Set up your Mailgun sender identity and webhook key
To send emails from gaiia using Mailgun, you need to configure a sender identity and a webhook signing key.
1. Set your Mailgun sender identity
Your sender identity is what customers will see in their inbox. It includes a name and an email address.
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Sender name: This is the display name in inboxes.
Example: Your Company Name -
Sender email: This is the email address sending the message.
Example: welcome@yourdomain.com
The sender email must match a domain that’s already validated in your Mailgun account.
Check your validated sending domains
- Go to your sending domains.
- Make sure your domain (e.g., yourdomain.com) is listed and verified.
You can add or verify a domain directly from this page if needed.
2. Get your HTTP webhook signing key
To ensure secure communication between Mailgun and gaiia, you’ll need to use your API private key.
- Go to Mailgun API security settings.
- Find a the API private key.
- Copy the key and keep it in a secure location. You’ll need it when configuring Mailgun in gaiia.
3. Use the correct credentials in gaiia
When connecting Mailgun to gaiia, use the following values:
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Username:
api -
API key: The
Verifications Public Key- This is found under https://app.mailgun.com/settings/api_security.
- Find the second called Verifications public key.
- Make sure to copy that value (a Mailgun API key is NOT required).
- Webhook key: The API private key you copied over
- Sender identity: The sender name and email you defined earlier