# Send emails with attachments using Amazon SES API v2
<a name="sesv2_example_sesv2_Scenario_EmailAttachments_section"></a>

The following code example shows how to send emails with attachments using Amazon SES API v2.
+ Create an email template for bulk sends.
+ Send a simple email with a file attachment.
+ Send a simple email with an inline image.
+ Send bulk templated emails with attachments.
+ Clean up resources.

------
#### [ Python ]

**SDK for Python (Boto3)**  
 There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the [AWS Code Examples Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/python/example_code/sesv2/attachments_scenario#code-examples). 
Run an interactive scenario demonstrating email attachments.  

```
class SESv2EmailAttachmentsScenario:
    """
    Demonstrates sending emails with attachments using Amazon SESv2.

    This scenario demonstrates:
    1. Setting up an email identity and template.
    2. Sending a simple email with a file attachment.
    3. Sending a simple email with an inline image.
    4. Sending bulk templated emails with attachments.
    5. Cleaning up created resources.
    """

    TEMPLATE_NAME = "AttachmentDemoTemplate"

    def __init__(self, sesv2_wrapper: SESv2Wrapper) -> None:
        """
        :param sesv2_wrapper: An instance of the SESv2Wrapper class.
        """
        self.sesv2_wrapper = sesv2_wrapper
        self.sender_email = ""
        self.recipient_emails: list = []
        self.identity_was_created = False

    def run_scenario(self) -> None:
        """Runs the SESv2 email attachments scenario."""
        print("-" * 88)
        print("Welcome to the Amazon SESv2 Email Attachments Scenario.")
        print("-" * 88)
        print(
            "This scenario demonstrates how to send emails with attachments\n"
            "using SESv2 attachment support. SES handles MIME\n"
            "construction automatically, so you don't need to build raw\n"
            "MIME messages.\n"
        )

        try:
            self._setup()
            self._step1_send_email_with_attachment()
            self._step2_send_email_with_inline_image()
            self._step3_send_bulk_email_with_attachments()
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error("Scenario failed: %s", e)
            print(f"\nThe scenario encountered an error: {e}")
        finally:
            self._cleanup()

    # ---------- Setup ----------

    def _setup(self) -> None:
        """
        Prompts for configuration, verifies the sender identity, prepares a
        sample attachment, and creates an email template.
        """
        print("\n--- Setup ---\n")

        # Prompt for sender and recipient addresses.
        print(
            "Both sender and recipient addresses must be verified if your\n"
            "account is in the SES sandbox.\n"
        )
        self.sender_email = q.ask(
            "Enter a verified sender email address: "
        )
        recipient_input = q.ask(
            "Enter one or more recipient email addresses (comma-separated): "
        )
        self.recipient_emails = [
            addr.strip() for addr in recipient_input.split(",") if addr.strip()
        ]

        # Verify the sender identity.
        print(f"\nChecking identity for {self.sender_email}...")
        try:
            identity_info = self.sesv2_wrapper.get_email_identity(
                self.sender_email
            )
            verified = identity_info.get("VerifiedForSendingStatus", False)
            if verified:
                print(f"  {self.sender_email} is verified and ready to send.")
            else:
                print(
                    f"  {self.sender_email} exists but is not yet verified."
                )
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NotFoundException":
                print(
                    f"  Identity {self.sender_email} not found. "
                    "Creating it now..."
                )
                result = self.sesv2_wrapper.create_email_identity(
                    self.sender_email
                )
                self.identity_was_created = True
                print(
                    f"  Identity created. Verification status: "
                    f"{result.get('VerifiedForSendingStatus', False)}"
                )
                print(
                    "  Check your inbox and click the verification link "
                    "before continuing."
                )
                q.ask("Press Enter when you have verified the address...")
            else:
                raise

        # Create the email template for the bulk-send step.
        print("\nCreating email template for the bulk email step...")
        try:
            self.sesv2_wrapper.create_email_template(
                template_name=self.TEMPLATE_NAME,
                subject="Bulk Email with Attachment for {{name}}",
                html_body=(
                    "<h1>Hello {{name}}</h1>"
                    "<p>Please find the attached document.</p>"
                ),
                text_body=(
                    "Hello {{name}}, Please find the attached document."
                ),
            )
            print(f"  Template '{self.TEMPLATE_NAME}' created.\n")
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "AlreadyExistsException":
                print(
                    f"  Template '{self.TEMPLATE_NAME}' already exists. "
                    "Using it.\n"
                )
            else:
                raise

    # ---------- Step 1: Simple email with file attachment ----------

    def _step1_send_email_with_attachment(self) -> None:
        """Sends a simple email with a text file attachment."""
        print("\n--- Step 1: Send a Simple Email with a File Attachment ---\n")
        print(
            "Creating a sample text file attachment and sending it with\n"
            "the Simple email content type. SES constructs the MIME message\n"
            "automatically.\n"
        )

        # Prepare a sample text file as bytes.
        sample_content = b"This is a sample report attachment."

        attachment = {
            "RawContent": sample_content,
            "FileName": "sample-report.txt",
            "ContentType": "text/plain",
            "ContentDisposition": "ATTACHMENT",
            "ContentDescription": "Sample report text file",
            "ContentTransferEncoding": "BASE64",
        }

        print(
            "Note: When using an AWS SDK, the SDK handles base64 encoding\n"
            "automatically. Direct API callers must encode content themselves.\n"
        )

        message_id = self.sesv2_wrapper.send_email(
            from_address=self.sender_email,
            to_addresses=self.recipient_emails,
            subject="SESv2 Attachment Demo - Simple Email with Attachment",
            html_body=(
                "<h1>Attachment Demo</h1>"
                "<p>Please see the attached <b>report document</b>.</p>"
            ),
            text_body="Please see the attached report document.",
            attachments=[attachment],
        )

        print(f"  Email sent. MessageId: {message_id}")
        print(
            "  SES automatically constructed the MIME message with the "
            "attachment.\n"
        )

    # ---------- Step 2: Simple email with inline image ----------

    def _step2_send_email_with_inline_image(self) -> None:
        """Sends a simple email with an inline image that renders in HTML."""
        print("\n--- Step 2: Send a Simple Email with an Inline Image ---\n")
        print(
            "This step demonstrates INLINE disposition. The image renders\n"
            "directly in the HTML body using a 'cid:' reference instead of\n"
            "appearing as a downloadable attachment.\n"
        )

        # Create a minimal 1x1 red PNG (valid PNG file).
        sample_image = (
            b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n"  # PNG signature
            b"\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01"
            b"\x08\x02\x00\x00\x00\x90wS\xde"  # 1x1 RGB
            b"\x00\x00\x00\x0cIDATx\x9cc\xf8\x0f\x00\x00\x01\x01"
            b"\x00\x05\x18\xd8N"  # compressed data
            b"\x00\x00\x00\x00IEND\xaeB`\x82"  # IEND
        )

        attachment = {
            "RawContent": sample_image,
            "FileName": "logo.png",
            "ContentType": "image/png",
            "ContentDisposition": "INLINE",
            "ContentId": "logo123",
            "ContentDescription": "Company logo",
            "ContentTransferEncoding": "BASE64",
        }

        html_body = (
            "<html><body>"
            "<h1>Inline Image Demo</h1>"
            "<p>Here is our logo:</p>"
            '<img src="cid:logo123" alt="Company Logo">'
            "</body></html>"
        )

        message_id = self.sesv2_wrapper.send_email(
            from_address=self.sender_email,
            to_addresses=self.recipient_emails,
            subject="SESv2 Attachment Demo - Inline Image",
            html_body=html_body,
            text_body=(
                "Inline Image Demo - Please view this email in an "
                "HTML-capable client to see the embedded image."
            ),
            attachments=[attachment],
        )

        print(f"  Email sent. MessageId: {message_id}")
        print(
            "  The ContentId 'logo123' is referenced in the HTML body via\n"
            "  'cid:logo123', which lets the image render inline.\n"
        )

    # ---------- Step 3: Bulk templated email with attachments ----------

    def _step3_send_bulk_email_with_attachments(self) -> None:
        """Sends bulk templated emails with attachments to multiple recipients."""
        print("\n--- Step 3: Send Bulk Templated Emails with Attachments ---\n")
        print(
            "Using SendBulkEmail to send a templated email with an attachment\n"
            "to multiple recipients in a single API call. Each recipient gets\n"
            "personalized content via template data.\n"
        )

        sample_content = b"This is a sample report attachment."

        attachment = {
            "RawContent": sample_content,
            "FileName": "sample-report.txt",
            "ContentType": "text/plain",
            "ContentDisposition": "ATTACHMENT",
            "ContentDescription": "Sample report for bulk recipients",
            "ContentTransferEncoding": "BASE64",
        }

        # Build one entry per recipient with personalized names.
        names = ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie", "Diana", "Eve"]
        bulk_entries = []
        for i, email in enumerate(self.recipient_emails):
            name = names[i] if i < len(names) else f"Recipient{i + 1}"
            bulk_entries.append(
                {
                    "Destination": {"ToAddresses": [email]},
                    "ReplacementEmailContent": {
                        "ReplacementTemplate": {
                            "ReplacementTemplateData": json.dumps(
                                {"name": name}
                            )
                        }
                    },
                }
            )

        results = self.sesv2_wrapper.send_bulk_email(
            from_address=self.sender_email,
            template_name=self.TEMPLATE_NAME,
            default_template_data='{"name": "Valued Customer"}',
            bulk_entries=bulk_entries,
            attachments=[attachment],
        )

        print("  Bulk email results:")
        for idx, result in enumerate(results):
            status = result.get("Status", "Unknown")
            msg_id = result.get("MessageId", "N/A")
            error = result.get("Error", "")
            recipient = (
                self.recipient_emails[idx]
                if idx < len(self.recipient_emails)
                else "Unknown"
            )
            print(f"    {recipient}: Status={status}, MessageId={msg_id}")
            if error:
                print(f"      Error: {error}")

        print(
            "\n  All recipients receive the same attachment(s) defined in\n"
            "  DefaultContent. Template data is personalized per recipient.\n"
        )

    # ---------- Cleanup ----------

    def _cleanup(self) -> None:
        """Deletes the email template and optionally the email identity."""
        print("\n--- Cleanup ---\n")

        # Delete the email template.
        try:
            self.sesv2_wrapper.delete_email_template(self.TEMPLATE_NAME)
            print(f"  Template '{self.TEMPLATE_NAME}' deleted.")
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NotFoundException":
                print(
                    f"  Template '{self.TEMPLATE_NAME}' was already deleted."
                )
            else:
                logger.error("Failed to delete template: %s", err)

        # Optionally delete the email identity.
        if self.identity_was_created and self.sender_email:
            delete_identity = q.ask(
                f"Delete the email identity '{self.sender_email}'? (y/n) ",
                q.is_yesno,
            )
            if delete_identity:
                try:
                    self.sesv2_wrapper.delete_email_identity(
                        self.sender_email
                    )
                    print(
                        f"  Email identity '{self.sender_email}' deleted."
                    )
                except ClientError as err:
                    if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NotFoundException":
                        print(
                            f"  Identity '{self.sender_email}' was "
                            "already deleted."
                        )
                    else:
                        logger.error(
                            "Failed to delete identity: %s", err
                        )
            else:
                print(
                    f"  Skipping identity deletion for {self.sender_email}."
                )
        else:
            print(
                "  Sender identity was pre-existing. Skipping deletion."
            )

        print("\nAll resources have been cleaned up.")
        print("-" * 88)
```
Create an SESv2 wrapper class to manage operations.  

```
class SESv2Wrapper:
    """Encapsulates Amazon SESv2 email sending actions."""

    def __init__(self, sesv2_client: Any) -> None:
        """
        Initializes the SESv2Wrapper with an SESv2 client.

        :param sesv2_client: A Boto3 SESv2 client.
        """
        self.sesv2_client = sesv2_client

    @classmethod
    def from_client(cls) -> "SESv2Wrapper":
        """
        Creates an SESv2Wrapper instance with a default Boto3 SESv2 client.

        :return: A new SESv2Wrapper instance.
        """
        sesv2_client = boto3.client("sesv2")
        return cls(sesv2_client)


    def get_email_identity(self, email_address: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """
        Gets information about an email identity, including its verification status.

        :param email_address: The email address or domain to look up.
        :return: A dictionary with identity information including verification status.
        :raises ClientError: If the identity is not found (NotFoundException).
        """
        try:
            response = self.sesv2_client.get_email_identity(
                EmailIdentity=email_address
            )
            logger.info("Got email identity for %s.", email_address)
            return response
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NotFoundException":
                logger.info(
                    "Email identity %s not found.", email_address
                )
            else:
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't get email identity %s. Here's why: %s: %s",
                    email_address,
                    err.response["Error"]["Code"],
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            raise


    def create_email_identity(self, email_address: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """
        Starts the process of verifying an email identity (email address or domain).

        :param email_address: The email address or domain to verify.
        :return: A dictionary with the identity type and verification status.
        :raises ClientError: If the limit is exceeded (LimitExceededException).
        """
        try:
            response = self.sesv2_client.create_email_identity(
                EmailIdentity=email_address
            )
            logger.info(
                "Started verification for email identity %s.", email_address
            )
            return response
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "LimitExceededException":
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't create email identity %s. You have exceeded "
                    "the maximum number of email identities. "
                    "Use an existing verified identity.",
                    email_address,
                )
            else:
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't create email identity %s. Here's why: %s: %s",
                    email_address,
                    err.response["Error"]["Code"],
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            raise


    def create_email_template(
        self,
        template_name: str,
        subject: str,
        html_body: str,
        text_body: str,
    ) -> None:
        """
        Creates an email template for use with templated and bulk email sends.

        :param template_name: The name for the new template.
        :param subject: The subject line of the template. May include {{placeholders}}.
        :param html_body: The HTML body of the template.
        :param text_body: The plain text body of the template.
        :raises ClientError: If the template limit is exceeded (LimitExceededException).
        """
        try:
            self.sesv2_client.create_email_template(
                TemplateName=template_name,
                TemplateContent={
                    "Subject": subject,
                    "Html": html_body,
                    "Text": text_body,
                },
            )
            logger.info("Created email template %s.", template_name)
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "LimitExceededException":
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't create email template %s. You have exceeded "
                    "the maximum number of email templates. "
                    "Delete unused templates first.",
                    template_name,
                )
            else:
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't create email template %s. Here's why: %s: %s",
                    template_name,
                    err.response["Error"]["Code"],
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            raise


    def send_email(
        self,
        from_address: str,
        to_addresses: List[str],
        subject: str,
        html_body: str,
        text_body: str,
        attachments: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
    ) -> str:
        """
        Sends a simple email message with optional attachments.

        SES handles MIME construction automatically when using attachments
        with the Simple content type, so developers don't need to build
        raw MIME messages.

        :param from_address: The verified sender email address.
        :param to_addresses: A list of recipient email addresses.
        :param subject: The subject line of the email.
        :param html_body: The HTML body content.
        :param text_body: The plain text body content.
        :param attachments: An optional list of attachment dictionaries. Each
            attachment should contain 'RawContent' (bytes), 'FileName' (str),
            and optionally 'ContentType', 'ContentDisposition', 'ContentId',
            'ContentDescription', and 'ContentTransferEncoding'.
        :return: The MessageId of the sent email.
        :raises ClientError: If the message is rejected (MessageRejected).
        """
        try:
            simple_message: Dict[str, Any] = {
                "Subject": {"Data": subject},
                "Body": {
                    "Html": {"Data": html_body},
                    "Text": {"Data": text_body},
                },
            }

            if attachments:
                simple_message["Attachments"] = attachments

            response = self.sesv2_client.send_email(
                FromEmailAddress=from_address,
                Destination={"ToAddresses": to_addresses},
                Content={"Simple": simple_message},
            )
            message_id = response["MessageId"]
            logger.info(
                "Sent email from %s to %s. MessageId: %s",
                from_address,
                to_addresses,
                message_id,
            )
            return message_id
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "MessageRejected":
                logger.error(
                    "Message was rejected. Check that attachments use "
                    "supported file types and total message size is "
                    "under 40 MB. Details: %s",
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            else:
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't send email. Here's why: %s: %s",
                    err.response["Error"]["Code"],
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            raise


    def send_bulk_email(
        self,
        from_address: str,
        template_name: str,
        default_template_data: str,
        bulk_entries: List[Dict[str, Any]],
        attachments: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
        """
        Sends a templated email to multiple recipients in a single API call.

        All recipients receive the same attachment(s) defined in the default
        content, while template data can be personalized per recipient.

        :param from_address: The verified sender email address.
        :param template_name: The name of an existing email template.
        :param default_template_data: Default JSON template data string.
        :param bulk_entries: A list of BulkEmailEntry dicts, each containing
            'Destination' and optionally 'ReplacementEmailContent'.
        :param attachments: An optional list of attachment dicts for all
            recipients.
        :return: A list of BulkEmailEntryResult dicts with status and MessageId.
        :raises ClientError: If the message is rejected (MessageRejected).
        """
        try:
            template_content: Dict[str, Any] = {
                "TemplateName": template_name,
                "TemplateData": default_template_data,
            }

            if attachments:
                template_content["Attachments"] = attachments

            response = self.sesv2_client.send_bulk_email(
                FromEmailAddress=from_address,
                DefaultContent={"Template": template_content},
                BulkEmailEntries=bulk_entries,
            )
            results = response.get("BulkEmailEntryResults", [])
            logger.info(
                "Sent bulk email from %s to %d recipients.",
                from_address,
                len(bulk_entries),
            )
            return results
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "MessageRejected":
                logger.error(
                    "Bulk message was rejected. Check that the template "
                    "exists, attachment file types are supported, and "
                    "total message size is within limits. Details: %s",
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            else:
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't send bulk email. Here's why: %s: %s",
                    err.response["Error"]["Code"],
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            raise


    def delete_email_template(self, template_name: str) -> None:
        """
        Deletes an email template.

        :param template_name: The name of the template to delete.
        :raises ClientError: If the template is not found (NotFoundException).
        """
        try:
            self.sesv2_client.delete_email_template(
                TemplateName=template_name
            )
            logger.info("Deleted email template %s.", template_name)
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NotFoundException":
                logger.info(
                    "Email template %s not found or already deleted.",
                    template_name,
                )
            else:
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't delete email template %s. Here's why: %s: %s",
                    template_name,
                    err.response["Error"]["Code"],
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            raise


    def delete_email_identity(self, email_address: str) -> None:
        """
        Deletes an email identity.

        :param email_address: The email address or domain to delete.
        :raises ClientError: If the identity is not found (NotFoundException).
        """
        try:
            self.sesv2_client.delete_email_identity(
                EmailIdentity=email_address
            )
            logger.info("Deleted email identity %s.", email_address)
        except ClientError as err:
            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NotFoundException":
                logger.info(
                    "Email identity %s not found or already deleted.",
                    email_address,
                )
            else:
                logger.error(
                    "Couldn't delete email identity %s. Here's why: %s: %s",
                    email_address,
                    err.response["Error"]["Code"],
                    err.response["Error"]["Message"],
                )
            raise
```
+ For API details, see the following topics in *AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference*.
  + [CreateEmailIdentity](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/sesv2-2019-09-27/CreateEmailIdentity)
  + [CreateEmailTemplate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/sesv2-2019-09-27/CreateEmailTemplate)
  + [DeleteEmailIdentity](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/sesv2-2019-09-27/DeleteEmailIdentity)
  + [DeleteEmailTemplate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/sesv2-2019-09-27/DeleteEmailTemplate)
  + [GetEmailIdentity](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/sesv2-2019-09-27/GetEmailIdentity)
  + [SendBulkEmail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/sesv2-2019-09-27/SendBulkEmail)
  + [SendEmail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/sesv2-2019-09-27/SendEmail)

------

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see [Using Amazon SES with an AWS SDK](sdk-general-information-section.md). This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.