Sending Emails in Django
Tags: django, python, webdev, security
Published: 2020-12-23 09:06:42

Configuration for Sending Emails in Django:-

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## settings in Your Gmail Account
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* Open your email account in Browser
* go to 'Manage your google account'
* go to 'Security' tab in left side bar
* Turn ON the Toggle Button in 'Less Secure App Access' option in Security tab.

## settings.py
Add Some line of Code in this file.

```python
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'

EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'

EMAIL_USE_TLS =True

EMAIL_PORT = 587

EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'your email id'

EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'password'
```


## project/urls.py
```python
from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path, include

urlpatterns = [
    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
    path('', include('main.urls')),
]
```

## app/urls.py
```python
from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
	path('', views.home, name='home'),
	path('send_mail/', views.sendMail, name='send_mail')
]
```

## views.py
```python
from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
from django.conf import settings
from django.core.mail import send_mail
from django.contrib import messages
# Create your views here.
def home(request):
	return render(request, 'home_page.html')



def sendMail(request):
	if request.method == 'POST':
		sender = settings.EMAIL_HOST_USER
		receiver = request.POST['receiver']
		subject = request.POST['sub']
		content = request.POST['content']

		mail = send_mail(subject, content, sender, [receiver], fail_silently=False)
		if mail:
			messages.success(request, 'Email has been sent.')
			return redirect('home')
		else:
			return HttpResponse('message not sent')
	else:
		return redirect('home')
```

## templates/home.html
```html
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <!-- Required meta tags -->
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-giJF6kkoqNQ00vy+HMDP7azOuL0xtbfIcaT9wjKHr8RbDVddVHyTfAAsrekwKmP1" crossorigin="anonymous">

    <title>Sending Email in Django</title>
  </head>
  <body class="bg-dark text-light">
    <div class="container my-3" style="width: 500px;">

      <h2 class="alert alert-success">Sending Email in Django</h2>
      <hr>
      {% if messages %}
      {% for message in messages %}
      <div class="alert alert-dark alert-dismissible fade show my-4" role="alert">
      {{message}}
      <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>
    </div>
      {% endfor %}
      {% endif %}
      

    <form action="{% url 'send_mail' %}" method="post">
      {% csrf_token %}
      <div class="mb-3">
        <label for="exampleInputEmail1" class="form-label"><b>To</label>
        <input type="email" class="form-control" name="receiver" id="exampleInputEmail1" aria-describedby="emailHelp">
      </div>
      <div class="mb-3">
        <label for="subject" class="form-label"><b>Subject</label>
        <input type="text" class="form-control" name="sub" id="subject">
      </div>
      <div class="mb-3">
        <label for="content" class="form-label">Body</label>
        <textarea class="form-control" name="content" style="height: 250px;"></textarea>
        
      </div>
     
      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Send</button>
    </form>

    
    </div>

    

    <!-- Option 1: Bootstrap Bundle with Popper -->
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta1/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-ygbV9kiqUc6oa4msXn9868pTtWMgiQaeYH7/t7LECLbyPA2x65Kgf80OJFdroafW" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

   
  </body>
</html>
```