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Does a user need to be registered in Appwrite to receive an email?

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Ankit Maniya
29 Oct, 2025, 17:30

If I want to send an email (for example, to xyz@gmail.com) from an Appwrite Cloud Function, does that email address need to be registered as a user in Appwrite? Or can I send an email to any address, even if the recipient is not registered in the Appwrite?

I go through with this doc https://appwrite.io/docs/products/messaging/messages

I am using Appwrite Free plan

TL;DR
Developers are discussing whether a user needs to be registered in Appwrite to receive an email. The support developer must be registered in order for them to be notified. The feature is designed to notify your own users.
Guille
29 Oct, 2025, 18:25

Yes, it needs to be registered, as the goal of this feature is to notify your own users

Ankit Maniya
29 Oct, 2025, 18:46

@Guille Thank for your response. Don't you think it should allow us to send email even if user is not register?

Guille
29 Oct, 2025, 18:49

Can you give an example of your use case?

Ankit Maniya
29 Oct, 2025, 20:15

@Guille

What I want: I will add a storage event listener in a Cloud Function to monitor new file uploads.

The function will validate created file based on my defined criteria, and if a file fails validation, it will send an email notification to our support developer without requiring the this user to be registered.

Guille
30 Oct, 2025, 12:36

As I understand, you need to send an email to your support developer, so they should be registered, or I'm missing something?

You want the developer know what is the user with problem?

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