# Send emails using Metabase with SMTP

### Prerequisites

Before you start, you'll need:

- A Resend [API key](/guides/get-started-create-an-api-key)
- A [verified domain](/guides/get-started-add-a-domain)

## Guide

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:::step{title="Get the Resend SMTP credentials"}
When configuring your SMTP integration, you'll need to use the following credentials:

- **Host**: `smtp.resend.com`
- **Port**: `465`
- **Username**: `resend`
- **Password**: `YOUR_API_KEY`
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:::step{title="Integrate with Metabase SMTP"}
After logging into your [Metabase Cloud](https://www.metabase.com/cloud/login) account, you’ll need to enable the SMTP integration.

1. From your Metabase Cloud Admin Panel, go to **Settings > Email** in the left menu. You'll see the form below.

![Metabase Cloud SMTP](../img/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/OWNnQaVDyqcGyhhN/images/metabase-smtp-1-aqfj92.png)

2. Copy-and-paste the SMTP credentials from Resend to Metabase Cloud. Finally, click the **Save** button and all of your emails will be sent through Resend.

![Metabase Cloud SMTP](../img/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/OWNnQaVDyqcGyhhN/images/metabase-smtp-2-4evrj1.png)
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## Related pages

- [Send emails with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-smtp.md)
- [Send Auth0 transactional emails with Resend](./get-started-send-with-auth0.md)
- [Send emails using Customer.io with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-customer-io-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Django with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-django-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Laravel with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-laravel-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Liferay with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-liferay-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Nodemailer with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-nodemailer-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using PHPMailer with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-phpmailer-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Rails with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-rails-smtp.md)
- [Send emails using Retool with SMTP](./get-started-send-with-retool-smtp.md)

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