SES — Simple Email Service

AWS docs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html SES v2 docs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/Welcome.html

SES supports both the v1 Query protocol (form-encoded POST with Action field, XML responses) and the v2 REST-JSON protocol (path-based routing, JSON request/response bodies).

[!NOTE] Emails are not delivered — all outbound messages are captured and visible in the Mail page of the web console. All identities are automatically verified; there is no real verification flow.

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SDK compatibility

SDK	Client	Status
Go v2	aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ses	✅ Tested
Go v2	aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sesv2	✅ Tested
Python (boto3)	boto3.client("ses")	✅ Expected
Python (boto3)	boto3.client("sesv2")	✅ Expected
JS/TS v3	@aws-sdk/client-ses	✅ Expected
JS/TS v3	@aws-sdk/client-sesv2	✅ Expected

Web console

The SES page (/ses) shows all verified identities with the ability to add new email/domain identities and delete existing ones. Emails sent via SES appear in the Mail page.

Summary

Category	✅ Supported	❌ Unsupported
SES v1 — Sending	2
SES v1 — Identities	9	7
SES v1 — Templates	6
SES v1 — Other	2	10
SES v2 — Sending	1
SES v2 — Identities	4
SES v2 — Tags	3
SES v2 — Other		1

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Endpoints

SES v1 — Sending

Operation	Status	Notes	AWS Docs
SendEmail	✅ Supported	Query Action=SendEmail; simple content	docs
SendRawEmail	✅ Supported	Delivers raw MIME to mail capture	docs

SES v1 — Identities

Operation	Status	Notes	AWS Docs
VerifyEmailIdentity	✅ Supported	Auto-verified	docs
VerifyDomainIdentity	✅ Supported	Auto-verified; returns dummy token	docs
ListIdentities	✅ Supported	Supports IdentityType filter	docs
ListVerifiedEmailAddresses	✅ Supported		docs
GetIdentityVerificationAttributes	✅ Supported	Always returns Success status	docs
DeleteIdentity	✅ Supported		docs
VerifyEmailAddress	✅ Supported		docs
DeleteVerifiedEmailAddress	✅ Supported		docs
SetIdentityFeedbackForwardingEnabled	✅ Supported		docs
GetIdentityDkimAttributes	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
GetIdentityMailFromDomainAttributes	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
GetIdentityNotificationAttributes	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
SetIdentityDkimEnabled	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
SetIdentityMailFromDomain	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
SetIdentityNotificationTopic	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
VerifyDomainDkim	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs

SES v1 — Templates

Operation	Status	Notes	AWS Docs
CreateTemplate	✅ Supported		docs
GetTemplate	✅ Supported		docs
UpdateTemplate	✅ Supported		docs
ListTemplates	✅ Supported		docs
DeleteTemplate	✅ Supported		docs
SendTemplatedEmail	✅ Supported	{{key}} variable substitution	docs

SES v1 — Other

Operation	Status	Notes	AWS Docs
GetSendQuota	✅ Supported	Returns unlimited quota	docs
GetSendStatistics	✅ Supported	Returns empty data points	docs
CreateConfigurationSet	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
DeleteConfigurationSet	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
ListConfigurationSets	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
CreateReceiptRule	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
CreateReceiptRuleSet	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
DeleteReceiptRule	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
DeleteReceiptRuleSet	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
DescribeReceiptRule	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
DescribeReceiptRuleSet	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs
ListReceiptRuleSets	❌ Unsupported	stub; returns 501	docs

SES v2 — Sending

Operation	Status	Notes	AWS Docs
SendEmail	✅ Supported	POST /v2/email/outbound-emails; simple content	docs

SES v2 — Identities

Operation	Status	Notes	AWS Docs
CreateEmailIdentity	✅ Supported	POST /v2/email/identities; auto-verified; inline Tags applied at creation	docs
ListEmailIdentities	✅ Supported	GET /v2/email/identities	docs
GetEmailIdentity	✅ Supported	GET /v2/email/identities/{EmailIdentity}; reports the identity’s Tags	docs
DeleteEmailIdentity	✅ Supported	DELETE /v2/email/identities/{EmailIdentity}	docs

SES v2 — Tags

Operation	Status	Notes	AWS Docs
TagResource	✅ Supported	POST /v2/email/tags; email identity ARNs — configuration sets are not emulated	docs
UntagResource	✅ Supported	DELETE /v2/email/tags?ResourceArn=…&TagKeys=…	docs
ListTagsForResource	✅ Supported	GET /v2/email/tags?ResourceArn=…	docs

SES v2 — Other

Operation	Status	Notes	AWS Docs
All other v2 operations	❌ Unsupported	Returns NotImplemented	docs