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Prerequisites SendGrid

amccook edited this page Aug 16, 2023 · 7 revisions

Introduction

In order to use Turbonomic Webhooks with SendGrid, the following prerequisites must be configured. This outlines the bare-minimum steps required to integrate Turbonomic Webhooks with SendGrid. For more advanced usage of SendGrid, please refer to their docs.

  • Create a SendGrid Account
  • Generate your SendGrid API key
  • Create a Dynamic Template

Create a SendGrid Account

  1. If you don't already have one, configure a SendGrid account. This can be done via IBM Cloud or via SendGrid. In these instructions we'll setup SendGrid via IBM Cloud and use the free tier which allows you send 3000 emails/month.
    1. Login to IBM Cloud and navigate to: https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog/infrastructure/email-delivery
    2. Click Create, provide an email address and choose the Free Package. Click Create again.
    3. From the Email Delivery page, click the Vendor Portal link to login to your SendGrid account.

Generate your SendGrid API key