How do I verify an email address or domain in Amazon SES?

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To send or receive emails with Amazon SES or use the mailbox simulator, you must verify your email address or your domain identity. You must also verify your recipient's email address or domain identity to send messages when your AWS account is in the Amazon SES sandbox.

Verify your domain identity

When you create a domain identity, you must set up DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) verification. By default, Amazon SES uses the Easy DKIM method to create your domain identity. You can also use Bring Your Own DKIM (BYODKIM), or Deterministic Easy DKIM (DEED).

To use Easy DKIM to create your domain identity, complete the following steps:

1. Open the Amazon SES console.
2. Choose Identities.
3. Choose Create identity.
4. Select Domain.
5. In the Domain field, enter the name of the domain or subdomain.
6. Choose Create Identity.
7. Verify your DKIM domain identity with your DNS provider.

Note: By default, Easy DKIM creates an RSA_2048_BIT DKIM signing key. You can change your Easy DKIM signing key's length.

Verify your email address identity

To verify an email address identity, complete the following steps:

1. Open the Amazon SES console.
2. Choose Identities.
3. Choose Create identity.
4. Select Email address.
5. Enter the name of the address that you want to verify.
6. Choose Create Identity.
7. Open the verification email that SES sends to your email address, and then choose the verification link.
   Note: The verification link expires after 24 hours. To send a new verification email, choose Resend at the top of the Identity details page.

Troubleshoot verification issues

If you experience verification issues, then see Domain and email address verification problems.

Related information

Request production access (Moving out of the Amazon SES sandbox)