Email service provider: SendGrid

Account configuration

This section describes how to set up a SendGrid account to configure an RPI SendGrid email channel.

To acquire a SendGrid account, you will need to sign up for either a free or a paid account.
SendGrid is now part of Twilio; if you already have a Twilio account, you can use that instead.
At the SendGrid home page, hover over the Pricing tab and select Start for Free.
A SendGrid sign up form will be displayed. Fill in the required details.
Select Create Account and proceed with any required steps.

The table below describes the SendGrid RESTful service-based API calls utilized by the RPI SendGrid channel plugin.

API	HTTP VERB	Data	Usage
https://sendgrid.com/api/mail.send.json	POST	`api_user=your_sendgrid_ username&api_key=your_ sendgrid_password&to=d estination@example.com &toname=Destination&su bject=Example_Subject&t ext=testingtextbody&from=info@domain.com`	This endpoint allows you to send email.
https://sendgrid.com/api/profile.get.json	POST	`api_user=your_sendgrid_ username&api_key=your_ sendgrid_password`	View your SendGrid Profile.
https://sendgrid.com/api/unsubscribes.delete.json	POST	`api_user=your_sendgrid_ username&api_key=your_ sendgrid_password&email =emailToDelete@domain.com`	Delete entries in the Unsubscribes list.
https://sendgrid.com/api/unsubscribes.get.json	POST	`api_user=your_sendgrid_ username&api_key=your_ sendgrid_password&date=1`	Retrieve entries in the Unsubscribes list.

An API key and API key ID are required to configure a SendGrid email channel to use the SendGrid Web API v3.

In a browser, sign in to SendGrid.
Select Settings>API Keys.
In the API Keys section, select Create API Key.
Select Full Access.
Enter the name of the API Key.
Click Create & View.
Copy the API Key and store it in a safe place to avoid your account being compromised.

A SendGrid account must have the following minimum required permissions when used with RPI: