maton google-mail message send
maton google-mail message send [flags]
Compose an RFC 5322 email and send it through the active google-mail connection. MIME structure (multipart/mixed when –attach is used), threading headers, and base64url encoding are handled automatically. To save without sending, use draft create.
Options
-a,--attach <stringArray>- Attach a file (repeatable)
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--bcc <string> - BCC email address(es), comma-separated
-b,--body <string>- Email body — plain text (or HTML with --html) (required)
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--cc <string> - CC email address(es), comma-separated
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--connection <string> - Connection ID to route through (Maton-Connection header)
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--dry-run - Print the request that would be sent without executing it
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--format <string> - Output format: 'json' (default) or 'text' on supported commands
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--from <string> - Sender address (for send-as alias; omit to use account default)
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--html - Treat --body as HTML (default plain text)
-q,--jq <expression>- Filter JSON output using a jq expression
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--paginate - Follow next_cursor and concatenate all pages (list commands only)
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--subject <string> - Email subject (required)
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--template <string> - Format JSON output using a Go template; see "maton help formatting"
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--to <string> - Recipient email address(es), comma-separated (required)
Options inherited from parent commands
-p,--profile <string>- Profile to use for this invocation (overrides the active profile; also reads MATON_PROFILE)
Examples
$ maton google-mail message send --to alice@example.com --subject Hi --body 'Hello!'
$ maton google-mail message send --to a@b.com --subject Files --body 'see attached' -a a.pdf -a b.csv
$ maton google-mail message send --to a@b.com --subject HTML --body '<b>Hi</b>' --html