---
title: How to connect Amazon SES?
description: This tutorial will show you how to connect your Amazon SES mailbox to Warmy and start a warm-up.
---
[Skip to content](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/how-to-connect-amazon-ses#main-content)
English
Show submenu for translations
![Group 1261151152.png\]](https://support.warmy.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%201261151152.png?width=50&height=50&name=Group%201261151152.png)
Open main navigation
Close main navigation
- English
Show submenu for translations
- [Go to warmy.io](https://www.warmy.io/)
[Go to warmy.io](https://www.warmy.io/)
Hey there Warmer! How can we help? š
- There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.
1. [Help Center](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge?hsLang=en)
2. [Connection Guide](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/connection-guide?hsLang=en)
# How to connect Amazon SES?
## This tutorial will show you how to connect your Amazon SES mailbox to Warmy and start a warm-up.
š§ Prefer to listen? Hit play to hear this article read aloud.
Ā Ā
### Step 1: Create Amazon SES and Verify Your Domain.
Before connecting Amazon SES to Warmy.io, it's important to configure SPF and DKIM to achieve the right domain warmup. First, letās observe the current settings in our Amazon SES portal and evaluate the steps needed to achieve SPF & DKIM authentication.
#### SPF and DKIM Status
1\. In the **Configuration \> Verified Identities** section, you can check the current status of **DKIM Signing** and **MAIL FROM Domain**:
- **DKIM Signing Status:** n/a or Off ā This states that a customized DKIM Signature is not in place for Amazon SES. This will invalidate and mark DKIM as a Fail.
- **MAIL FROM Domain Status:** amazonses.com ā This states that the Return-Path domain being used is amazonses.com and not our customized domain. This will invalidate and mark SPF as a Fail.
2\. At the top of the screen, select **Amazon SES (Amazon Simple Email Service)**.
3 Click the **Create Identity** button and follow the on-screen instructions to create your Amazon SES object.
4\. Following the instructions, connect your domain or email address to Amazon SES.
---
### Generate DKIM Records
1\. After clicking **Create Identity**, please head to **Authentication** on the **Verified Identities** page. Amazon SES will provide 3 CNAME Records for DKIM Settings. The next step is to implement these CNAME Records in our DNS Zone.
2\. After adding all the CNAME Records, if everything is set up correctly, the green āSuccessfulā banners will show up in the DKIM configuration. However, detection of these records may take up to 72 hours.
---
### Setting Up Custom MAIL FROM Domain
1\. Setting a customized MAIL FROM Domain will let you achieve SPF Alignment and pass results. From your **Verified Identities** page, you need to head to **Set MAIL FROM Domain**, click on **Edit**, and choose any given subdomain name for the setup process. For example, it would seem as āsubdomain.domain.com.ā
2\. Amazon SES will provide you with one TXT record and one MX record, which you need to add to your DNS zone.
3\. If everything is set up correctly, the green āSuccessfulā banner will show up.
**If you add an email address, you will receive a verification email to that address.** Click the link in the email to verify your address.
### **Step 2:**Ā Generate SMTP credentials
1. Go to the Amazon SES console.
2. Go to theĀ **Verified Identities** page and check if everything has been verified.****
3. Go to **SMTP Settings**Ā tab.
4. Click **Create SMTP Credentials**Ā button and follow the on-screen instructions.
5. In theĀ **IAM User Name** field, enter a name for the SMTP credentials, for example **\[ IAM User Name: \[ ses-smtp-user-warmy \] \].**
6. Click theĀ **Create**Ā button.
7. After the SMTP credentials have been created, you will see theĀ **Show User SMTP Security Credentials**Ā text. Click on this text to view the SMTP endpoint address and credentials.
8. After that, return to the **\** tab and save the data you can see in **Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) settings ā SMTP endpoint ā \**
****
### **Step 3: Connect your Amazon SES mailbox to Warmy**
1. Go to the [Warmy dashboard.](https://www.warmy.io/dashboard)
2. Click **Add Mailbox**
3. In the email providers section, just scroll it down and click the **Amazon SES** option.
4. In theĀ **Email Address**Ā field, enter the email address that you added to Amazon SES and passed the verification.
5. In theĀ **"Send from" Name**Ā field, enter the name of the sender.
6. In theĀ **SMTP Username**Ā field, enter the SMTP username that you saved earlier.
7. In theĀ **SMTP Password**Ā field, enter the SMTP password that you saved earlier.
8. In theĀ **SMTP Host**Ā field, enter the SMTP host that you saved earlier.
You can also connect your mailbox to **IMAP** to receive and handle incoming e-mails (this will be good for warming up).
Ā 10. In the **IMAP**Ā section, enter the following information:
- **IMAP Username:**Ā The username for your mailbox. This would be the email address that you added to Amazon SES and passed the verification.
- **IMAP Password:**Ā If you are using a Gmail mailbox, you will need to generate an application password to use in this field. You can generate an application password in your Gmail settings. If you are using a different mailbox provider, you can simply enter the password for your mailbox.
- **IMAP Host:** The IMAP host for your mailbox. In your case, this would be "imap.gmail.com."
- **IMAP Port:**Ā The IMAP port for your mailbox. This is typically 993.
11\. Click the **Connect** button.
Once you've followed these steps, your Amazon SES mailbox will be connected to Warmy, and you can start warming up! š„³
Ā
Ā
#### [Need help? **Schedule a call with us šØš»āš»**](https://www.warmy.io/book-a-support-call)
- [Connection Guide](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/connection-guide?hsLang=en)
- [General questions](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/general-questions?hsLang=en)
- [Technical questions](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/technical-questions?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [SPF and DKIM Configuration](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/technical-questions?hsLang=en#spf-and-dkim-configuration)
- [Subscription](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/subscription?hsLang=en)
- [Collaborate](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/collaborate?hsLang=en)
- [Features](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/features?hsLang=en)
- [Troubleshooting](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [SMTP Errors](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#smtp-errors)
- [Service-related issues](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#service-related-issues)
- [Integrations](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/integrations?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Seed List Automations](https://support.warmy.io/knowledge/integrations?hsLang=en#seed-list-automations)
[](https://www.warmy.io/)
warmy.io Help Center
Copyright Ā© 2026, AnyBiz LTD
```json
{
"@context" : "https://schema.org",
"@type" : "VideoObject",
"caption" : {
"@type" : "MediaObject",
"contentUrl" : "https://support.warmy.io/media-transcripts/113055243070/en.vtt",
"inLanguage" : "en",
"name" : "en Captions"
},
"contentUrl" : "https://19511446.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/19511446/how-to-connect-aws-simple-email-service-to-warmy.mp4",
"dateModified" : "2026-06-03T15:40:26.740Z",
"description" : "Learn how to connect Amazon SES to Warmy",
"duration" : "PT8M39.8S",
"height" : 1032,
"name" : "How to connect AWS Simple Email Service to Warmy",
"thumbnailUrl" : "https://19511446.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/19511446/how-to-connect-aws-simple-email-service-to-warmy.mp4/medium.jpg",
"uploadDate" : "2023-04-27T08:29:52.185Z",
"width" : 1920
}
```