From Sandbox to Production: Automating Email Testing with Amazon SES in CI

Testing transactional emails end-to-end in CI environments has traditionally been challenging due to Amazon SES sandbox restrictions and the lack of programmatic access to sent emails. This guide demonstrates a complete setup using ZeroDrop to enable real, automated email testing in Playwright without mocking or Docker, allowing teams to verify actual email workflows in their CI/CD pipelines. The approach ensures email deliverability and functionality are validated before production, significantly improving testing reliability for email-driven features.