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Emma Donery
Emma Donery

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Sending emails with python and Twilio-sendgrid API

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.6 or later
  • A free Twilio SendGrid account.

Setting Up the Environment

$ mkdir email_sender
$ cd email_sender
$ python3 -m venv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
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After activating the environment, Install the necessary packages:

(venv) $ pip3 install sendgrid
(venv) $ pip3 install sendgrid
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Step 1: Create a .env file with the required variables

SENDGRID_API_KEY="mskj.bjsknlfjlsjnsnsnkjaknkkkwnkakJKkjnkKKNXKBVThdubsckeuisi"
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Step 2: create an app.py file (can name it according to your own preference)

import os
from sendgrid import SendGridAPIClient
from sendgrid.helpers.mail import Mail
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

message = Mail(
    from_email='senders_email@mail.com',
    to_emails='recipients_email@mail.com',
    subject='Sending emails with python and Twilio-sendgrid API',
    html_content='<strong>Thankyou for your business</strong>')
try:
    sg = SendGridAPIClient(os.environ.get('SENDGRID_API_KEY'))
    response = sg.send(message)
    print(response.status_code)
    print(response.body)
    print(response.headers)
except Exception as e:
    print(e.message)
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Step 3: In the terminal, run your app:

python3 app.py
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Step 4: Congratulations πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ check your inbox!!!

The email arrives to the recipients inbox within seconds

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nataliiapolomkina

Dear Emma, thank you for sharing this guide. I absolutely admire how you managed to put the necessary prerequisites, environment setup, and code implementation into such a clear and concise form. From my side, I can also share that Mailtrap API has native code integration with Python and can be a great choice for email sending. I look forward to your new materials!