Building an AI Agent with Email Capabilities

This tutorial shows how to build an AI agent that can autonomously handle email communication.

Architecture

AI Agent → AgentEmail API → Email Server

Step 1: Create Persistent Inbox

import requests

API_KEY = "your_api_key"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.agentemail.email/api/v1/inboxes",
    headers=headers,
    json={"type": "persistent"}
)

inbox = response.json()["data"]
print(f"Inbox: {inbox['address']}")

Step 2: Monitor for Messages

def check_messages(inbox_id):
    response = requests.get(
        f"https://api.agentemail.email/api/v1/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages",
        headers=headers
    )
    return response.json()["data"]

Step 3: Send Replies

def send_reply(inbox_id, to, subject, body):
    requests.post(
        f"https://api.agentemail.email/api/v1/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages",
        headers=headers,
        json={"to": to, "subject": subject, "body": body}
    )

Use Cases

• Customer support automation
• Email-based workflows
• Verification code handling
• Multi-step signup processes

Check the API documentation for more details.