How to set up Database Mail in SQL Server?

To send email using SQL Server, we need to setup Database mail. In this article, I will demonstrate how to set up SQL Server Database Mail.

Steps to Setup Database mail in SQL Server:
Step 1:
Expand “Management” folder and select “Database Mail”.

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Step 2:
Right click on “Database Mail” and select “Configure Database Mail”.

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Step 3:
After click on “Database Mail” you will get below screen, click on “Next” button.

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Step 4:
Here select first option and click on “Next” button.

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Step 5:
Here enter the “Profile Name” and “Description” and click on Add button to add SMTP account.

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Step 6:
Enter “Account Name” and “Description”. In the Outgouing Mail Server(SMTP) section enter Email Address, Display Name, Reply E-Mail Address (If required), Server Name and Port Number. In SMTP authentication select “Basic Authentication” option enter User Name, Password and Confirm Password and then click on “Ok” button.

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Step 7:
Click on “Next” button.

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Step 8:
Click on “Next” button.

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Step 9:
Click on “Finish” button.

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Step 10:
Click on “Close” button.

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Step 11:
After create the Account and the Profile successfully, we need to configure the Database Mail. To configure it, we need to enable the Database Mail XPs parameter through the sp_configure stored procedure, Below are the sample code:

sp_CONFIGURE 'show advanced', 1
GO
RECONFIGURE
GO
sp_CONFIGURE 'Database Mail XPs', 1
GO
RECONFIGURE
GO

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Now I have completed all configuration for “Database Mail” setup and ready to send email. To send mail, we need to execute a stored procedure sp_send_dbmail and provide the required parameters. Below are sample code to send a test mail:

USE msdb
GO
EXEC sp_send_dbmail @profile_name='Test Profile',
@recipients='biswajeet@biswajeetsamal.com',
@subject='Test message',
@body='This is a test message.'

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Also we can send test email from here.

Step 1:
Expand management folder and right click on “Database Email” and click on “Send Test E-Mail”.

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Step 2:
Here select Database Mail profile, from which profile you want to send E-Mail, and enter to E-Mail address, subject, body and click on “Send Test E-Mail” button. And now check your To e-mail box.

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