At a glance
- Availability: Experimental (how to enable).
- Authentication: API key.
- Connection: The key comes from
RESEND_API_KEY. - Provider documentation: Authentication reference.
Credentials
Set these per environment. See Connect an integration.Setup
- Sign in to Resend: Go to https://resend.com and sign in. The free tier is sufficient for testing.
- Verify a domain (or use onboarding sender): Add and verify a sending domain under https://resend.com/domains. For quick tests you can send from [email protected] to your own account email.
- Create an API key: Open https://resend.com/api-keys and create a key with Full Access (Sending Access alone cannot read domains/audiences).
- Set the environment variable: Add the key to your .env as RESEND_API_KEY=re_…
- Verify access: Run List Domains to confirm the key works, then send a test email to yourself.
Provider notes
- Resend authenticates with ‘Authorization: Bearer re_…’
- Audiences and contacts power Broadcasts; transactional sending only requires a verified domain
Tools
Verify the connection
Call a read tool such asresend__get_email with arguments for your account. Confirm that the result comes from the intended account or workspace before enabling write tools.