Class starting soon email template

A reminder shortly before a live class, with the join link and what to prepare.

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From: Northwind <[email protected]>
Subject: Week 3: Choosing the right chart starts at 6:00 pm GMT
Preview text: Your join link, and what to have ready before you start.

Preview of the Class starting soon template

class-starting-soon.txt

Your join link, and what to have ready before you start.

{{schoolName}}

{{className}}

Your {{courseName}} class with {{instructorName}} starts soon. Join a few minutes early to check your sound and camera.

{{classMonth}}

{{classDay}}

{{classDate}} at {{classTime}}

Runs for {{classLength}}

Before you join

{{preparation}}

Join the class [{{joinUrl}}]

Trouble getting in? Reply to this email and we will help.

You are receiving this because you are enrolled in {{courseName}}.

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

About

When to send it

Send it an hour or so before a live online class. It shows the date, time and length on a calendar tile, says what to prepare and puts the join link in one button.

12 values to fill

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
`{{schoolName}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{courseName}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{className}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{instructorName}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{classDate}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{classMonth}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{classDay}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{classTime}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{classLength}}`	Text	Optional	60 minutes
`{{preparation}}`	Text	Optional	Nothing to prepare. A quiet room and headphones help.
`{{joinUrl}}`	Link	Required	None
`{{unsubscribeUrl}}`	Link	Optional	None

API

Send it from your code

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

import { init, nextmail } from '@nextmail/sdk' init({ apiKey: process.env.NEXTMAIL_API_KEY }) await nextmail.templates.create({  name: 'Class starting soon',  slug: 'class-starting-soon',  starter: 'class-starting-soon',  publish: true,}) const sent = await nextmail.templates.send('class-starting-soon', {  from: 'Northwind <[email protected]>',  to: '[email protected]',  props: {    schoolName: 'Fieldnote Academy',    courseName: 'Data storytelling',    className: 'Week 3: Choosing the right chart',    instructorName: 'Priya Raman',    classDate: 'Thursday 5 November',    classMonth: 'Nov',    classDay: '5',    classTime: '6:00 pm GMT',    joinUrl: 'https://example.com/live/data-storytelling-week-3',  },}) console.log(sent.id, sent.status)