Autonomous email outreach with Gmail SMTP and Node.js
Description and use
An automated Node.js script sends personalized emails via Gmail SMTP using App Passwords and nodemailer.
Problem
Manual outreach to hundreds of potential partners is tedious, requires personalization, tracking, and scaling.
Outcome
The script successfully sends personalized emails to a list of recipients using Gmail SMTP, logging success or errors for each email.
Workflow
- Set up Node.js project and install nodemailer
- Enable 2-Step Verification and create an App Password in Google Account
- Create recipient list with email and name
- Write sendEmail function configuring nodemailer transporter with Gmail service and credentials
- Personalize email body by replacing {{name}} placeholder
- Iterate over recipient list in main function, calling sendEmail for each
- Run script with node app.js and monitor console output
- Implement delay or rate limiting if scaling beyond Gmail limits
Evidence
Gmail has usage limits. Exceeding these can lead to your account being temporarily locked.
Enable 2-Step Verification on your Google Account.
Use nodemailer to send emails via Gmail SMTP.
- Record date: 2026-10-09T21:41:07.586Z