Elemental quote element

The quote element renders a quote block for testimonials or text you want to stand out. Style it with borders, colors, and text styles. The type value is "quote". When to use:

Display testimonials or customer reviews
Highlight important quotes or statements
Emphasize key information
Create visually distinct text blocks

Basic example

{
  "type": "quote",
  "content": "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
}

const { requestId } = await client.send.message({
  message: {
    to: {
      email: "sarah@acme-corp.com",
    },
    content: {
      version: "2022-01-01",
      elements: [
        {
          type: "quote",
          content: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams",
        },
      ],
    },
  },
});

response = client.send.message(
    message={
      "to": {
        "email": "sarah@acme-corp.com",
      },
      "content": {
        "version": "2022-01-01",
        "elements": [
          {
            "type": "quote",
            "content": "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams",
          },
        ],
      },
    },
)

curl -X POST https://api.courier.com/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COURIER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
      "message": {
        "to": {
          "email": "sarah@acme-corp.com"
        },
        "content": {
          "version": "2022-01-01",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "quote",
              "content": "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }'

response = courier.send_.message(
  message: {
    to: {
      email: "sarah@acme-corp.com"
    },
    content: {
      version: "2022-01-01",
      elements: [
        {
          type: "quote",
          content: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
)

// Elemental nodes carry no typed content fields, so pass the document as raw JSON.
content := param.Override[shared.ElementalContentParam](json.RawMessage(`{
  "version": "2022-01-01",
  "elements": [
    {
      "type": "quote",
      "content": "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
    }
  ]
}`))

response, err := client.Send.Message(context.TODO(), courier.SendMessageParams{
	Message: courier.SendMessageParamsMessage{
		To: courier.SendMessageParamsMessageToUnion{
			OfUserRecipient: &shared.UserRecipientParam{
				Email: courier.String("sarah@acme-corp.com"),
			},
		},
		Content: courier.SendMessageParamsMessageContentUnion{OfElementalContent: &content},
	},
})

SendMessageParams params = SendMessageParams.builder()
    .message(SendMessageParams.Message.builder()
        .to(JsonValue.from(java.util.Map.of("email", "sarah@acme-corp.com")))
        .content(JsonValue.from(java.util.Map.of(
                "version", "2022-01-01",
                "elements", java.util.List.of(
                  java.util.Map.of(
                    "type", "quote",
                    "content", "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams")))))
        .build())
    .build();
SendMessageResponse response = client.send().message(params);

$response = $client->send->message(
  message: [
    'to' => [
      'email' => 'sarah@acme-corp.com',
    ],
    'content' => [
      'version' => '2022-01-01',
      'elements' => [
        [
          'type' => 'quote',
          'content' => 'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams',
        ],
      ],
    ],
  ],
);

// Elemental nodes expose no typed content fields, so build the document from raw JSON.
SendMessageParams parameters = new()
{
    Message = new()
    {
        To = new UserRecipient { Email = "sarah@acme-corp.com" },
        Content = ElementalContent.FromRawUnchecked(
            JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, JsonElement>>("""
            {
              "version": "2022-01-01",
              "elements": [
                {
                  "type": "quote",
                  "content": "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
                }
              ]
            }
            """)),
    },
};

var response = await client.Send.Message(parameters);

courier send message \
  --api-key "$COURIER_API_KEY" \
  --message.to '{"email": "sarah@acme-corp.com"}' \
  --message.content '{"version": "2022-01-01", "elements": [{"type": "quote", "content": "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"}]}'

With Courier MCP, send an email to sarah@acme-corp.com with a quoted callout.

Fields

string

required

The text of the quote. Supports Handlebars variables.

string

Alignment of the quote. One of "center", "left", "right", or "full". Defaults to "left".

string

CSS border color for the quote block. Any valid CSS color value (e.g., "#007bff", "rgb(0, 123, 255)").

string

Text style for the quote. One of "text", "h1", "h2", or "subtext". Defaults to "text".

object

Region-specific content for localization. See the .

string[]

An array of channel names. The quote renders only for the listed channels. See .

Examples and variants Basic quote Simple quote block:

{
  "type": "quote",
  "content": "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
}

Styled quote Quote with border and styling:

{
  "type": "quote",
  "content": "Customer satisfaction is our top priority",
  "border_color": "#007bff",
  "text_style": "h2",
  "align": "center"
}

Quote with Handlebars Dynamic quote content:

{
  "type": "quote",
  "content": "{{customer_name}} said: \"{{testimonial}}\""
}

Localized quote Quote with translations:

{
  "type": "quote",
  "content": "Quality is not an act, it is a habit",
  "locales": {
    "es": {
      "content": "La calidad no es un acto, es un hábito"
    },
    "fr": {
      "content": "La qualité n'est pas un acte, c'est une habitude"
    }
  }
}

Testimonial quote Quote styled as a testimonial:

{
  "type": "quote",
  "content": "\"This product changed my life!\" - {{customer_name}}",
  "border_color": "#4CAF50",
  "text_style": "h2",
  "align": "center"
}

Channel support

Email: ✅ Full support with styling and borders
Push: ✅ Supported (may render as plain text in some cases)
SMS: ⚠️ Limited support (may render as plain text)
Inbox: ✅ Full support

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Elemental quote element