{"id":22367,"date":"2023-03-03T16:27:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T13:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/?p=22367"},"modified":"2025-02-23T16:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T13:44:07","slug":"how-to-create-a-sendgrid-api-key-for-smtp-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-create-a-sendgrid-api-key-for-smtp-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a SendGrid API key for SMTP settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In this article, you'll learn how to create an API key for sender account in SendGrid and use it for your SMTP email credentials in Snov.io.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1) <a href=\"#1\">Create an API key in SendGrid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) <a href=\"#2\">Connect SendGrid account Snov.io<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>API Key <\/strong>allows you to authenticate Snov.io to SendGrid API through SMTP configuration. It represents a <strong>password<\/strong> for your SMTP email credentials.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; opacity: 50%; border-width: 0; color: gray; background-color: gray;\" \/>\n<p><strong>Here's a guide to help you create an API key in your SendGrid:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1\">1) Create an API key in SendGrid<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image shadow aligncenter wp-image-22373 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-03_15-43-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-03_15-43-42.jpg 900w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-03_15-43-42-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-03_15-43-42-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under <strong>Email API<\/strong> menu, select <strong>integration guide<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>SMTP Relay<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the next screen, enter a name for your API key (can be anything, e.g., API key for Snov.io).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Create Key<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image shadow aligncenter wp-image-22374 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-03_16-02-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-03_16-02-22.jpg 900w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-03_16-02-22-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-03_16-02-22-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll see a notification that your API key was successfully created.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep this page open or copy the API key to a safe place - you\u2019ll need it for the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2\">2) Connect SendGrid account to Snov.io<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the second step, you'll need to enter your SMTP and IMAP settings on the email account configuration page.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.snov.io\/account#\/email-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Email Accounts<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This page lists all the email accounts that you\u2019ve added before or will add to Snov.io.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image shadow aligncenter wp-image-23800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-04-12_13-02-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-04-12_13-02-30.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-04-12_13-02-30-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-04-12_13-02-30-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Start adding a new email account by clicking the <strong>Add email account<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose <strong>SendGrid<\/strong> from the email service providers list.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image shadow aligncenter wp-image-24339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-04-24_07-32-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-04-24_07-32-36.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-04-24_07-32-36-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-04-24_07-32-36-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, you&#8217;ll learn how to create an API key for sender account in SendGrid and use it for your SMTP email credentials in Snov.io. 1) Create an API key in SendGrid 2) Connect SendGrid account Snov.io API Key allows you to authenticate Snov.io to SendGrid API through SMTP configuration. 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