nodejs-email.js

/**
 * @author: mukul.b22@gmail.com
 * @description: Nodejs script to send email
 * Dependencies : nodemailer module, 
 * Gmail Credentials: email and password
 * Replace gmail credential email and password
 * 
 * **/

"use strict";
const nodemailer = require("nodemailer");

// async..await is not allowed in global scope, must use a wrapper
async function main() {
  // Generate test SMTP service account from ethereal.email
  // Only needed if you don't have a real mail account for testing
  let testAccount = await nodemailer.createTestAccount();

  // create reusable transporter object using the default SMTP transport
  let transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
    host: "smtp.gmail.com",
    port: 587,
    secure: false, // true for 465, false for other ports
    auth: {
      user: "EMAIL@DOMAIN.COM", // generated ethereal user
      pass: "PAASWORD", // generated ethereal password
    },
  });

  // send mail with defined transport object
  let info = await transporter.sendMail({
    from: '"Fred Foo 👻" <EMAIL@DOMAIN.COM>', // sender address
    to: "reciever@yopmail.com", // list of receivers
    subject: "TESTING EMAIL ✔", // Subject line
    text: "Hello world?", // plain text body
    html: "<b>Hello world?</b>", // html body
  });

  console.log("Message sent: %s", info.messageId);
  // Message sent: <b658f8ca-6296-ccf4-8306-87d57a0b4321@example.com>

  // Preview only available when sending through an Ethereal account
  console.log("Preview URL: %s", nodemailer.getTestMessageUrl(info));
  // Preview URL: https://ethereal.email/message/WaQKMgKddxQDoou...
}

main().catch(console.error);