Setup Amazon SES and DKIM verification with Route53

setup-ses-route53.sh

#!/bin/bash 
# example: ./setup-ses-route53.sh <hosted-zone-id> <domain>


# Check if the correct number of arguments are provided
if [[ "$#" -ne 2 ]]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 <hosted-zone-id> <domain>"
  exit 1
fi

HOSTED_ZONE_ID=$1
DOMAIN=$2

# Verify domain
aws ses verify-domain-identity --domain $DOMAIN

# Get DKIM setup information
DKIM_TOKENS=$(aws ses verify-domain-dkim --domain $DOMAIN --query 'DkimTokens' --output text)

# Iterate over the DKIM tokens and create CNAME records in Route 53
for TOKEN in $DKIM_TOKENS; do
  aws route53 change-resource-record-sets --hosted-zone-id $HOSTED_ZONE_ID --change-batch "{
    \"Changes\": [
        {
            \"Action\": \"UPSERT\",
            \"ResourceRecordSet\": {
                \"Name\": \"$TOKEN._domainkey.$DOMAIN\",
                \"Type\": \"CNAME\",
                \"TTL\": 300,
                \"ResourceRecords\": [{\"Value\": \"$TOKEN.dkim.amazonses.com\"}]
            }
        }
    ]
  }"
done

echo "Domain verification and DKIM setup complete."