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Create a Sender

API Overview

Operation overview

POST/v3/marketing/senders

Base url: https://api.sendgrid.com (The Twilio SendGrid v3 API)

This endpoint allows you to create a new Sender.

You may create up to 100 unique Senders.

Senders are required to be verified before use. If your domain has been authenticated, a new Sender will auto verify on creation. Otherwise an email will be sent to the from.email.

Operation details

Authentication

API Key

Headers

Property nameTypeRequiredDescription

Authorizationstringrequired

Default: Bearer <<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>>

on-behalf-ofstringOptional

The on-behalf-of header allows you to make API calls from a parent account on behalf of the parent's Subusers or customer accounts. You will use the parent account's API key when using this header. When making a call on behalf of a customer account, the property value should be "account-id" followed by the customer account's ID (e.g., on-behalf-of: account-id <account-id>). When making a call on behalf of a Subuser, the property value should be the Subuser's username (e.g., on-behalf-of: <subuser-username>). See On Behalf Of for more information.

Request body

Encoding type:application/json

Schema

Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties

nicknamestringrequired

A nickname for the Sender. Not used for sending.

fromobjectrequired

Show child properties for from

reply_toobjectrequired

Show child properties for reply_to

addressstringrequired

The physical address of the Sender.

address_2stringOptional

Additional Sender address information.

citystringrequired

The city of the Sender.

statestringOptional

The state of the Sender.

zipstringOptional

The zipcode of the Sender.

countrystringrequired

The country of the Sender.

Responses

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SchemaExample

Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties

idinteger

The unique identifier of the Sender.

nicknamestring

A nickname for the Sender. Not used for sending.

fromobject

Show child properties for from

reply_toobject

Show child properties for reply_to

addressstring

The physical address of the Sender.

address_2string

Additional Sender address information.

citystring

The city of the Sender.

statestring

The state of the Sender.

zipstring

The zipcode of the Sender.

countrystring

The country of the Sender.

verifiedboolean

A boolean flag indicating whether the Sender is verified or not. Only verified Senders can be used to send email.

lockedboolean

A boolean flag that is true when the Sender is associated with a campaign in Draft, Scheduled, or In Progress status. You cannot update or delete a locked Sender.

updated_atinteger

The time the Sender was last updated.

created_atinteger

The time the Sender was created.

Create a Sender

1const client = require("@sendgrid/client");
2client.setApiKey(process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY);
3
4const data = {
5  nickname: "ZGkrHSypTsudrGkmdpJJ",
6  from: {
7    email: "annahamilton@example.org",
8    name: "Miss Christine Morgan",
9  },
10  reply_to: {
11    email: "annahamilton@example.org",
12  },
13  address: "Unit 3856 Box 3973\nDPO AA 31194",
14  city: "New Matthew",
15  country: "Myanmar",
16};
17
18const request = {
19  url: `/v3/marketing/senders`,
20  method: "POST",
21  body: data,
22};
23
24client
25  .request(request)
26  .then(([response, body]) => {
27    console.log(response.statusCode);
28    console.log(response.body);
29  })
30  .catch((error) => {
31    console.error(error);
32  });