JavaScript in emails

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title: JavaScript in emails
description: Create mail scripts in System Notifications Email Notification Email Script , and refer to them by using $\{mail\_script:script name\} in the script field.
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topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Scripting for email notifications, Create an email notification, Email and SMS notifications, System notifications, Notifications, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# JavaScript in emails

Create mail scripts in **System Notifications** > **Email** > **Notification Email Script**, and refer to them by using `${mail_script:script name}` in the script field.

To print text into the body of the message, use the template.print\("a string"\) function.

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The **event.parm1** and **event.parm2** parameters that come from the originating event can also be used.

For additional information on creating mail scripts, see [Notification Email Scripts](https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/learn/learning-plans/washingtondc/servicenow_administrator/app_store_learnv2_automatingapps_washingtondc_notification_email_scripts) on the Developer Site.

**Parent Topic:**[Scripting for email notifications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/c_ScriptingForEmailNotifications.md)

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