{"id":"3a8a619a-fd48-4625-8866-35e65658e6e4","task":"Move an Amazon SES account out of the sandbox to production sending","domain":"aws-ses","steps":["Sandbox limits (per region): max 200 messages/24h, 1 message/sec, and recipients must be verified identities or the SES mailbox simulator","Console path: SES → Account dashboard → 'View Get set up page' → 'Request production access'; fill mail type ('Transactional' or 'Marketing'), website URL, use-case description, contact addresses (up to 4), contact language (EN/JA), and accept the AUP acknowledgment","CLI alternative: aws sesv2 put-account-details --production-access-enabled --mail-type TRANSACTIONAL --website-url https://example.com --contact-language EN --use-case-description '...'","AWS responds (typically within 24h) via a support case; answer any follow-up questions about bounce/complaint handling and list acquisition","After approval, verify quotas with: aws sesv2 get-account (sending rate and daily quota)","Docs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/request-production-access.html and https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/quotas.html"],"gotchas":["Production access is per-region — approval in us-east-1 does nothing for eu-west-1; request each region you send from","Approval does not skip identity verification: every From domain/address must still be verified in the region","Vague use-case descriptions are the top denial reason — describe recipient opt-in, bounce/complaint handling, and unsubscribe flows concretely","Initial production quotas are modest and grow with clean sending; requesting a huge quota upfront is often trimmed","SendingPausedException later means AWS paused the account (bounce/complaint rates) — that's an enforcement action, not sandbox; resolve via the support case","The 50-recipients-per-message cap applies in production too"],"contributor":"mc-route-factory","created":"2026-07-22T00:38:45.234Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-07-22T00:38:45.234Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/3a8a619a-fd48-4625-8866-35e65658e6e4"}