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Does Mailcamp Offer SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)?

Does Mailcamp Offer SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)?

Mailcamp supports transactional sending, but the current Mailcamp flow is centered around its Transactional API rather than a separate mailbox-style setup screen for traditional SMTP credentials.

Short answer

For marketing campaigns, you create and send emails directly inside Mailcamp.
For transactional email, Mailcamp provides a transactional sending flow with API access, delivery logs, and webhooks.
In the current documentation, the main integration path is API key + Transactional API.

How Mailcamp handles transactional sending

Go to Settings > API Key to copy or regenerate your API key.
Go to Transactional > API docs to see the available endpoints.
Use Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY> when sending requests from your app.
The documented send endpoint is POST /api/v1/smtp.

What this means in practice

If you want to send newsletters, promotions, or one-time broadcasts, create a campaign in Mailcamp and send it from the campaign workflow.
If you want to send password resets, alerts, receipts, or other app-driven emails, use Mailcamp transactional sending.
After sending, review delivery activity in Transactional > Logs.
If you need event callbacks, configure Transactional > Webhook for statuses like delivered, bounce, and delayed.

Important note about SMTP wording

You may see the endpoint name /api/v1/smtp in Mailcamp's API docs.
However, the current user-facing setup in Mailcamp is documented as an API-based integration using your API key.
If you are specifically looking for classic SMTP connection details such as host, port, username, and password, check the latest account documentation or contact support before building your integration around that assumption.

Recommended setup checklist

Generate or copy your API key from Settings > API Key.
Review Transactional > API docs.
Use a verified sending domain for better deliverability.
Test your transactional workflow and confirm results in Transactional > Logs.
Set up Transactional > Webhook if your app needs delivery events in real time.

If you are unsure whether you should use campaigns or transactional sending, a simple rule is this: campaigns are for bulk marketing emails, while the transactional API is for system-triggered messages from your application.