ActionMandrillUpdated September 2026

How do I send transactional email via Mandrill?

Short answer: You can mandrill send email in Mandrill by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Mandrill Mandrill Send Email action to a workflow, map its 6 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
From Email
from_email
stringRequiredFrom Email. e.g. "noreply@yourdomain.com"
From Name
from_name
stringOptionalFrom Name. e.g. "Your Company"
To Email
to_email
stringRequiredTo Email. e.g. "recipient@example.com"
To Name
to_name
stringOptionalTo Name. e.g. "John Doe"
Subject
subject
stringRequiredSubject. Example: Your order is confirmed
HTML Body
html
stringRequiredHTML Body
Sample request
{
"from_email": "noreply@yourdomain.com",
"from_name": "Your Company",
"to_email": "recipient@example.com",
"to_name": "John Doe",
"subject": "e.g. Your order is confirmed"
}
Returns
[
{
"_id": "abc123",
"email": "recipient@example.com",
"status": "sent"
}
]

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Mandrill Send Email.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

FAQ

Questions about Mandrill Send Email.

What does the Mandrill Send Email action do in Mandrill?
Sends transactional email through Mailchimp's Mandrill add-on. For Mailchimp-shop teams that want unified marketing + transactional in one ecosystem.
What inputs does Mandrill Send Email require?
Required: From Email, To Email, Subject, HTML Body. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if Mandrill returns an error?
The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Mandrill returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.
Does Mandrill Send Email support batch operations?
Run Mandrill Send Email inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Mandrill's rate limits.
More actions

Other Mandrill actions.

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