SendGrid

Use SendGrid in Sim to send transactional emails, work with dynamic templates and attachments, and manage marketing contacts and lists. The action reference also covers template and suppression-group operations.

Usage Instructions

Integrate SendGrid into your workflow. Send transactional emails, manage marketing contacts and lists, and work with email templates. Supports dynamic templates, attachments, and comprehensive contact management.

Actions

SendGrid Send Mail

Send an email using SendGrid API

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`from`	string	Yes	Sender email address (must be verified in SendGrid)
`fromName`	string	No	Sender name
`to`	string	Yes	Recipient email address
`toName`	string	No	Recipient name
`subject`	string	No	Email subject (required unless using a template with pre-defined subject)
`content`	string	No	Email body content (required unless using a template with pre-defined content)
`contentType`	string	No	Content type (text/plain or text/html)
`cc`	string	No	CC email address
`bcc`	string	No	BCC email address
`replyTo`	string	No	Reply-to email address
`replyToName`	string	No	Reply-to name
`attachments`	file[]	No	Files to attach to the email (UserFile objects)
`templateId`	string	No	SendGrid template ID to use
`dynamicTemplateData`	json	No	JSON object of dynamic template data

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Whether the email was sent successfully
`messageId`	string	SendGrid message ID
`to`	string	Recipient email address
`subject`	string	Email subject

SendGrid Add Contact

Add a new contact to SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`email`	string	Yes	Contact email address
`firstName`	string	No	Contact first name
`lastName`	string	No	Contact last name
`customFields`	json	No	JSON object of custom field key-value pairs (use field IDs like e1_T, e2_N, e3_D, not field names)
`listIds`	string	No	Comma-separated list IDs to add the contact to

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`jobId`	string	Job ID for tracking the async contact creation
`email`	string	Contact email address
`firstName`	string	Contact first name
`lastName`	string	Contact last name
`message`	string	Status message

SendGrid Get Contact

Get a specific contact by ID from SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`contactId`	string	Yes	Contact ID

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	Contact ID
`email`	string	Contact email address
`firstName`	string	Contact first name
`lastName`	string	Contact last name
`createdAt`	string	Creation timestamp
`updatedAt`	string	Last update timestamp
`listIds`	json	Array of list IDs the contact belongs to
`customFields`	json	Custom field values

SendGrid Search Contacts

Search for contacts in SendGrid using a query

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`query`	string	Yes	Search query (e.g., "email LIKE '%example.com%' AND CONTAINS(list_ids, 'list-id')")

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`contacts`	json	Array of matching contacts
`contactCount`	number	Total number of contacts found

SendGrid Delete Contacts

Delete one or more contacts from SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`contactIds`	string	Yes	Comma-separated contact IDs to delete

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`jobId`	string	Job ID for the deletion request

SendGrid Create List

Create a new contact list in SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`name`	string	Yes	List name

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	List ID
`name`	string	List name
`contactCount`	number	Number of contacts in the list

SendGrid Get List

Get a specific list by ID from SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`listId`	string	Yes	List ID

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	List ID
`name`	string	List name
`contactCount`	number	Number of contacts in the list

SendGrid List All Lists

Get all contact lists from SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`pageSize`	number	No	Number of lists to return per page (default: 100, max: 1000)
`pageToken`	string	No	Page token from a previous response (nextPageToken) to fetch the next page

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`lists`	json	Array of lists
`nextPageToken`	string	Token to pass as pageToken to fetch the next page, if more results exist

SendGrid Delete List

Delete a contact list from SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`listId`	string	Yes	List ID to delete

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`message`	string	Success message

SendGrid Add Contacts to List

Add or update contacts and assign them to a list in SendGrid (uses PUT /v3/marketing/contacts)

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`listId`	string	Yes	List ID to add contacts to
`contacts`	json	Yes	JSON array of contact objects. Each contact must have at least: email (or phone_number_id/external_id/anonymous_id). Example: [{"email": "user@example.com", "first_name": "John"}]

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`jobId`	string	Job ID for tracking the async operation
`message`	string	Status message

SendGrid Remove Contacts from List

Remove contacts from a specific list in SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`listId`	string	Yes	List ID
`contactIds`	string	Yes	Comma-separated contact IDs to remove from the list

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`jobId`	string	Job ID for the request

SendGrid Create Template

Create a new email template in SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`name`	string	Yes	Template name
`generation`	string	No	Template generation type (legacy or dynamic, default: dynamic)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	Template ID
`name`	string	Template name
`generation`	string	Template generation
`updatedAt`	string	Last update timestamp
`versions`	json	Array of template versions

SendGrid Get Template

Get a specific template by ID from SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`templateId`	string	Yes	Template ID

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	Template ID
`name`	string	Template name
`generation`	string	Template generation
`updatedAt`	string	Last update timestamp
`versions`	json	Array of template versions

SendGrid List Templates

Get all email templates from SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`generations`	string	No	Filter by generation (legacy, dynamic, or both)
`pageSize`	number	No	Number of templates to return per page (default: 20, max: 200). When paginating with pageToken, pass the same pageSize used on the first request to keep page boundaries consistent.
`pageToken`	string	No	Page token from a previous response (nextPageToken) to fetch the next page

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`templates`	json	Array of templates
`nextPageToken`	string	Token to pass as pageToken to fetch the next page, if more results exist

SendGrid Delete Template

Delete an email template from SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`templateId`	string	Yes	Template ID to delete

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Operation success status
`message`	string	Status or success message
`messageId`	string	Email message ID (send_mail)
`to`	string	Recipient email address (send_mail)
`subject`	string	Email subject (send_mail, create_template_version)
`id`	string	Resource ID
`jobId`	string	Job ID for async operations
`email`	string	Contact email address
`firstName`	string	Contact first name
`lastName`	string	Contact last name
`createdAt`	string	Creation timestamp
`updatedAt`	string	Last update timestamp
`listIds`	json	Array of list IDs the contact belongs to
`customFields`	json	Custom field values
`contacts`	json	Array of contacts
`contactCount`	number	Number of contacts
`lists`	json	Array of lists
`name`	string	Resource name
`templates`	json	Array of templates
`generation`	string	Template generation
`versions`	json	Array of template versions
`nextPageToken`	string	Token for the next page of results (list_all_lists, list_templates)
`templateId`	string	Template ID
`active`	boolean	Whether template version is active
`htmlContent`	string	HTML content
`plainContent`	string	Plain text content

SendGrid Create Template Version

Create a new version of an email template in SendGrid

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	SendGrid API key
`templateId`	string	Yes	Template ID
`name`	string	Yes	Version name
`subject`	string	Yes	Email subject line
`htmlContent`	string	No	HTML content of the template
`plainContent`	string	No	Plain text content of the template
`active`	boolean	No	Whether this version is active (default: true)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	Version ID
`templateId`	string	Template ID
`name`	string	Version name
`subject`	string	Email subject
`active`	boolean	Whether this version is active
`htmlContent`	string	HTML content
`plainContent`	string	Plain text content
`updatedAt`	string	Last update timestamp

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