Brevo

Access the Brevo API with managed OAuth authentication. Send transactional emails, manage contacts and lists, create email campaigns, and work with templates.

Quick Start

# Get account info
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brevo/v3/account')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/brevo/v3/{resource}

Maton proxies requests to api.brevo.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Brevo OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=brevo&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'brevo'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-09T19:51:00.932629Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-09T19:51:30.123456Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "brevo",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Brevo connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brevo/v3/account')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to contacts, email campaigns, transactional emails, lists, and senders within the connected Brevo account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Account

Get Account Info

GET /brevo/v3/account

Response:

{
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "companyName": "Acme Inc",
  "relay": {
    "enabled": true,
    "data": {
      "userName": "user@smtp-brevo.com",
      "relay": "smtp-relay.brevo.com",
      "port": 587
    }
  }
}

Contacts

List Contacts

GET /brevo/v3/contacts

Query Parameters:

• limit - Number of results per page (default: 50, max: 500)
• offset - Index of first result (0-based)
• modifiedSince - Filter by modification date (ISO 8601)

Response:

{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "email": "contact@example.com",
      "emailBlacklisted": false,
      "smsBlacklisted": false,
      "createdAt": "2026-02-09T20:33:59.705+01:00",
      "modifiedAt": "2026-02-09T20:35:19.529+01:00",
      "listIds": [2],
      "attributes": {
        "FIRSTNAME": "John",
        "LASTNAME": "Doe"
      }
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}

Get Contact

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/{identifier}

The identifier can be email address, phone number, or contact ID.

Query Parameters:

• identifierType - Type of identifier: email_id, phone_id, contact_id, ext_id

Create Contact

POST /brevo/v3/contacts
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email": "newcontact@example.com",
  "attributes": {
    "FIRSTNAME": "Jane",
    "LASTNAME": "Smith"
  },
  "listIds": [2],
  "updateEnabled": false
}

Response:

{
  "id": 2
}

Set updateEnabled: true to update the contact if it already exists.

Update Contact

PUT /brevo/v3/contacts/{identifier}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "attributes": {
    "FIRSTNAME": "Updated",
    "LASTNAME": "Name"
  }
}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Delete Contact

DELETE /brevo/v3/contacts/{identifier}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Get Contact Campaign Stats

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/{identifier}/campaignStats

Lists

List All Lists

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/lists

Response:

{
  "lists": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Newsletter Subscribers",
      "folderId": 1,
      "uniqueSubscribers": 150,
      "totalBlacklisted": 2,
      "totalSubscribers": 148
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}

Get List

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/lists/{listId}

Create List

POST /brevo/v3/contacts/lists
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New List",
  "folderId": 1
}

Response:

{
  "id": 3
}

Update List

PUT /brevo/v3/contacts/lists/{listId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated List Name"
}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Delete List

DELETE /brevo/v3/contacts/lists/{listId}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Get Contacts in List

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/lists/{listId}/contacts

Add Contacts to List

POST /brevo/v3/contacts/lists/{listId}/contacts/add
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "emails": ["contact1@example.com", "contact2@example.com"]
}

Remove Contacts from List

POST /brevo/v3/contacts/lists/{listId}/contacts/remove
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "emails": ["contact1@example.com"]
}

Folders

List Folders

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/folders

Response:

{
  "folders": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Marketing",
      "uniqueSubscribers": 500,
      "totalSubscribers": 480,
      "totalBlacklisted": 20
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}

Get Folder

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/folders/{folderId}

Create Folder

POST /brevo/v3/contacts/folders
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Folder"
}

Response:

{
  "id": 4
}

Update Folder

PUT /brevo/v3/contacts/folders/{folderId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Renamed Folder"
}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Delete Folder

DELETE /brevo/v3/contacts/folders/{folderId}

Deletes folder and all lists within it. Returns 204 No Content on success.

Get Lists in Folder

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/folders/{folderId}/lists

Attributes

List Attributes

GET /brevo/v3/contacts/attributes

Response:

{
  "attributes": [
    {
      "name": "FIRSTNAME",
      "category": "normal",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "name": "LASTNAME",
      "category": "normal",
      "type": "text"
    }
  ]
}

Create Attribute

POST /brevo/v3/contacts/attributes/{category}/{attributeName}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": "text"
}

Categories: normal, transactional, category, calculated, global

Update Attribute

PUT /brevo/v3/contacts/attributes/{category}/{attributeName}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "value": "new value"
}

Delete Attribute

DELETE /brevo/v3/contacts/attributes/{category}/{attributeName}

Transactional Emails

Send Email

POST /brevo/v3/smtp/email
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "sender": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "john@example.com"
  },
  "to": [
    {
      "email": "recipient@example.com",
      "name": "Jane Smith"
    }
  ],
  "subject": "Welcome!",
  "htmlContent": "<html><body><h1>Hello!</h1><p>Welcome to our service.</p></body></html>"
}

Response:

{
  "messageId": "<202602092329.12910305853@smtp-relay.mailin.fr>"
}

Optional Parameters:

• cc - Carbon copy recipients
• bcc - Blind carbon copy recipients
• replyTo - Reply-to address
• textContent - Plain text version
• templateId - Use a template instead of htmlContent
• params - Template parameters
• attachment - File attachments
• headers - Custom headers
• tags - Email tags for tracking
• scheduledAt - Schedule for later (ISO 8601)

Get Transactional Emails

GET /brevo/v3/smtp/emails

Query Parameters:

• email - Filter by recipient email
• templateId - Filter by template
• messageId - Filter by message ID
• startDate - Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
• endDate - End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
• limit - Results per page
• offset - Starting index

Delete Scheduled Email

DELETE /brevo/v3/smtp/email/{identifier}

The identifier can be a messageId or batchId.

Get Email Statistics

GET /brevo/v3/smtp/statistics/events

Query Parameters:

• limit - Results per page
• offset - Starting index
• startDate - Start date
• endDate - End date
• email - Filter by recipient
• event - Filter by event type: delivered, opened, clicked, bounced, etc.

Email Templates

List Templates

GET /brevo/v3/smtp/templates

Response:

{
  "count": 1,
  "templates": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Welcome Email",
      "subject": "Welcome {{params.name}}!",
      "isActive": true,
      "sender": {
        "name": "Company",
        "email": "noreply@company.com"
      },
      "htmlContent": "<html>...</html>",
      "createdAt": "2026-02-09 23:29:38",
      "modifiedAt": "2026-02-09 23:29:38"
    }
  ]
}

Get Template

GET /brevo/v3/smtp/templates/{templateId}

Create Template

POST /brevo/v3/smtp/templates
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "sender": {
    "name": "Company",
    "email": "noreply@company.com"
  },
  "templateName": "Welcome Email",
  "subject": "Welcome {{params.name}}!",
  "htmlContent": "<html><body><h1>Hello {{params.name}}!</h1></body></html>"
}

Response:

{
  "id": 1
}

Update Template

PUT /brevo/v3/smtp/templates/{templateId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "templateName": "Updated Template Name",
  "subject": "New Subject"
}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Delete Template

DELETE /brevo/v3/smtp/templates/{templateId}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Send Test Email

POST /brevo/v3/smtp/templates/{templateId}/sendTest
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "emailTo": ["test@example.com"]
}

Email Campaigns

List Campaigns

GET /brevo/v3/emailCampaigns

Query Parameters:

• type - Filter by type: classic, trigger
• status - Filter by status: draft, sent, archive, queued, suspended, in_process
• limit - Results per page
• offset - Starting index

Response:

{
  "count": 1,
  "campaigns": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Monthly Newsletter",
      "subject": "Our March Update",
      "type": "classic",
      "status": "draft",
      "sender": {
        "name": "Company",
        "email": "news@company.com"
      },
      "createdAt": "2026-02-09T23:29:39.000Z"
    }
  ]
}

Get Campaign

GET /brevo/v3/emailCampaigns/{campaignId}

Create Campaign

POST /brevo/v3/emailCampaigns
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "March Newsletter",
  "subject": "Our March Update",
  "sender": {
    "name": "Company",
    "email": "news@company.com"
  },
  "htmlContent": "<html><body><h1>March News</h1></body></html>",
  "recipients": {
    "listIds": [2]
  }
}

Response:

{
  "id": 2
}

Update Campaign

PUT /brevo/v3/emailCampaigns/{campaignId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Campaign Name",
  "subject": "Updated Subject"
}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Delete Campaign

DELETE /brevo/v3/emailCampaigns/{campaignId}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Send Campaign Now

POST /brevo/v3/emailCampaigns/{campaignId}/sendNow

Send Test Email

POST /brevo/v3/emailCampaigns/{campaignId}/sendTest
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "emailTo": ["test@example.com"]
}

Update Campaign Status

PUT /brevo/v3/emailCampaigns/{campaignId}/status
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "status": "suspended"
}

Senders

List Senders

GET /brevo/v3/senders

Response:

{
  "senders": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Company",
      "email": "noreply@company.com",
      "active": true,
      "ips": []
    }
  ]
}

Get Sender

GET /brevo/v3/senders/{senderId}

Create Sender

POST /brevo/v3/senders
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Marketing",
  "email": "marketing@company.com"
}

Update Sender

PUT /brevo/v3/senders/{senderId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Name"
}

Delete Sender

DELETE /brevo/v3/senders/{senderId}

Blocked Contacts

List Blocked Contacts

GET /brevo/v3/smtp/blockedContacts

Unblock Contact

DELETE /brevo/v3/smtp/blockedContacts/{email}

Blocked Domains

List Blocked Domains

GET /brevo/v3/smtp/blockedDomains

Add Blocked Domain

POST /brevo/v3/smtp/blockedDomains
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "domain": "spam-domain.com"
}

Remove Blocked Domain

DELETE /brevo/v3/smtp/blockedDomains/{domain}

Pagination

Brevo uses offset-based pagination:

GET /brevo/v3/contacts?limit=50&offset=0

Parameters:

• limit - Number of results per page (varies by endpoint, typically max 500)
• offset - Starting index (0-based)

Response includes count:

{
  "contacts": [...],
  "count": 150
}

To get the next page, increment offset by limit:

• Page 1: offset=0&limit=50
• Page 2: offset=50&limit=50
• Page 3: offset=100&limit=50

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/brevo/v3/contacts',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.contacts);

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/brevo/v3/contacts',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
data = response.json()
print(data['contacts'])

Python (Send Email)

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.maton.ai/brevo/v3/smtp/email',
    headers={
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    json={
        'sender': {'name': 'John', 'email': 'john@example.com'},
        'to': [{'email': 'recipient@example.com', 'name': 'Jane'}],
        'subject': 'Hello!',
        'htmlContent': '<html><body><h1>Hi Jane!</h1></body></html>'
    }
)
result = response.json()
print(f"Sent! Message ID: {result['messageId']}")

Python (Create Contact and Add to List)

import os
import requests

headers = {
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

# Create contact
response = requests.post(
    'https://api.maton.ai/brevo/v3/contacts',
    headers=headers,
    json={
        'email': 'newuser@example.com',
        'attributes': {'FIRSTNAME': 'New', 'LASTNAME': 'User'},
        'listIds': [2]
    }
)
contact = response.json()
print(f"Created contact ID: {contact['id']}")

Notes

• All endpoints require the /v3/ prefix in the path
• Attribute names must be in UPPERCASE
• Contact identifiers can be email, phone, or ID
• Sender email addresses must be verified in Brevo
• Template parameters use {{params.name}} syntax
• PUT and DELETE operations return 204 No Content on success
• Rate limits: 300 calls/minute on free plans, higher on paid plans
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Rate limit headers in response:

• x-sib-ratelimit-limit - Request limit
• x-sib-ratelimit-remaining - Remaining requests
• x-sib-ratelimit-reset - Reset time

Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

When you receive an "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

1. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Resources

• Brevo API Overview
• Brevo API Key Concepts
• Brevo OAuth 2.0
• Manage Contacts
• Send Transactional Email