{"id":6340,"date":"2024-02-22T05:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/?p=6340"},"modified":"2025-06-10T05:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T05:55:03","slug":"how-to-use-email-template-in-apex-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/2024\/02\/22\/how-to-use-email-template-in-apex-code\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Email Template in Apex Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With this blog, we’ll look at how to use an email template with Apex Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An email template is an HTML file that you use to build an email body. A good template will let you copy and paste content directly into the file. You can use the same template again and again & you can also modify it based on your need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps to Create a New Email template are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Go to Setup-> search \u2018template\u2019 -> choose \u2018Classic Email Templates\u2019-> click on \u2018New Template\u2019 button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Select Visualforce option for \u2018type of email template\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Enter template name, keep the other defaults. For this example, we use \u2018Test Account Alert Email\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Enter Email Subject text.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Choose Recipient Type Object, for this example we choose Contact object.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Choose \u2018Related To Type\u2019 as Account object for this example.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Save.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Choose \u2018Edit Template\u2019 button to change the content of the email body. We could use the merge fields in the content and in subject<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Example of Visualforce template:<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    <messaging:emailTemplate recipientType=\"Contact\"\n= relatedToType=\"Account\" subject=\"Test Email\" replyTo=\"{!recipient.Email}\">\n   <messaging:htmlEmailBody >\n    <html>\n        <body>\n           <p> Dear {!relatedTo.Name}, <\/p>\n           <p><\/p>\n           <p> It is an Test Eamil <\/p>\n           <p><\/p>\n         <\/body>\n    <\/html>\n  <\/messaging:htmlEmailBody>\n<\/messaging:emailTemplate>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Apex logic to send email using above created template:<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    Public static void sendNotification(Account accountEmail)\n{\n   Messaging.SingleEmailMessage message = new        \n   Messaging.SingleEmailMessage();\n   message.setTargetObjectId(contact.id);\n   message.setSenderDisplayName(\u2018Company Support\u2019);\n   message.setReplyTo(\u2018no-reply@company.com\u2019);\n   message.setUseSignature(false);\n   message.setBccSender(false);\n   message.setSaveAsActivity(false);\n   EmailTemplate emailTemplate =[Select, Id,Subject,Description,\n                                 HtmlValue,DeveloperName,Body\n                                 from EmailTemplate where name =\n                                 \u2018Test Account Alert Email\u2019];\n   \/\/Get templete id for set the templete.\n\n   message.setTemplateID(emailTemplate.Id);\n   message.setWhatId(account.Id); \/\/This is important for the merge\n                                    fields in template to work\n   message.toAddresses = new String[] { contact.email};\n\n   Messaging.SingleEmailMessage[] messages = new   \n   List<Messaging.SingleEmailMessage> {message};\n\n   Messaging.SendEmailResult[] results =\n   Messaging.sendEmail(messages);\n \n if (results[0].success)\n {\n   System.debug(\u2018The email was sent successfully.\u2019);\n }\n else\n {\n   System.debug(\u2018The email failed to send: \u2018 +\n   results[0].errors[0].message);\n }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    We hope using the information; you are able to create and use an email template. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    We hope you may find this blog resourceful and helpful. If you still have concerns and need more help, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at na.sales@greytrix.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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