Overview

To authenticate with SendGrid, you need:

  1. API Key - Your SendGrid API Key.

This guide will walk you through finding your API Key within SendGrid.

Prerequisites:

  • You must have a verified SendGrid account. After signing up, the SendGrid team will manually review and activate your account.

Step 1: Generating Your SendGrid API Key

  1. Login to your SendGrid account. Navigate to Settings on the left navigation bar, and then select API Keys.
  2. Click Create API Key.
  3. Give your API key a name.
  4. Select Full Access, Restricted Access, or Billing Access.
  5. If you’re selecting Restricted Access, or Billing Access, select the specific permissions to give each category. For more information, see API key permissions.
  6. Click Create & View. Your API Key will be displayed.

Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your API Key:

  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with SendGrid.
  2. Enter the API Key in the designated field.
  3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

You are now connected to SendGrid.