# SendGrid

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes with SendGrid.

- [SendGrid](/integrations/nodes/n8n-nodes-base.sendGrid/)


## Prerequisites

Create a [SendGrid](https://SendGrid.com/) account.

## Using API Key

1. Open your SendGrid [dashboard](https://app.sendgrid.com/).
2. Click on ***Settings*** on the left sidebar.
3. Click on ***API Keys***.
4. Click on the ***Create API Key*** button.
5. Enter the name of the key in the ***API Key Name*** field.
6. Click on the ***Create & View*** button.
7. Click on the displayed API key to copy the key.
8. Enter the name for your credentials in the ***Credentials Name*** field in the 'SendGrid API' credentials in n8n.
9. Paste the 'API Key' in the ***API Key*** field.
10. Click on the ***Create*** button to save your credentials.

The following video demonstrates the steps mentioned above.

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