diff --git a/sdk/communication/azure-communication-email/README.md b/sdk/communication/azure-communication-email/README.md
index 3b45b3c2bb77..38aa6d84fa27 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/azure-communication-email/README.md
+++ b/sdk/communication/azure-communication-email/README.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ The result from the `send` call contains a `message_id` which can be used to que
 
 ```python
 response = client.send(message)
-status = client.get_sent_status(response.message_id)
+status = client.get_send_status(response.message_id)
 ```
 
 ## Troubleshooting
@@ -190,4 +190,4 @@ This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct][coc]. For m
 [nextsteps]: https://aka.ms/acsemail/overview
 [nuget]: https://www.nuget.org/
 [source]: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/main/sdk/communication
-[domain_overview]: https://aka.ms/acsemail/domainsoverview
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+[domain_overview]: https://aka.ms/acsemail/domainsoverview