# workerd error: email binding send failed

## TL;DR

The email binding's send failed: check the binding config, the sender address (must be verified), and the message (size, recipients). Then check the Email Routing / MailChannels status. The binding is a thin wrapper; the failure is usually config or content.

```text
workerd error: email binding send failed
```

## Steps

1. Verify the binding is configured and the sender address is verified for the domain.
   Expected: The sender is legitimate.

2. Check the message: size limits, recipient count, valid addresses.
   Expected: The content fits the limits.

3. Test with a minimal send to isolate config vs content.
   Expected: The failing half is identified.

4. Check the provider status (MailChannels / Email Routing) for outages.
   Expected: External issues are ruled out.

5. Log send failures with the error detail for alerting.
   Expected: Failures are visible.

## When to use

- the Workers email binding fails to send
- setting up email sending
- sends worked before

## When not to use

- not using the email binding (different sending path)
- the error is on receive (Email Routing, different config)
- the recipient rejects (check the bounce, not the binding)

## Tool compatibility

- workerd
- Email bindings

## Variant phrasings

- "workerd email binding send failed"
- "workers email send failed"
- "email binding cloudflare error"

## Why it happens

The email binding wraps a sending provider with strict requirements: verified senders, size limits, recipient limits. Most failures are the sender not being verified or the message exceeding limits. The binding surfaces the provider's error; reading it points at the fix.

## Edge cases

- sender verification is per-domain; check the exact domain
- the binding is for transactional mail, not bulk; volume limits apply
- DMARC alignment affects deliverability, not just sending

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_EAMeChN_QoKJKDBfdWfvOQ

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## Vectle citations

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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