Command

nylas email send

The nylas email send command sends an email through Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, or any IMAP server from your terminal. It supports scheduling with natural language expressions (e.g., 2h, tomorrow 9am), GPG signing and encryption via RFC 3156 PGP/MIME, and open/click tracking with webhook delivery. Use --yes to skip confirmation for scripting and agent automation.

Usage

nylas email send --to EMAIL --subject SUBJECT --body BODY [options]

Flags

Flag	Description
--json	Output as JSON
--no-color	Disable color output
--verbose(-v)	Enable verbose output
--config	Custom config file path
--help(-h)	Show help for the command
--limit	Limit results (most list commands)
--yes(-y)	Skip confirmations
--to	Recipient email address
--cc	CC recipients
--bcc	BCC recipients
--subject	Email subject
--body	Email body (plain text)
--schedule	Schedule send (e.g. 2h, tomorrow 9am)
--sign	Sign with GPG
--encrypt	Encrypt with recipient's GPG key
--track-opens	Track email opens
--track-links	Track link clicks
--metadata	Custom key=value metadata (repeatable)

Examples

Basic send

nylas email send --to user@example.com --subject "Quick note" --body "Hello!" --yes

Schedule for later

nylas email send --to team@company.com --subject "Reminder" --body "..." --schedule 2h

GPG signed and encrypted

nylas email send --to legal@partner.com --subject "Contract" --body "..." --sign --encrypt

Troubleshooting

Send fails with auth error

Run nylas auth config and nylas auth login to connect an account.

GPG encrypt fails

Ensure recipient has a public key. Use nylas email send --list-gpg-keys to verify your keys.

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Run nylas email send --help for full help output.