--- title: "What do I need to send an email campaign in Sarbacane Campaigns?" description: "Check at a glance the licence, credits, domain and contacts you need before your first send." url: https://help.sarbacane.com/en/articles/26-what-do-i-need-to-send-an-email-campaign-in-sarbacane-campaigns collection: "Introduction" updated: 2026-11-03 language: en alternates: [fr, es] --- # What do I need to send an email campaign in Sarbacane Campaigns? Check at a glance the licence, credits, domain and contacts you need before your first send. To send an email campaign with Sarbacane Campaigns, you need a licence, email credits, an authenticated sending domain and contacts who have agreed to receive your emails. Always test your campaign before sending it. ## What you need

Item	Why	Learn more
A Sarbacane Campaigns (or Sarbacane Suite) licence assigned to your user	Without a licence, you cannot access the application.	Assigning a licence
Email credits	1 credit per recipient for each 194 KB of message.	Checking your credit balance; Why does my email campaign use more than one credit per recipient?
An authenticated sending domain (dedicated domain name or subdomain of your domain)	Mailbox providers check that you are the real sender: without an authenticated domain, your emails may end up in spam.	How do I buy a domain name in Sarbacane Campaigns?; How do I set up a sending subdomain in Sarbacane Campaigns?
Opt-in contacts, in an up-to-date list	A list without bounces or inactive contacts protects your sender reputation.	Cleaning a contact list in Sarbacane Contacts
An unsubscribe link in every campaign	Mandatory for marketing emails (GDPR).	How to insert a GDPR-compliant unsubscribe link
A test before sending	Display varies from one mailbox to another (especially Outlook), and the test checks links and personalisation.	How to test your personalized Sarbacane emails?

> **Important**: with a new domain or a new sender address, increase your volumes gradually (warm-up phase) to build your reputation. See [How do I warm up a new sending domain in Sarbacane Campaigns?](https://help.sarbacane.com/en/articles/111.md) > **Important**: do not send to purchased lists. These contacts have not given their consent, rarely engage and greatly increase the risk of spam. > **Note**: your first campaign, or an unusual campaign, may go through moderation before sending. See [Why is my email campaign rejected or awaiting moderation?](https://help.sarbacane.com/en/articles/435.md) ## Related articles - [How do I create an email campaign in Sarbacane Campaigns?](https://help.sarbacane.com/en/articles/23.md) - [Why is my email campaign not displaying correctly in Outlook?](https://help.sarbacane.com/en/articles/39.md) - [Why is my email campaign rejected or awaiting moderation?](https://help.sarbacane.com/en/articles/435.md)