Simple django backend to send email using SendGrid's Web API.
Install the backend from PyPI:
pip install sendgrid-djangoAdd the following to your project's settings.py:
EMAIL_BACKEND = "sgbackend.SendGridBackend"
SENDGRID_API_KEY = "Your SendGrid API Key"Done!
from django.core.mail import send_mail
from django.core.mail import EmailMultiAlternatives
send_mail("Your Subject", "This is a simple text email body.",
"Yamil Asusta <hello@yamilasusta.com>", ["yamil@sendgrid.com"])
# or
mail = EmailMultiAlternatives(
subject="Your Subject",
body="This is a simple text email body.",
from_email="Yamil Asusta <hello@yamilasusta.com>",
to=["yamil@sendgrid.com"],
headers={"Reply-To": "support@sendgrid.com"}
)
# Add template
mail.template_id = 'YOUR TEMPLATE ID FROM SENDGRID ADMIN'
# Replace substitutions in sendgrid template
mail.substitutions = {'%username%': 'elbuo8'}
# Attach file
with open('somefilename.pdf', 'rb') as file:
mail.attachments = [
('somefilename.pdf', file.read(), 'application/pdf')
]
mail.attach_alternative(
"<p>This is a simple HTML email body</p>", "text/html"
)
mail.send()MIT
Enjoy :)