Efficient Mass Email Distribution with Laravel and Mailgun

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I’m struggling to send bulk emails to a large number of recipients using Laravel 5.5 and Mailgun. My current list has over 700 addresses and it’s growing fast. Right now I’m sending emails one by one in a loop but it’s not working well. Only about 530 emails are going through.

I’ve looked online for better ways to do this but haven’t found any clear answers. I need a more efficient method to make sure all emails are sent. Can anyone help me improve this process?

Here’s a simplified version of what I’m doing now:

function sendBulkEmails() {
    $recipients = fetchEmailList();
    $message = createEmailContent();

    foreach ($recipients as $recipient) {
        EmailSender::send($recipient, $message);
    }

    return 'Emails sent successfully';
}

Any tips or best practices for handling large-scale email campaigns would be great. Thanks!

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I’ve dealt with similar challenges sending mass emails, and here are some insights from my past experience:

Instead of looping through each address, consider using Mailgun’s batch sending API. This lets you group recipients and send a single API call for multiple emails, which is notably more efficient. Leveraging Laravel’s job queues can also help; queueing email jobs allows the system to process them in the background, and you can retry failed attempts without restarting the whole process.

Additionally, be mindful of rate limiting, since Mailgun enforces sending limits. Spacing out batches with short pauses can mitigate this. Lastly, monitoring email statuses via webhooks—tracking deliveries, bounces, and opens—can offer critical feedback to refine your list and improve deliverability.

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From my experience, handling large email campaigns effectively requires a strategic approach. Have you considered implementing chunking? Break your recipient list into smaller batches, say 100 at a time, and process these chunks sequentially. This method can help manage memory usage and reduce the risk of timeouts.

Another crucial aspect is error handling. Implement robust logging and exception catching to identify and address issues without halting the entire process. This way, you can track which emails failed to send and why, allowing for targeted troubleshooting.

Lastly, don’t overlook the importance of list hygiene. Regularly clean your email list to remove invalid or bouncing addresses. This not only improves deliverability but also helps maintain a good sender reputation with Mailgun. Remember, quality often trumps quantity in email marketing.

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yo dude, i feel ya. bulk emails can be a pain. have u tried using mailgun’s API for batch sending? it’s way faster than sending one by one. also, queues are ur friend here. they can handle the heavy lifting in the background. just remember to keep an eye on ur sending limits and maybe spread out the sends a bit. good luck man!