OAuth configuration for nodemailer looks cumbersome.