What is Context.IO?
As soon as a mailbox is connected, we create a metadata index of its content starting from the most recent emails which become available from the API within seconds. Context.IO takes care of synching email data for your app so you don't have to build, scale and maintain this infrastructure yourself. Focus on what's unique to your business, we'll manage the technical details of integrating with arcane email server protocols.
Context.IO is a tool in the Email API category of a tech stack.
Who uses Context.IO?
Companies
4 companies reportedly use Context.IO in their tech stacks, including Streak, MMG - For Consideration, and Joomla Dagen.
Developers
30 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Context.IO.
Context.IO's Features
- REST Beats IMAP
- Contacts- Recipients and senders with stats like message count and latest sent/received.
- Files- Each attachment has a unique id to access its content and history.
- Messages- Query messages by contact, folder, dates, subject. Get the parsed body and headers.
- Threads- Easily get the list of messages in a thread no matter what folder messages are in.
- WebHooks- Get rule-based notifications POSTed to your app.
Context.IO Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Context.IO?
Twilio
Twilio offers developers a powerful API for phone services to make and receive phone calls, and send and receive text messages. Their product allows programmers to more easily integrate various communication methods into their software and programs.
Twilio SendGrid
Twilio SendGrid's cloud-based email infrastructure relieves businesses of the cost and complexity of maintaining custom email systems. Twilio SendGrid provides reliable delivery, scalability & real-time analytics along with flexible API's.
Amazon SES
Amazon SES eliminates the complexity and expense of building an in-house email solution or licensing, installing, and operating a third-party email service. The service integrates with other AWS services, making it easy to send emails from applications being hosted on services such as Amazon EC2.
Mailgun
Mailgun is a set of powerful APIs that allow you to send, receive, track and store email effortlessly.
Mandrill
Mandrill is a new way for apps to send transactional email. It runs on the delivery infrastructure that powers MailChimp.
