SendGrid

This page describes how to use Census with Sendrid.

🏃‍♀️ Getting Started
‌In this guide, we will show you how to connect SendGrid to Census and create your first sync.
Prerequisites
Have your Census account ready. If you need one, create a Free Trial Census account now.
Have your SendGrid account ready.
Have the proper credentials to access to your data source. See our docs for each supported data source for further information:
​Azure Synapse​
​Databricks​
​Elasticsearch​
​Google BigQuery​
​Google Sheets​
​MySQL​
​Postgres​
​Redshift​
​Rockset​
​Snowflake​
​SQL Server​
1. Gather SendGrid API Credentials
To connect Census to SendGrid, you'll need to collect one piece of information:
API Token
From the home page of your SendGrid account click on Settings in the left hand navigation bar then select API Keys. From the API Keys page you can create a new key or use an existing one.
Create a New API Key in Sendgrid
Please note that SendGrid will only allow you to view your API key once when initially created.
3. Adding Credentials to Census
With the SendGrid API key, return to Census and visit the Connections tab. Click on the Add Service button and select SendGrid from the menu. Copy and paste the API Key into the dialog and hit save. You should be clear to create a new sync!
🗄 Supported Objects
Census currently supports syncing to the following SendGrid objects.
Object Name
Supported?
Identifiers
Contact
✅
Email
List
✅
Email
​Contact us if you want Census to support more objects for SendGrid.
🔄 Supported Sync Behaviors
Learn more about all of our sync behaviors on our Core Concepts page.
Behaviors
Supported?
Objects
Update or Create
✅
Contact, List
Update Only
✅
Contact
Mirror
✅
List
​Contact us if you want Census to support more Sync behaviors for SendGrid.
🚑 Need help connecting to SendGrid?
​Contact us via [email protected] or start a conversation with us via the in-app chat.

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Object Name	Supported?	Identifiers
Contact	✅	Email
List	✅	Email

Behaviors	Supported?	Objects
Update or Create	✅	Contact, List
Update Only	✅	Contact
Mirror	✅	List