For developers

Send the mail your app owes people.

A welcome after signup. A password reset. A receipt. An invite. Pigeon is the API that sends them.

Same send call as Resend. 50,000 a month is the $20 card. Postmark paid plans include 10,000, then a price per thousand.

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Free to start. 3,500 emails a month. No card.

Switch in 5 minutes Node 
import { Pigeon } from "pigeon";

const pigeon = new Pigeon(process.env.PIGEON_API_KEY, {
  baseUrl: "https://pigeonfs.com"
});

await pigeon.emails.send({ from, to, subject, html });

Five minutes changes the client and the key. The from, to, subject, and html fields stay. Add the domain records, then send. Python, Go, Java, Rust, Elixir, and SMTP use the same fields.

Use cases

The mail a product sends on its own.

Someone signs up, forgets a password, pays, or gets invited. Your app already knows that moment. Pigeon delivers the message.

Welcome

The note that goes out when an account is created.

Password reset

A one-time link when someone cannot sign in.

Receipt

Proof of payment, from the same domain as the product.

Invite

A teammate, a guest, or a file that finished exporting.

How it works

Three steps, then the product sends it.

01

Add your domain

Pigeon lists the DNS records. Mail goes out once the domain status says Verified.

02

Put a key in the app

A sending key calls the API or SMTP. A full-access key can manage domains too.

03

Send from the product

Welcome, reset, receipt, invite. The dashboard keeps a log of each call.

Setup

A letter people can join, and mail you can read.

Newsletter

  1. 01

    Open Newsletters. Name the letter and set the from address on a domain you verified.

  2. 02

    Share the page Pigeon gives you. A reader confirms from the message you send.

  3. 03

    Only confirmed readers receive the next issue. You can write it in the dashboard or publish it from the API.

Newsletter guide

Incoming mail

  1. 01

    Verify a domain, then open Incoming and create an address such as ada@yourdomain.com.

  2. 02

    Point that domain's MX record at pigeonfs.com. Only the address you created is accepted.

  3. 03

    The subject and body are stored encrypted. You read the message in Incoming.

Incoming guide

Mail goes out from the domain you verify.

Pigeon is the part the app talks to: the domain, the key, the log, and the monthly plan.

  • The From address is a domain you verify.
  • One API or SMTP login for the product.
  • A log and a plan, so a bounce or a limit shows up before a user writes in.

Send the first one from your own domain.

Create an account, add the DNS records, and send a welcome before you invite anyone else.

Get started