Send a transactional email via the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Messaging REST API

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Verified steps

  1. Create a Transactional Send Definition in Marketing Cloud linking a triggered send email template to a specific From address and send classification
  2. Authenticate to the Marketing Cloud REST API using the OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow with the appropriate Marketing Cloud scope
  3. POST a send request to the /messaging/v1/email/messages/{messageKey} endpoint, providing recipient To address and any personalization substitution data
  4. Use a deterministic messageKey (e.g., a UUID derived from a transaction ID) to make the send idempotent and prevent duplicate sends on retry
  5. Poll the message status endpoint or configure a callback to confirm delivery or capture bounce/error status
  6. Log the returned requestId for troubleshooting via Marketing Cloud's send log or tracking data views

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