puppeteer-email
Email automation drive by headless chrome.
Install
npm install --save puppeteer-email
Usage
This example signs into an Outlook account, searches for a given query, and then parses and returns all emails returned for that query.
const PuppeteerEmail = const client = 'outlook' const username = 'xxx'const password = 'xxx' const session = await clientconst emails = await sessionawait sessionconsole
Example parsed email output:
"attachments": /* ... */ "headers": /* ... */ "html": "<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>...</html>" "text": "..." "textAsHtml": "<p>...</p>" "subject": "Example email subject" "date": "2018-05-09T14:17:02.000Z" "to": "value": "address": "fischxxxx@outlook.com" "name": "Travis Fischer" "html": "<span class=\"mp_address_name\">Travis Fischer</span> <<a href=\"mailto:fischxxxx@outlook.com\" class=\"mp_address_email\">fischxxxx@outlook.com</a>>" "text": "Travis Fischer <fischxxxx@outlook.com>" "from": "value": "address": "noreply@github.com" "name": "GitHub" "html": "<span class=\"mp_address_name\">GitHub</span> <<a href=\"mailto:noreply@github.com\" class=\"mp_address_email\">noreply@github.com</a>>" "text": "GitHub <noreply@github.com>" "messageId": "<01.B3.11399.xxxxxxxx@momentum1-mta1>"
See parse-email for details on email model properties.
API
Table of Contents
PuppeteerEmail
Main entrypoint for authenticating and automating a given email provider.
Type: function (provider)
provider
(string | PuppeteerEmailProvider) Name of built-in email provider or an email address belonging to a built-in email provider. May also be an instance of a custom PuppeteerEmailProvider.
Examples:
const client = 'outlook'const session = await clientconst emails = await sessionawait session
const client = 'test@outlook.com'const session = await clientawait session
provider
Email provider to automate.
Type: PuppeteerEmailProvider
signup
Creates a new email account using the set email provider.
Any user information that isn't provided will be filled in using faker.js.
Returns an email session with the authenticated puppeteer browser.
Type: function (user, opts)
user
object? User info for the account to createopts
object? Options (optional, default{}
)opts.browser
Object? Puppeteer browser instance to useopts.puppeteer
Object? Puppeteer launch options
signin
Signs into an existing email account using the set email provider.
You must specify either user.username
or user.email
.
Returns an email session with the authenticated puppeteer browser.
Type: function (user, opts)
user
object User info for the account to sign intoopts
object? Options (optional, default{}
)opts.browser
Object? Puppeteer browser instance to useopts.puppeteer
Object? Puppeteer launch options
Related
- puppeteer-email-cli - CLI for executing one-off email automation tasks.
- puppeteer-email-session - Holds state for an authenticated puppeteer email session.
- parse-email - Parses mime-encoded email messages.
Disclaimer
Using this software to violate the terms and conditions of any third-party service is strictly against the intent of this software. By using this software, you are acknowledging this fact and absolving the author or any potential liability or wrongdoing it may cause. This software is meant for testing and experimental purposes only, so please act responsibly.
License
MIT © Travis Fischer