Use when a val sends email, receives email, or is triggered by an incoming email. Covers email-type vals (the Email handler shape, attachment limits, the assigned val email address) and sending mail via std/email.
What this skill does
# Email
Val Town supports both directions: vals can be **triggered by** incoming mail (email-type vals) and can **send** mail via `std/email`.
## Receiving email — email-type vals
Email vals (`fileType: "email"`) run when a message is delivered to the val's assigned address.
```ts
// Learn more: https://docs.val.town/vals/email/
// Email type: {
// from: string,
// to: string[],
// subject?: string,
// text?: string,
// html?: string,
// attachments: File[],
// headers: Record<string, string>
// }
export default async function (e: Email) {
console.log(e.from, e.subject, e.text);
}
```
The file must have an `export` — `export default` for the handler.
**Maximum 30MB per message**, including attachments. Larger messages will be rejected.
### Reading the assigned address
When you list files or create an email-type file, the response includes `links.email` — the address that triggers this val. **Always read this from the API response. Never construct an email address yourself** — the format is owned by the platform and may change.
## Sending email — `std/email`
For outgoing mail, import from `std/email`:
```ts
import { email } from "https://esm.town/v/std/email";
await email({
to: "[email protected]",
subject: "Hello",
text: "Message body",
});
```
`std/email` exports `email` as the send function itself — call it directly (`email({ ... })`); there is no `email.send` method. It accepts the shape you'd expect: `to`, `subject`, `text`, `html`, plus `from`, `cc`, `bcc`, `replyTo`, `attachments`, and `headers`. If no `to` field is specified, it defaults to sending mail to the val owner's address.
## Replying to an incoming message
Combine the two — read the inbound `from` in an email-type handler, then call `email` to reply:
```ts
import { email } from "https://esm.town/v/std/email";
export default async function (e: Email) {
await email({
to: e.from,
subject: `Re: ${e.subject ?? ""}`,
text: "Got it, thanks!",
});
}
```
## Verifying changes
After editing an email-type val, use `run_file` with a sample `Email` payload to invoke the handler manually instead of waiting for a real incoming message. For send-only vals, run the script the same way and check `get_logs` for delivery errors.
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