Waitlist invitation email template

A place has opened up, and the invitation expires on a stated date.

Use this templateUse this templateAll templates6 values to fillPlain-text part included

From: Northwind <hello@example.com>
Subject: Your Northwind invitation is ready
Preview text: Your Northwind invitation is ready

Preview of the Waitlist invitation template

waitlist-invite.txt

Your {{productName}} invitation is ready

You are in

You joined the {{productName}} waitlist on {{joinedDate}}, and a place has opened up.

Claim it by {{expiryDate}}. After that the place goes to the next person waiting.

Claim your place [{{actionUrl}}]

Changed your mind? Ignore this and the place is passed on. No need to reply.

{{senderAddress}}
Unsubscribe [{{unsubscribeUrl}}]

Shown with sample values. The HTML and plain-text tabs keep the placeholders.

About

When to send it

Send it when someone reaches the front of a waitlist. It reminds them when they joined, gives a date to claim the place by and says what happens if they ignore it. The footer carries a postal address and an unsubscribe link.

Values

What each send fills in

Required values have to come with every send. The rest fall back to the default shown here.

Placeholder	Kind	Required	Default
`{{productName}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{joinedDate}}`	Text	Optional	the waitlist
`{{expiryDate}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{actionUrl}}`	Link	Required	None
`{{senderAddress}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{unsubscribeUrl}}`	Link	Required	None

API

Send it from your code

Create a template from this design once, then send it with the values for each message.

send-waitlist-invite.ts

import { init, nextmail } from '@nextmail/sdk' init({ apiKey: process.env.NEXTMAIL_API_KEY }) const template = await nextmail.templates.create({  name: 'Waitlist invitation',  starter: 'waitlist-invite',  publish: true,}) const sent = await nextmail.templates.send(template.slug, {  from: 'Northwind <hello@example.com>',  to: 'maya@example.com',  props: {    productName: 'Northwind',    joinedDate: '12 March',    expiryDate: '15 October',    actionUrl: 'https://example.com/claim/5c21',    senderAddress: 'Northwind Ltd, 42 Harbour Lane, Bristol BS1 4XE',    unsubscribeUrl: 'https://example.com/unsubscribe',  },}) console.log(sent.id, sent.status)