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POST /domains/:id/inbound

Enables inbound email receiving on a verified domain. Creates an SES receipt rule and returns the MX DNS record you need to add.

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Authentication

JWT (Dashboard)

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Path Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
idstringYesDomain ID

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Request Body

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
subdomainstringNoSubdomain prefix for receiving (e.g. in). If omitted, receives on root domain.

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Response

{
  "message": "Inbound receiving enabled",
  "dnsRecords": [
    {
      "type": "MX",
      "name": "in",
      "value": "10 inbound-smtp.us-east-2.amazonaws.com.",
      "ttl": 3600,
      "description": "Emails to *@in.yourdomain.com will be received by Sendi"
    }
  ],
  "inboundHostname": "in.yourdomain.com"
}

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DNS Setup

Add the returned MX record at your DNS provider. Emails sent to *@in.yourdomain.com will then be received by Sendi.