Examples

This page provides comprehensive examples for common email sending scenarios using the AhaSend CLI.

Transactional Emails

Order Confirmation

# Single order confirmation
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to [email protected] \
  --subject "Order #12345 Confirmed" \
  --html-template order-confirmation.html \
  --global-substitutions order-data.json \
  --attach invoice.pdf \
  --idempotency-key "order-12345"

order-data.json:

{
  "order_id": "12345",
  "customer_name": "John Doe",
  "total": "$149.99",
  "items": [
    {"name": "Product A", "quantity": 2, "price": "$49.99"},
    {"name": "Product B", "quantity": 1, "price": "$50.01"}
  ],
  "delivery_date": "January 20, 2024"
}

Password Reset

# Secure password reset email
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to [email protected] \
  --subject "Password Reset Request" \
  --html-template password-reset.html \
  --global-substitutions reset-data.json \
  --header "X-Priority: high" \
  --track-clicks false \
  --idempotency-key "reset-user123-$(date +%s)"

Account Verification

# New user verification
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to [email protected] \
  --subject "Verify Your Email Address" \
  --html "<h2>Welcome!</h2><p>Please verify your email by clicking <a href='{{verify_url}}'>here</a></p>" \
  --text "Welcome! Please verify your email by visiting: {{verify_url}}" \
  --global-substitutions '{"verify_url": "https://app.com/verify?token=abc123"}' \
  --tags signup,verification

Marketing Campaigns

#!/bin/bash
# send-newsletter.sh

# Prepare data
TEMPLATE="newsletter-january.html"
RECIPIENTS="subscribers.csv"
SUBJECT="📰 January Newsletter: New Year, New Features!"

# Send newsletter with tracking
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --recipients "$RECIPIENTS" \
  --subject "$SUBJECT" \
  --html-template "$TEMPLATE" \
  --track-opens true \
  --track-clicks true \
  --tags newsletter,january,2024 \
  --max-concurrency 5 \
  --progress \
  --show-metrics

# Check delivery stats after 1 hour
sleep 3600
ahasend stats deliverability \
  --start-date $(date +%Y-%m-%d) \
  --group-by hour

Product Launch Announcement

# Segmented product launch campaign
for segment in vip regular trial; do
  echo "Sending to $segment segment..."

  ahasend messages send \
    --from [email protected] \
    --recipients "${segment}-users.csv" \
    --subject "{{first_name}}, Introducing Our New Product!" \
    --html-template "launch-${segment}.html" \
    --global-substitutions launch-data.json \
    --tags "product-launch,${segment}" \
    --max-concurrency 3 \
    --progress

  sleep 60  # Stagger sends
done

Abandoned Cart Recovery

#!/bin/bash
# abandoned-cart-recovery.sh

# Query abandoned carts from database
# ... database query logic ...

# Create recipients file
cat > abandoned-carts.json << EOF
[
  {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Jane Shopper",
    "substitution_data": {
      "first_name": "Jane",
      "cart_value": "$234.99",
      "items_count": 3,
      "cart_url": "https://shop.com/cart/restore/abc123",
      "discount_code": "COMEBACK10"
    }
  }
]
EOF

# Send recovery emails
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --recipients abandoned-carts.json \
  --subject "{{first_name}}, you left something behind!" \
  --html-template abandoned-cart.html \
  --schedule "$(date -d '+2 hours' --iso-8601=seconds)" \
  --tags "abandoned-cart,recovery,automated"

Notification Systems

Real-Time Alerts

#!/bin/bash
# send-alert.sh

ALERT_TYPE=$1
ALERT_MESSAGE=$2
RECIPIENTS=$3

case $ALERT_TYPE in
  critical)
    SUBJECT="🚨 CRITICAL ALERT"
    PRIORITY="high"
    ;;
  warning)
    SUBJECT="⚠️ Warning"
    PRIORITY="normal"
    ;;
  info)
    SUBJECT="ℹ️ Information"
    PRIORITY="low"
    ;;
esac

ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to "$RECIPIENTS" \
  --subject "$SUBJECT: $ALERT_MESSAGE" \
  --text "$ALERT_MESSAGE\n\nTime: $(date)\nSystem: Production" \
  --header "X-Priority: $PRIORITY" \
  --tags "alert,${ALERT_TYPE},automated"

Daily Reports

#!/bin/bash
# daily-report.sh

# Generate report data
generate_report() {
  echo "{"
  echo "  \"date\": \"$(date +%Y-%m-%d)\","
  echo "  \"total_users\": 15234,"
  echo "  \"new_signups\": 87,"
  echo "  \"revenue\": \"$12,456.78\","
  echo "  \"top_products\": ["
  echo "    {\"name\": \"Product A\", \"sales\": 234},"
  echo "    {\"name\": \"Product B\", \"sales\": 189}"
  echo "  ]"
  echo "}"
}

# Generate and save report data
generate_report > report-data.json

# Send daily report
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --recipients executives.csv \
  --subject "Daily Report - $(date +%Y-%m-%d)" \
  --html-template daily-report.html \
  --global-substitutions report-data.json \
  --attach "reports/detailed-$(date +%Y%m%d).pdf" \
  --schedule "$(date -d 'today 09:00' --iso-8601=seconds)" \
  --tags "report,daily,automated"

Webhook Integration

Process Webhook Events

#!/bin/bash
# webhook-processor.sh

# Start webhook listener and process events
ahasend webhooks listen http://localhost:8080/webhook \
  --events "message.bounced,message.failed" \
  --output json | while read -r event; do

  EVENT_TYPE=$(echo "$event" | jq -r '.event')
  EMAIL=$(echo "$event" | jq -r '.recipient')

  case $EVENT_TYPE in
    message.bounced)
      echo "Processing bounce for: $EMAIL"
      # Add to suppression list
      ahasend suppressions create "$EMAIL" --type bounce
      ;;
    message.failed)
      echo "Processing failure for: $EMAIL"
      # Log and alert
      echo "$event" >> failed-emails.log
      ;;
  esac
done

Webhook Testing Pipeline

#!/bin/bash
# test-webhook-integration.sh

# 1. Create test webhook
WEBHOOK_ID=$(ahasend webhooks create \
  --url http://localhost:3000/test-webhook \
  --events all \
  --description "Integration test webhook" \
  --output json | jq -r '.id')

echo "Created webhook: $WEBHOOK_ID"

# 2. Start listener
ahasend webhooks listen http://localhost:3000/test-webhook \
  --verbose &
LISTENER_PID=$!

# 3. Trigger test events
sleep 2
ahasend webhooks trigger "$WEBHOOK_ID" --all-events

# 4. Send test email
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to [email protected] \
  --subject "Webhook Test" \
  --text "Testing webhook integration" \
  --sandbox

# 5. Wait and cleanup
sleep 5
kill $LISTENER_PID

# 6. Delete test webhook
ahasend webhooks delete "$WEBHOOK_ID" --yes

echo "Integration test complete"

Automation Scripts

CI/CD Email Notifications

# .github/workflows/deploy-notification.yml
name: Deployment Notification

on:
  deployment_status:

jobs:
  notify:
    if: github.event.deployment_status.state == 'success'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Install AhaSend CLI
        run: |
          wget https://github.com/AhaSend/ahasend-cli/releases/latest/download/ahasend-linux-amd64
          chmod +x ahasend-linux-amd64
          sudo mv ahasend-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/ahasend

      - name: Send deployment notification
        env:
          AHASEND_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.AHASEND_API_KEY }}
          AHASEND_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.AHASEND_ACCOUNT_ID }}
        run: |
          ahasend messages send \
            --from [email protected] \
            --to [email protected] \
            --subject "✅ Deployment Successful: ${{ github.event.deployment.environment }}" \
            --html "<h2>Deployment Complete</h2>
                    <p>Environment: ${{ github.event.deployment.environment }}</p>
                    <p>Commit: ${{ github.sha }}</p>
                    <p>Deployed by: ${{ github.actor }}</p>
                    <p>Time: $(date)</p>" \
            --tags "deployment,ci,notification"

Database Backup Notifications

#!/bin/bash
# backup-notification.sh

# Perform backup
BACKUP_FILE="backup-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).sql.gz"
BACKUP_SIZE=$(du -h "$BACKUP_FILE" | cut -f1)
BACKUP_STATUS=$?

if [ $BACKUP_STATUS -eq 0 ]; then
  SUBJECT="✅ Backup Successful"
  MESSAGE="Database backup completed successfully.\nFile: $BACKUP_FILE\nSize: $BACKUP_SIZE"
  TAGS="backup,success"
else
  SUBJECT="❌ Backup Failed"
  MESSAGE="Database backup failed with error code: $BACKUP_STATUS"
  TAGS="backup,failure,alert"
fi

# Send notification
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to [email protected] \
  --subject "$SUBJECT - $(date +%Y-%m-%d)" \
  --text "$MESSAGE" \
  --tags "$TAGS"

User Onboarding Sequence

#!/bin/bash
# onboarding-sequence.sh

USER_EMAIL=$1
USER_NAME=$2

# Welcome email (immediate)
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to "$USER_EMAIL" \
  --subject "Welcome to Our App, $USER_NAME!" \
  --html-template templates/welcome.html \
  --global-substitutions "{\"name\": \"$USER_NAME\"}" \
  --tags "onboarding,day0,welcome"

# Day 1: Getting started guide
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to "$USER_EMAIL" \
  --subject "Getting Started with Our App" \
  --html-template templates/getting-started.html \
  --global-substitutions "{\"name\": \"$USER_NAME\"}" \
  --schedule "$(date -d '+1 day 10:00' --iso-8601=seconds)" \
  --tags "onboarding,day1,guide"

# Day 3: Feature highlights
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to "$USER_EMAIL" \
  --subject "Discover Our Best Features" \
  --html-template templates/features.html \
  --global-substitutions "{\"name\": \"$USER_NAME\"}" \
  --schedule "$(date -d '+3 days 10:00' --iso-8601=seconds)" \
  --tags "onboarding,day3,features"

# Day 7: Check-in
ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --to "$USER_EMAIL" \
  --subject "How's Everything Going?" \
  --html-template templates/checkin.html \
  --global-substitutions "{\"name\": \"$USER_NAME\"}" \
  --schedule "$(date -d '+7 days 10:00' --iso-8601=seconds)" \
  --tags "onboarding,day7,checkin"

echo "Onboarding sequence scheduled for $USER_EMAIL"

Performance Testing

Load Testing Script

#!/bin/bash
# load-test.sh

# Configuration
TOTAL_EMAILS=10000
BATCH_SIZE=1000
CONCURRENCY=10

echo "Starting load test: $TOTAL_EMAILS emails"

# Generate test recipients
echo "email,name,test_id" > test-recipients.csv
for i in $(seq 1 $TOTAL_EMAILS); do
  echo "test${i}@example.com,Test User ${i},TEST-${i}" >> test-recipients.csv
done

# Run load test
START_TIME=$(date +%s)

ahasend messages send \
  --from [email protected] \
  --recipients test-recipients.csv \
  --subject "Load Test {{test_id}}" \
  --text "This is a load test message for {{name}}" \
  --sandbox \
  --max-concurrency $CONCURRENCY \
  --progress \
  --show-metrics \
  --output json > load-test-results.json

END_TIME=$(date +%s)
DURATION=$((END_TIME - START_TIME))

# Analyze results
SUCCESS=$(jq '.successful_jobs' load-test-results.json)
FAILED=$(jq '.failed_jobs' load-test-results.json)
RATE=$(jq '.emails_per_sec' load-test-results.json)

echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
echo "Load Test Results"
echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
echo "Total Emails:    $TOTAL_EMAILS"
echo "Successful:      $SUCCESS"
echo "Failed:          $FAILED"
echo "Duration:        ${DURATION}s"
echo "Rate:            $RATE emails/sec"
echo "Concurrency:     $CONCURRENCY"
echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"

# Cleanup
rm test-recipients.csv

Multi-Environment Management

Environment-Specific Sending

#!/bin/bash
# deploy-emails.sh

ENVIRONMENT=$1

case $ENVIRONMENT in
  production)
    PROFILE="production"
    FROM="[email protected]"
    RECIPIENTS="all-users.csv"
    ;;
  staging)
    PROFILE="staging"
    FROM="[email protected]"
    RECIPIENTS="test-users.csv"
    ;;
  development)
    PROFILE="development"
    FROM="[email protected]"
    RECIPIENTS="dev-team.csv"
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Unknown environment: $ENVIRONMENT"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

# Send with environment-specific profile
ahasend messages send \
  --profile "$PROFILE" \
  --from "$FROM" \
  --recipients "$RECIPIENTS" \
  --subject "[$ENVIRONMENT] System Update" \
  --html-template update-notification.html \
  --tags "update,${ENVIRONMENT}"

echo "Emails sent to $ENVIRONMENT environment"

Getting Started

Commands

Features

Examples

Examples

Transactional Emails

Order Confirmation

Password Reset

Account Verification

Marketing Campaigns

Product Launch Announcement

Abandoned Cart Recovery

Notification Systems

Real-Time Alerts

Daily Reports

Webhook Integration

Process Webhook Events

Webhook Testing Pipeline

Automation Scripts

CI/CD Email Notifications

Database Backup Notifications

User Onboarding Sequence

Performance Testing

Load Testing Script

Multi-Environment Management

Environment-Specific Sending

Next Steps

Getting Started

Commands

Features

​Examples

​Transactional Emails

​Order Confirmation

​Password Reset

​Account Verification

​Marketing Campaigns

​Newsletter Distribution

​Product Launch Announcement

​Abandoned Cart Recovery

​Notification Systems

​Real-Time Alerts

​Daily Reports

​Webhook Integration

​Process Webhook Events

​Webhook Testing Pipeline

​Automation Scripts

​CI/CD Email Notifications

​Database Backup Notifications

​User Onboarding Sequence

​Performance Testing

​Load Testing Script

​Multi-Environment Management

​Environment-Specific Sending

​Next Steps

Examples

Transactional Emails

Order Confirmation

Password Reset

Account Verification

Marketing Campaigns

Newsletter Distribution

Product Launch Announcement

Abandoned Cart Recovery

Notification Systems

Real-Time Alerts

Daily Reports

Webhook Integration

Process Webhook Events

Webhook Testing Pipeline

Automation Scripts

CI/CD Email Notifications

Database Backup Notifications

User Onboarding Sequence

Performance Testing

Load Testing Script

Multi-Environment Management

Environment-Specific Sending

Next Steps