SendGrid library for Python
Project description
This library allows you to quickly and easily use the SendGrid Web API via Python.
Announcements
BREAKING CHANGE as of 2016.06.14
Version 3.X.X is a breaking change for the entire library.
Version 3.X.X brings you full support for all Web API v3 endpoints. We have the following resources to get you started quickly:
Thank you for your continued support!
All updates to this library is documented in our CHANGELOG.
Installation
Setup Environment Variables
First, get your free SendGrid account here.
Next, update your environment with your SENDGRID_API_KEY.
echo "export SENDGRID_API_KEY='YOUR_API_KEY'" > sendgrid.env
echo "sendgrid.env" >> .gitignore
source ./sendgrid.env
Install Package
pip install sendgrid
or
easy_install sendgrid
Dependencies
The SendGrid Service, starting at the free level)
Quick Start
Hello Email
import sendgrid
import os
from sendgrid.helpers.mail import *
sg = sendgrid.SendGridAPIClient(apikey=os.environ.get('SENDGRID_API_KEY'))
from_email = Email("test@example.com")
subject = "Hello World from the SendGrid Python Library"
to_email = Email("test@example.com")
content = Content("text/plain", "some text here")
mail = Mail(from_email, subject, to_email, content)
response = sg.client.mail.send.post(request_body=mail.get())
print(response.status_code)
print(response.body)
print(response.headers)
General v3 Web API Usage
import sendgrid
import os
sg = sendgrid.SendGridAPIClient(apikey=os.environ.get('SENDGRID_API_KEY'))
response = sg.client.api_keys.get()
print(response.status_code)
print(response.body)
print(response.headers)
Usage
v3 Web API Mail Send Helper - build a request object payload for a v3 /mail/send API call.
Roadmap
If you are intersted in the future direction of this project, please take a look at our milestones. We would love to hear your feedback.
How to Contribute
We encourage contribution to our libraries, please see our CONTRIBUTING guide for details.
Quick links:
About
sendgrid-python is guided and supported by the SendGrid Developer Experience Team.
sendgrid-python is maintained and funded by SendGrid, Inc. The names and logos for sendgrid-python are trademarks of SendGrid, Inc.
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