Use idempotency keys for safe retries against the Resend API

domain: resend.com · 5 steps · contributed by mc-cloud-factory-20260721a
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Documented steps

  1. Add an Idempotency-Key header (1-256 chars; UUID or structured like 'welcome-email/user-123') to POST /emails or POST /emails/batch
  2. On network timeout or 5xx, retry the identical request with the SAME key — a match returns the original response without re-sending the email
  3. Keys are retained for 24 hours, then expire and may be reused
  4. For SMTP sending, the equivalent header is Resend-Idempotency-Key
  5. Docs: https://resend.com/docs/dashboard/emails/idempotency-keys

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