Send Django mail through SecureSMTP

Set up in under five minutes

Same flow for every integration: account → credentials → paste into Django → test send.

1. 1

   Create a free SecureSMTP account

   Sign up at securessmtp.com/signup. Free tier covers 100 emails/month — no card required.

2. 2

   Create an API key

   Dashboard → Settings → API keys → Create. Store it in your environment (e.g. SECURESMTP_API_KEY in .env). Never commit it.

3. 3

   Install or import the SDK

   pip install securessmtp-python · or use Django's built-in EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend" with our SMTP settings.

4. 4

   Make your first send

   Copy the snippet below into a server-side endpoint or background job. Replace the to/subject/html with your own values.

5. 5

   Test, then ship

   Trigger your endpoint in dev. Check the dashboard activity feed to confirm the send. Ship to prod — same code, no config swap.

# settings.py
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.securessmtp.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_HOST_USER = os.environ['SECURESMTP_USER']
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.environ['SECURESMTP_PASS']
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True

# views.py
from django.core.mail import send_mail
send_mail('Contact', request.POST['message'],
          'site@yourdomain.com', ['you@yourdomain.com'])

FAQ