Compare API solutions

Available solutions

You can develop your integration with MailUp by mixing the available solutions and taking advantage of the various features they provide. Each listed item is a link to the correspondent documentation.

Recommended solutions

REST API
SMTP+ (SMTP Relay)
HTTP GET/POST (Subscription formsuse the same methods)
FTP

Other existing solutions (no longer extended, they may be deprecated in a near future)

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1 Available solutions 2 Comparison matrix 2.1 Manage lists and groups 2.2 Manage recipients 2.3 Email 2.4 SMS 2.5 Account provisioning 2.6 Other features

Comparison matrix

Use the tables below to compare these available solutions.

= available | = available with restrictions (see specific notes for each case)

Manage lists and groups

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend
Create/Delete/Update lists
Create/Delete/Update groups
Read lists and groups

Manage recipients

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend

	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+
Import recipient (single)			¹	²
Import recipients (bulk)	Bulk import limit: MailUpImport : Multiple import by splitting in blocks, up to 1,5 MB per block SendMessageNL: as FTP case	Bulk import limit: Multiple import by splitting in blocks, up to 7 MB per block using fileName querystring parameter: as FTP case		Bulk import limit: N/A, but successfully tested either with 50 MB or with a single import file containing 4 million email addresses	³ Bulk import limit: 10 MB
Force optin of unsubscribed recipient (single)	²	(only with double optin)		²
Unsubscribe recipient (single)				²
Unsubscribe recipient (bulk)
Subscribe with confirmed optin (COI)	¹⁰
Read personal data fields settings
Update recipients' personal data fields
Check recipient's subscription status
Add to group (single)				²
Add to group (bulk)
Remove from group (single)
Remove from group (bulk)				⁴

Email

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend

	SOAP	List+
Create email message
Read email messages
Manage tags
Manage attachments
Manage both embedded and not embedded images in the same message
Manage dynamic fields
Manage dynamic content
Manage image upload (i.e. make them hosted by MailUp)
Manage attachments
Full content customization for each recipient
Allow mixing embedded and not embedded images in one email message
Transactional emails (account credentials after signup, password reminders...)	⁵
Transactional emails (newsletters, customized messages)	⁵
Promotional emails
Send to a single recipient		^2,3
Send to a group