The Maildeno email builder is a visual, code-free environment for creating responsive email templates. Product and marketing teams use it to design emails; developers integrate the output via the Render API.

Maildeno email builder main interface

Builder sections

The builder dashboard is split into three main areas:

Area Description

Template Library

Browse, duplicate, and organise all your templates. Filter system templates by tag.

Editor

Drag-and-drop canvas where you assemble and style your email layout.

Settings Panel

Per-block and per-row configuration — fonts, spacing, colours, visibility rules, and merge tag insertion.

How templates relate to the API

When you finish designing a template:

  1. Copy the Template ID from Template Settings.

  2. Use that ID in any SDK call (renderHtml(templateId, …​)) or direct REST request.

  3. Supply merge tag values and context at render time — the builder is never involved at runtime.

This clean separation lets designers iterate on templates without touching application code, and lets developers render them in any backend service.

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