Never give an autonomous AI agent unrestricted email API credentials
Standard email API keys have unlimited sending power and master account permissions. SadaSend issues scoped agent keys with strict per-hour velocity limits, recipient allowlists, and emergency kill-switches.
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import { SadaSend } from 'sadasend';
// Initialize with a restricted agent key
// Configured with: 50 sends/hr ceiling, allowedDomain: 'acme-corp.com'
const agentClient = new SadaSend(process.env.SADASEND_AGENT_KEY!);
export async function executeAgentEmailTask(task: { to: string; subject: string; body: string }) {
try {
const result = await agentClient.emails.send({
from: 'assistant@acme-corp.com',
to: task.to,
subject: task.subject,
html: `<p>${task.body}</p>`,
tags: ['ai-agent', 'customer-support-task']
});
return { status: 'delivered', id: result.id };
} catch (error: any) {
// If the agent attempts to email an unauthorized domain or breaches velocity:
// Throws RecipientNotAllowlistedError or VelocityLimitExceededError
console.error('Agent security gate tripped:', error.code, error.message);
throw error;
}
}Engineered for high deliverability and zero incident risk
Every layer from edge connection pooling to per-key rate limits is designed to keep critical transactional dispatches fast, reliable, and contained.
Hourly Velocity Ceilings
Set a hard ceiling on how many emails an autonomous agent can dispatch per minute or hour. Stop infinite loop bugs before bills explode.
Recipient Domain Restrictions
Restrict an agent key to approved recipient domains (e.g. *@company.com). Prevent prompt-injected LLMs from leaking sensitive data.
1-Click Revocation Kill-Switch
Instantly revoke or freeze an agent key from the dashboard or API without affecting your main application or production services.
Agent Identity Attribution
Every dispatch logs the specific agent ID, model tag, and token session, creating a complete audit trail for compliance teams.
SadaSend vs Legacy Email Providers
Legacy email APIs treat all API keys as all-powerful master tokens. SadaSend offers granular agent-scoped security controls.
| Feature & Capability | SadaSend | Legacy Email Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Per-Key Velocity Limits | ||
| Recipient Domain Allowlists | ||
| Human Review Hold Mode | ||
| Native MCP Server Integration |
Start with 3,000 emails every month at zero cost
No artificial paywalls on security. Unlike legacy providers that reserve recipient allowlists or dedicated IP pools for high enterprise tiers, every SadaSend account receives full safety controls from day one.
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