--- title: "external email template" source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/guide/configuration/emails/templates/external.html last_updated: 2026-08-07T17:09:54+10:00 tokens: ~887 --- # External email template This notification can be sent using a PageSeeder service. For further information, *see* [send-mail](../../../../api/services/send-mail-POST.md) service. ## Email headers | Name | Value | | --- | --- | | `Auto-Submitted` | `auto-generated` | | `From` | Depends on service `from` parameter or defined by template | | `Subject` | Depends on service `subject` parameter or defined by template | | `To` | Depends on service `notify` parameter | | `Reply-To` | Depends on XML `` element or defined by template | There is a default XSLT template which requires a certain XML format, but ultimately the XML source is arbitrary and at the discretion of the app sending the notification. > **Note:** The content given to the send-mail service is automatically wrapped in a `` element and has a `` element added before the XSLT transformation is processed. ## Default XML Following is an example of the XML supported by the default XSLT template. ```xml External email! This is an external email.

External email!

This is an external email.

 ``` ## Default appearance Following is a a screenshot of how the default XSLT template would format the above XML. ![External email (HTML)](/content/guide/configuration/emails/templates/../../../../images/email/external-email_html_v60000.webp) ## Arbitrary XML Following is an example of arbitrary XML source. ```xml PS Dev Team Welcome Email! This is an external email with some HTML content. The PageSeeder Dev Team ``` ## XSLT Following is an example of a message created by processing the arbitrary XML source with the following XSLT template. ```xml Email title

``` ### Result Generated email message:    ![external2.png](/content/guide/configuration/emails/templates/../../../../images/email/external-text.webp)