@ayhid/strapi-provider-email-brevo

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) email plugin for Strapi v5 with admin panel configuration.

Features

• Admin Panel Settings - Configure email settings directly from the Strapi admin
• Strapi v5 compatible - Built for the latest Strapi version
• Uses Brevo API - Direct API calls (not SMTP) for faster, more reliable delivery
• Test Email - Send test emails from the admin panel to verify configuration
• Development fallback - Logs emails to console when disabled or no API key is configured
• Full email support - HTML, plain text, CC, BCC, reply-to
• TypeScript - Fully typed codebase

Installation

npm install @ayhid/strapi-provider-email-brevo

Configuration

Option 1: Admin Panel (Recommended)

After installation, navigate to Settings > Brevo Email in your Strapi admin panel to configure:

• Enable/Disable - Toggle email sending on/off
• API Key - Your Brevo API key
• Default From Email - Default sender email address
• Default From Name - Default sender name
• Default Reply-To - Default reply-to address

You can also send a test email to verify your configuration works correctly.

Option 2: Environment Variables

You can also configure the plugin via environment variables. Add to your .env:

BREVO_API_KEY=xkeysib-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[email protected]
BREVO_SENDER_NAME=Your App Name

Then configure in config/plugins.ts:

export default ({ env }) => ({
  'email-brevo': {
    enabled: true,
    config: {
      apiKey: env('BREVO_API_KEY'),
      defaultFrom: env('BREVO_SENDER_EMAIL', '[email protected]'),
      defaultFromName: env('BREVO_SENDER_NAME', 'My App'),
      defaultReplyTo: env('BREVO_SENDER_EMAIL'),
    },
  },
});

Note: Settings configured in the admin panel take precedence over environment variables.

Usage

Sending Emails

Use Strapi's email service:

await strapi.plugins['email-brevo'].services.email.send({
  to: '[email protected]',
  subject: 'Hello from Strapi!',
  text: 'This is a plain text email.',
  html: '<h1>Hello!</h1><p>This is an HTML email.</p>',
});

With CC and BCC

await strapi.plugins['email-brevo'].services.email.send({
  to: '[email protected]',
  cc: ['[email protected]', '[email protected]'],
  bcc: '[email protected]',
  subject: 'Team Update',
  html: '<p>Important update for the team.</p>',
});

Custom Sender

await strapi.plugins['email-brevo'].services.email.send({
  from: '[email protected]',
  fromName: 'Custom Sender',
  to: '[email protected]',
  replyTo: '[email protected]',
  subject: 'Custom sender example',
  text: 'This email has a custom sender.',
});

Admin Panel

The plugin adds a settings page under Settings > Brevo Email where you can:

1. Enable/Disable the plugin - When disabled, emails are logged to console
2. Configure API Key - Your Brevo transactional email API key
3. Set Default Sender - Email and name for outgoing emails
4. Set Reply-To - Default reply-to address
5. Send Test Email - Verify your configuration works

Development Mode

When the plugin is disabled or no API key is configured, emails are logged to the console:

[Brevo Email] Plugin disabled - logging email to console
================================================================================
From: [email protected] (My App)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Test Email
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Text: This is the email content...
================================================================================

This is perfect for local development without needing a Brevo account.

Getting a Brevo API Key

1. Sign up or log in at Brevo
2. Navigate to Settings > SMTP & API
3. Click "Generate a new API key"
4. Copy the key (starts with xkeysib-...)
5. Add it in the admin panel or your .env file

Why Brevo API vs SMTP?

This plugin uses Brevo's Transactional Email API instead of SMTP:

• Faster - Direct API calls vs SMTP handshakes
• More reliable - No connection timeouts or limits
• Better feedback - Detailed error responses
• Feature-rich - Access to tracking, scheduling, attachments

Requirements

• Strapi v5.x
• Node.js >= 20
• Brevo account (free tier available)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes using Conventional Commits
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for release history.

License

MIT

Links

• Brevo (Sendinblue)
• Brevo API Documentation
• Strapi v5 Documentation

Made with love for the Strapi community