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---
layout: page
title: "Mailgun Notify"
description: "Instructions on how to add Mailgun mail notifications to Home Assistant."
date: 2017-02-06 16:52
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
logo: mailgun.png
ha_category: Notifications
ha_release: 0.38
---
The Mailgun notification service allows you to send emails via Mailgun's REST API. It requires the [Mailgun component] to be set up.
[Mailgun component]: /components/mailgun/
## {% linkable_title Sample configuration %}
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
mailgun:
domain: mg.example.com
api_key: token-XXXXXXXXX
sandbox: False
notify:
- name: mailgun
platform: mailgun
recipient: me@example.com
```
Configuration variables:
- **domain** (*Optional*): This is the domain name to be used when sending out mail. Defaults to the first custom domain you have set up.
- **sandbox** (*Optional*): Whether to use the sandboxed domain for outgoing mail. The `domain` item takes precedence over this. Defaults to `False`.
- **token** (*Required*): This is the API token that has been generated in your Mailgun account.
- **recipient** (*Required*): The email address of the recipient.
- **sender** (*Optional*): The sender's email address. Defaults to `hass@DOMAIN`, where `DOMAIN` is outgoint mail domain, as defined by the `domain` and `sanbox` configuration entries.
## {% linkable_title Example automation %}
The following automation reacts to an event by sending out an email with two attachments.
```yaml
# Example automation using Mailgun notifications
automation:
trigger:
platform: event
event_type: SPECIAL_EVENT
action:
service: notify.mailgun
data:
title: "Something special has happened"
message: "This a test message from Home Assistant"
data:
images:
- /home/pi/pic_test1.png
- /home/pi/pic_test2.png
```