NodeMailer attachments not sending with smtp/gmail

Question

I created the following function with NodeMailer which seems to be despatching emails without problems ("Message sent" notification in console and email received) except there are no attachments with any emails sent!

Tried it with a bunch of email addresses (gmail, google apps, hotmail) but all are doing the same thing. Please help!

var sendWithAttachment = function(userMail, subject, html, attachment_path, cb){
  var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
      service: "Gmail",
      auth: {
          user: "labs@domain.com",
          pass: "password"
      }
  });

  var mailOptions = {
      from: "Labs <labs@domain.com>",
      to: userMail,
      subject: subject || "[blank]"
      html: html || "[none]"
      generateTextFromHTML: true,
      attachments: [
          {   // filename and content type is derived from path
              path: attachment_path
          },
          {   // utf-8 string as an attachment
              filename: 'check.txt',
              content: 'checking that some attachments work...'
          },
      ],
  };

  smtpTransport.sendMail(mailOptions, function(error, response){
      if(error){
          console.log(error);
          cb(error, null);
      }else{
          console.log("Message sent: " + response.message);
          cb(null, response);
      }
      smtpTransport.close();
  });
};

use single object in attachments, either `path` or else. As `Path` - `path to a file or an URL (data uris are allowed as well) if you want to stream the file instead of including it (better for larger attachments)`. So Remove this part and try.... — Ravi, Oct 07 '14 at 07:16
The docs say you can include multiple attachments like this. I tried with just one attachment and the problem is the same... — socratic_singh, Oct 07 '14 at 18:56
If you've made any progress with this, please post your answer as I'm facing a similar issue. Attachment just isn't sending, but I receive the email. — Clint Powell, Oct 30 '14 at 15:29

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '16 at 14:39

It an issue in nodemailer's docs. Changing 'path' with 'filePath' to define path and change 'content' to 'contents' for text. Worked for me.

var mailOptions = {
    ...
    attachments: [
        {   // utf-8 string as an attachment
            filename: 'text1.txt',
            contents: 'hello world!'
        },
        {   // utf-8 string as an attachment
            filename: 'text1.txt',
            filePath: 'text.txt'
        },
    ]
}

Changing 'path' with 'filePath' worked for me.. Thanks :) – Prasanth Jaya Aug 30 '17 at 19:08 — Prasanth Jaya, Aug 30 '17 at 19:08

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '14 at 15:45

4

I resolved this issue by renaming content to contents. I was reading the most up-to-date docs for a newer version of nodemailer. You can read the docs for versions less than 1.0 here: https://github.com/andris9/Nodemailer/blob/0.7/README.md

answered Oct 30 '14 at 15:45

Clint Powell

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Similarly, the `path` param in 1.0 is `filePath` in older versions – Eugene Otto Nov 18 '14 at 02:26

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 28 '15 at 07:59

var mailOptions = {
    ...
    attachments: [
        {   // utf-8 string as an attachment
            filename: 'text1.txt',
            content: 'hello world!'
        },
        {   // binary buffer as an attachment
            filename: 'text2.txt',
            content: new Buffer('hello world!','utf-8')
        },
        {   // file on disk as an attachment
            filename: 'text3.txt',
            path: '/path/to/file.txt' // stream this file
        },
        {   // filename and content type is derived from path
            path: '/path/to/file.txt'
        },
        {   // stream as an attachment
            filename: 'text4.txt',
            content: fs.createReadStream('file.txt')
        },
        {   // define custom content type for the attachment
            filename: 'text.bin',
            content: 'hello world!',
            contentType: 'text/plain'
        },
        {   // use URL as an attachment
            filename: 'license.txt',
            path: 'https://raw.github.com/andris9/Nodemailer/master/LICENSE'
        },
        {   // encoded string as an attachment
            filename: 'text1.txt',
            content: 'aGVsbG8gd29ybGQh',
            encoding: 'base64'
        },
        {   // data uri as an attachment
            path: 'data:text/plain;base64,aGVsbG8gd29ybGQ='
        }
    ]
}

Maryam Koulaei · Answer 4 · 2016-09-14T11:43:31.470

// simple code by nodemailer to send an email with attachment

var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
service: "Gmail",
 auth: {
      user: "test@gmail.com",
      pass: "passport"
   }
 });

fs.readFile("path/logfile.txt", function (err, data) {
    //creating simple built-in templating
    var templateSender = {
        from: 'MK <test@gmail.com>', // sender address
        to: 'reciever@gmail.com', // list of receivers
        subject: "Attachment", // Subject line
        body: 'mail content...',
        attachments: [{ filepath: 'path/logfile.txt', filename: 'logfile.txt', contents: data}]
    };

    // send mail with defined transport object
    smtpTransport.sendMail(templateSender, function(error, success){
        if(error){
            return console.log(error);
        }           
        smtpTransport.close();
    });

});

NodeMailer attachments not sending with smtp/gmail

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