{"id":83,"date":"2021-10-14T10:26:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T10:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?post_type=docs_wappo&#038;p=83"},"modified":"2021-11-25T12:50:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T12:50:00","slug":"sendgrid-api","status":"publish","type":"docs_wappo","link":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/docs\/sendgrid-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Configure emails with SendGrid API"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SendGrid is the email method we recommend always, we have no affiliation with them, but it\u2019s just a good service. Plus it has a great free tier offer, you can send up to 100 emails for free per day. The tier up are also really reasonable in terms of pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create your API Key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>You can create your account really quickly following this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.sendgrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up<\/a><\/li><li>Once you\u2019re done go to your SendGrid\u2019s dashboard<\/li><li>Click <strong>Settings &gt; API Keys<\/strong><\/li><li>Click <strong>create API Key<\/strong><\/li><li>Enter a name that you will remember e.g. : mysite.com<\/li><li>Select <strong>Restricted Access<\/strong><\/li><li>Select <strong>Mail Send<\/strong> and set it to <strong>Full Access<\/strong><\/li><li>Click <strong>Create &amp; View<\/strong><\/li><li>Copy the API Key you see on screen<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_dashboard-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"590\" src=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_dashboard-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"86\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_dashboard-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=86\" class=\"wp-image-86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_dashboard-1.png 735w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_dashboard-1-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">SendGrid&#8217;s dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_Create_api_key-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"299\" src=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_Create_api_key-1-1024x299.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"85\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_Create_api_key-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=85\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_Create_api_key-1-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_Create_api_key-1-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_Create_api_key-1-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_Create_api_key-1-1536x448.png 1536w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_Create_api_key-1.png 1833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">SendGrid&#8217;s create API Key<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_set_restricted_key-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_set_restricted_key-1-1024x632.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"87\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_set_restricted_key-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=87\" class=\"wp-image-87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_set_restricted_key-1-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_set_restricted_key-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_set_restricted_key-1-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_set_restricted_key-1.png 1223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">SendGrid create Restricted key<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_copy_API_key-1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_copy_API_key-1-1-1024x662.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"84\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_copy_API_key-1-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=84\" class=\"wp-image-84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_copy_API_key-1-1-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_copy_API_key-1-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_copy_API_key-1-1-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_copy_API_key-1-1.png 1105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">SendGrid copy API key<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sender Authentication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When sending an email from a 3rd party server such as SendGrid, you need to allow that server to send emails on your behalf, otherwise those emails will land in SPAM or even be blocked by email clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to do that in SendGrid :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>From SendGrid\u2019s dashboard<\/li><li>Click Settings &gt; Sender Authentication<\/li><li>Click Verify a Single Sender<\/li><li>Fill out the form, an email will be sent to you so that you accept SendGrid can send on your behalf.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_sender_authentication-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"844\" src=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_sender_authentication-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"118\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_sender_authentication-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/docs\/sendgrid-api\/attachment\/sendgrid_sender_authentication-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_sender_authentication-1.png 704w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sendgrid_sender_authentication-1-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sender Authentication Form<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next we can go back to Wappointment and configure the API key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect Wappointment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In your site\u2019s backend :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Go to <strong>Wappointment &gt; Settings &gt; Emails &amp; SMS<\/strong><\/li><li>Click <strong>Reconfigure it<\/strong><\/li><li>Click <strong>SendGrid API<\/strong><\/li><li>Enter the API key generated in SendGrid\u2019s website<\/li><li>Then click the From Address Line to enter a Sender you\u2019ve authorized in the <strong>Sender Authentication<\/strong> step<\/li><li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wappointment_sendgrid_api-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"476\" src=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wappointment_sendgrid_api-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"119\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wappointment_sendgrid_api-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/docs\/sendgrid-api\/attachment\/wappointment_sendgrid_api-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wappointment_sendgrid_api-1.png 885w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wappointment_sendgrid_api-1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wappointment_sendgrid_api-1-768x413.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Enter SendGrid API key<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it, SendGrid is configured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":[],"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ben","author_link":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"SendGrid is the email method we recommend always, we have no affiliation with them, but it\u2019s just a good service. Plus it has a great free tier offer, you can send up to 100 emails for free per day. The tier up are also really reasonable in terms of pricing. Create your API Key You&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs_wappo\/83"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs_wappo"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs_wappo"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}