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Waitlist invitation email template

A place has opened up, and the invitation expires on a stated date.

Use this templateUse this templateAll templates6 values to fillPlain-text part included
From
Northwind <[email protected]>
Subject
Your Northwind invitation is ready
Preview text
Your Northwind invitation is ready
Preview of the Waitlist invitation template
waitlist-invite.txt
Your {{productName}} invitation is ready

You are in

You joined the {{productName}} waitlist on {{joinedDate}}, and a place has opened up.

Claim it by {{expiryDate}}. After that the place goes to the next person waiting.

Claim your place [{{actionUrl}}]

Changed your mind? Ignore this and the place is passed on. No need to reply.

{{senderAddress}}
Unsubscribe [{{unsubscribeUrl}}]

Shown with sample values. The HTML and plain-text tabs keep the placeholders.

About

When to send it

Send it when someone reaches the front of a waitlist. It reminds them when they joined, gives a date to claim the place by and says what happens if they ignore it. The footer carries a postal address and an unsubscribe link.

Values

What each send fills in

Required values have to come with every send. The rest fall back to the default shown here.

PlaceholderKindRequiredDefault
{{productName}}TextRequiredNone
{{joinedDate}}TextOptionalthe waitlist
{{expiryDate}}TextRequiredNone
{{actionUrl}}LinkRequiredNone
{{senderAddress}}TextRequiredNone
{{unsubscribeUrl}}LinkRequiredNone

API

Send it from your code

Create a template from this design once, then send it with the values for each message.

send-waitlist-invite.ts
import { init, openemail } from '@openemail/sdk' init({ apiKey: process.env.OPENEMAIL_API_KEY }) const template = await openemail.templates.create({  name: 'Waitlist invitation',  starter: 'waitlist-invite',  publish: true,}) const sent = await openemail.templates.send(template.slug, {  from: 'Northwind <[email protected]>',  to: '[email protected]',  props: {    productName: 'Northwind',    joinedDate: '12 March',    expiryDate: '15 October',    actionUrl: 'https://example.com/claim/5c21',    senderAddress: 'Northwind Ltd, 42 Harbour Lane, Bristol BS1 4XE',    unsubscribeUrl: 'https://example.com/unsubscribe',  },}) console.log(sent.id, sent.status)

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and send it from your code.

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