# Email Notification Webhook or alternative to SMTP

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-webhook-or-alternative-to-smtp/266787>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [May 31, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-webhook-or-alternative-to-smtp/266787 "2023-05-31T16:10:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-webhook-or-alternative-to-smtp/266787/2 "2023-05-31T20:37:29Z")

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> [@NotAnonymous](#):
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> Is there already a way to send email via api instead of smtp that I’m just not finding?

No.

> [@NotAnonymous](#):
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> If not, is there a way to get any notifications that would normally trigger an email via web hook?

I don’t think so.

> [@NotAnonymous](#):
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> If not, is there a way via a plugin to override normal email sends and do a custom thing instead?

Sure, anything is possible. I think it’ll take a bunch of time and be prone be being broken, I think.

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