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> For a complete documentation index, see https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://mailchimp.com/developer/_mcp/server.

# Guides

> Find all the Mailchimp API documentation and tools developers need to send marketing and transactional emails.

## Docs

- [Transactional API Quick Start](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/quick-start.md): Use this guide to start using the Mailchimp Transactional API to send fast, personalized transactional emails. Learn how to make a Transactional API call.
- [Send Your First Transactional Email](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/send-first-email.md): Configure your DNS and start sending transactional email using the Transactional API.
- [Send Your First Transactional SMS](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/send-first-sms.md): Configure your account to start sending transactional SMS using the Transactional API
- [Change Sending Behavior with the Rules Engine](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/change-behavior-rules-engine.md): Set up searchable criteria that trigger specific actions with your Mailchimp Transactional account.
- [Manage Different Users with Subaccounts](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/manage-different-users-subaccounts.md): Monitor activity across multiple senders under a single Mailchimp Transactional account.
- [Set Up Inbound Email Processing](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/set-up-inbound-email-processing.md): Use Mailchimp Transactional to receive, process, and parse inbound email.
- [Track and Respond to Email Activity with Webhooks](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/track-respond-activity-webhooks.md): Respond to email events\u2014like message opens and link clicks\u2014using webhooks.
- [How to Use Mailchimp's Transactional Messaging MCP](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/guides/how-to-use-mailchimps-transactional-messaging-mcp.md): Learn how to use Mailchimp's transactional messaging MCP to allow AI agents to interact with our transactional API