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Connecting With Amazon SES

2 min. readlast update: 03.06.2025

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow these steps to integrate your Amazon SES account:

 

Create SMTP Credentials

Amazon SES SMTP credentials are not the same as AWS access keys or login credentials. Follow these steps to create the required credentials:

  1. Sign in to your Amazon AWS account.
  2. Go to: AWS IAM Users.
  3. Click Add User, and set the username.
  4. Under Select AWS Access Type, choose Programmatic Access.
  5. Click Next, then select Create Group and search for AmazonSESFullAccess.
    • This grants the CRM permission to access Amazon SES.
    • Ensure the newly created user is assigned to this group.
  6. Click Next to generate the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.
  7. In the CRM, navigate to Settings → Email Settings.
  8. Select Amazon SES and input the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key and Region. 

 

 

Configure Delivery Notifications in Amazon SES

  1. Open the Amazon SNS console: Amazon SNS.
    • Ensure the correct AWS region is selected.
  2. In the left navigation panel, go to Topics and click Create Topic.
    • Set Type to Standard.
    • Assign a Name and save.
  3. After creating the topic, click Create Subscription.
  4. In the Protocol drop-down menu, select HTTPS.
  5. In the Endpoint field, enter: 
    https://api.aretonet.com/api/ases/xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx/update
  6. Click Create Subscription.
  7. Note the ARN created by Amazon SNS.
    • Send this ARN value to product@aretonet.com for activation.

 

Note: The public key supplied to the SES Endpoint above (xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx), can be found in logged in Knowledgebase, under Server-side API.

 

Configure Notifications in Amazon SES

  1. Open the Amazon SES console: Amazon SES.
    • Ensure the correct AWS region is selected.
  2. In the navigation panel, under Identity Management, choose Domains or Email Addresses.
  3. In the Verified Senders list, select the email address or domain to configure notifications for.
  4. Under Notifications, click Edit Configuration.
  5. Under SNS Topic Configuration, select the Delivery and/or Bounce Amazon SNS topic to receive notifications.
  6. Click Save Config.
  7. If both Domains and Email Addresses are used, ensure both are properly configured.

 

SES Sending Limits

Amazon SES default sending limits may be as low as 200 emails per 24 hours. It is strongly advised to review Amazon's sending limits and request a limit increase if necessary.

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