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    SendGrid Connector
    • 20 Feb 2024
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    SendGrid Connector


    Article summary

    To download the connector, please visit: Library Page

    Streamline email notifications from Tulip with the SendGrid Connector

    Purpose

    This guide provides a high-level starting point for integrating SendGrid to Tulip. This ultimately provide additional ways to integrate email messaging services with Tulip.

    Setup

    The following steps are required for integration:

    • SendGrid Account (SendGrid is now part of Twilio)
    • SendGrid Bearer Token

    How it works

    The library connector includes a single function: Send Email function

    The SendGrid API Docs provide much more detail in regards to parameters and messaging constraints.

    Authentication Overview

    SendGrid API uses a bearer token for authentication.
    The SendGrid Email API walks through this process step by step

    Templated Message Body

    Reference the Email API documentation linked above for additional context, but the basic message follows this template:

    {"personalizations": [{"to": [{"email": "recipient@example.com"}]}],
    "from": {"email": "sendeexampexample@example.com"},
    "subject": "Hello, World!",
    "content": [{"type": "text/plain", "value": "Hello!"}]}'
    Plain text

    This is the message template used in the library connector function

    Example Use Cases

    Supervisor Alerting

    Send emails to specific supervisors with templated messages to streamline alerting via andon apps

    Maintenance Dispatching

    Make use of email alerts to streamline maintenance dispatching and notification of issues


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