SendGrid Setup Tutorial
Table of Contents:
You may want to first review the general Vendor Settings online help page, prior to following this specific vendor tutorial.
How to Setup a SendGrid Connection in Ongage
- Go to the ESP Setup page in your Ongage account, of the desired SendGrid connection you'd like to setup, and enter your SendGrid login Username and Password credentials.
- Go to the SendGrid login page: https://app.sendgrid.com/login and login using your SendGrid Username and Password credentials.
- In your SendGrid account, in the left-hand bar menu, go to Settings → Api Keys.
Choose under Settings the API Keys menu item:
- Click on the Create API Key button.
- Add an API Key Name (E.g., Ongage API Key for ECID 12345) and select Full Access permissions.
- After clicking on Create & View you will be able to see the API key only once. Copy the API key.
- Paste the API Key back in the Ongage ESP vendor setup page into the API key input field.
- Click on the Verify Credentials button and click Save.
How to Setup Multiple SendGrid Sub-accounts in Ongage
- Create in Ongage a separate connection for each SendGrid sub-account.
- For each sub-account follow the instructions above.
How to Setup Sendgrid Connection with 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) Enabled
- Get the API Key (New or Existing) from Sendgrid UI.
- Use "apikey" as username in Ongage Connection.
- For Password and API Key fields in Ongage Connection Setup screen, use the same API key you got from Sendgrid UI.
Note: The above configuration is also applicable If you have enabled IP whitelisting to access your Sendgrid account.
How to Indicate a SendGrid IP Pool in an Onagage SendGrid Connection
Note: this is an optional setting, only if you have and are using SendGrid IP pools.
Go into your Sendgrid account, unfold the Settings menu < click the IP Addresses sub-menu < click the IP Pools tab and find the relevant IP pool name
- Enter that name into the IP Pool field in the Ongage SendGrid Edit Connection Screen:
