Edit, version, and publish Amazon SES templates without opening the Console.

Two editors over one version history. Every save is a version, every publish is labelled and scoped to an AWS account, and every change is recorded.

Template editors

Two editors over the same template.

Pick the editor that fits whoever is making the change. Both produce the same versioned SES template.

Code editor

CodeMirror-based editing for people who want the markup.

  • Separate HTML, plain-text, and example-data tabs

  • Preview compiles the template with Handlebars using your example data

  • Invalid Handlebars syntax blocks the save

  • Fullscreen mode puts code and preview side by side, and beautifies markup

Visual editor

A drag-and-drop canvas for people who should not have to touch HTML.

  • Drag-and-drop canvas with a docked tools panel

  • Desktop and mobile preview

  • Font library for brand-consistent typography

  • Your saved reusable blocks sit in the palette

  • Sovy publishes the HTML the canvas generates

  • Subject line and tags

  • Test send with your own JSON data

  • Same version history

The editor type is set when a template is created. A visual template can be migrated to the code editor once — that move can't be reversed.

Reusable blocks

Shared content that stays in sync.

Headers, footers, and legal boilerplate live in one place instead of being pasted into every template.

  • One block library per organization, grouped by category and searchable from inside the editor

  • Insert a block into a code template as a one-line shortcode

  • Sovy expands the shortcode when the template is published to SES

  • Update a block once, then re-sync every template that uses it across all connected AWS accounts

  • Each block shows how many templates use it, and blocks in use can’t be deleted

Code-editor blocks stay referenced, so an update reaches every template that includes them. Visual-editor blocks are copied onto the canvas when you drag them in.Reusable blocks are available on the Growth and Scale plans.

Versions & publishing

Every save is a version. Every publish is deliberate.

Amazon SES stores one copy per template name and overwrites it on update. Sovy keeps the history around it.

1

Draft

Saving creates a new version with its author, timestamp, subject, and content. Editing a published template puts it back into draft.

2

Review

Move a template through Ready to review and Changes requested. A change request requires a written comment.

3

Publish

Name the version — v1.2.0 — and Sovy writes it to Amazon SES for the AWS account you target, creating or updating the template through the SES API.

4

Roll back

Republish an earlier version straight to SES, or restore it into the editor as a new version. Nothing in the history is rewritten.

Publishing targets a specific AWS account, so staging and production can sit on different versions of the same template.

Version history is available on every paid plan, retained for 30 days on Pro and 90 days on Growth and Scale. Labelled and published versions are never removed.

Audit log

Template changes are recorded — including the ones that don’t go through.

Who changed what, when, from where, and whether it worked.

  • Template create, update, delete, copy, status change, publish, unpublish, test send, and SES import or sync are all recorded

  • Version create, restore, and delete are logged separately from the template itself

  • Every reusable-block change is recorded, including which templates were re-synced

  • Each entry carries the actor and their email, IP address and user agent, the resource touched, the outcome, and a correlation ID

  • Publish entries include the version label and the AWS account the template was written to

  • Failed and denied attempts are logged too — a publish someone wasn’t allowed to make still leaves a record

  • Filter by category, event, user, outcome, or date range; every row links to the template or block it refers to

The audit log is available on the Growth and Scale plans.

Side by side

What Amazon SES gives you, and what Sovy adds.

Sovy doesn’t replace Amazon SES. Delivery, reputation, and the live template stay in your AWS account — Sovy owns the editing and publishing layer above them.

Template management

Amazon SES
Sovy
Version history for a template
Every save
Draft state before a change goes live
Roll back to a previous version
Republish or restore
Reusable content blocks
Record of who changed the content
CloudTrail API calls
Content-level audit log
Different versions per environment
One copy per name
Per AWS account
Editing surface for non-engineers
Console or API
Visual editor + roles

Updating a template through the SES API overwrites the live copy, and the SES resource has no version field — whatever was there before the last write is gone unless something else kept it.

FAQ

Questions about template management

Can I switch a template between the two editors?

Once, in one direction. A visual-editor template can be migrated to the code editor; the move can’t be undone. Code templates stay in the code editor.

Does publishing change how my application sends email?

No. Sovy writes the template to Amazon SES through the SES API. Your sending code keeps calling SES exactly as it does today.

What happens to the template that’s already in SES?

Publishing overwrites the live copy for that template name in the AWS account you target. SES keeps one copy per name; the history stays in Sovy.

Can I import templates that already exist in SES?

Yes. Sovy reads the templates in your connected AWS account and imports them.

Do reusable blocks update templates automatically?

Code-editor blocks are referenced by shortcode and expanded at publish time, so updating a block and re-syncing pushes the change to every template that uses it. Visual-editor blocks are copied onto the canvas when you insert them.

Can staging and production run different versions of a template?

Yes. Publishing targets a specific AWS account, and each account tracks its own published version.

Does Sovy support Handlebars variables?

Yes. Templates are compiled with Handlebars for previews and test sends using the example data you supply as JSON. Invalid syntax blocks the save.

Can I send a test email before publishing?

Yes. Both editors can send a test to any address with the attribute data you provide.

Read the guides on Sovy Learn

Put your SES templates behind a workflow.

Connect an AWS account, import the templates you already have, and start versioning them.