{"id":36538,"date":"2024-08-19T00:53:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T00:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=36538"},"modified":"2026-10-26T02:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T02:44:07","slug":"integrating-sendgrid-with-staq","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/sg\/knowledgebase\/integrating-sendgrid-with-staq\/","title":{"rendered":"SendGrid Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Connect SendGrid when WordPress mail should go out through SendGrid. You connect the account once, then authenticate each website domain.<\/p>\n<h2>Add the account<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Global Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>Integrations<\/strong>, then <strong>SendGrid<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Connect Account<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sendgrid.png\" alt=\"Connect Account on SendGrid in Global Settings\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Create the API key in SendGrid<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your SendGrid account.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong>, then <strong>API Keys<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Create API Key<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-sendgrid-create-api-key.png\" alt=\"Create API Key in SendGrid\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Choose Full Access<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Set the API Key Name.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Full Access<\/strong>. Restricted keys cannot authenticate domains.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Create &amp; View<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-create-api-key.png\" alt=\"Full Access API key in SendGrid\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Copy the key<\/h2>\n<p>Copy the API key. You can view it only once. Close the screen and it is gone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-API-KEY-CREATED.png\" alt=\"Copy the SendGrid API key once\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Paste the key in Staq<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Return to the Connect SendGrid account dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Paste the API key into <strong>API key<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Connect Account<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sendgrid-connect.png\" alt=\"Paste the SendGrid API key and connect\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Check the connected account<\/h2>\n<p>The account row shows how many sending domains are verified and how many are still pending.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sendgrid-accounts.png\" alt=\"Verified and pending SendGrid domains\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Use it on a website<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the website, then <strong>Domains<\/strong>, then <strong>SMTP<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>SendGrid<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If the domain is not verified yet, click <strong>Add Domain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Reveal DNS Records<\/strong> to see the CNAME records. Click <strong>Verify DNS Records<\/strong> to confirm them.<\/li>\n<li>Set the From email prefix and From name, then save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sendgrid-reveal-verify.png\" alt=\"Reveal DNS Records and Verify DNS Records on website SMTP\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>See the CNAME records<\/h2>\n<p>If this website uses Staq DNS, or the Cloudflare integration in Staq, Staq inserts the SendGrid CNAME records for you. If the DNS is somewhere else, copy each host and value into that DNS, wait about a minute, then click <strong>Verify DNS Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sendgrid-dns-records.png\" alt=\"SendGrid CNAME records\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3>Employees cannot add an account<\/h3>\n<p>Integrations need the Integrations grant. Website SMTP still uses an account that is already connected.<\/p>\n<h3>Does the From email need to exist?<\/h3>\n<p>No. SendGrid authenticates the domain. The From email is what contacts see after a form send. It does not have to be a working mailbox.<\/p>\n<h3>How do I lock the API key to known IPs?<\/h3>\n<p>Enable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/knowledgebase\/sendgrid-ip-access-management\/\">IP Access Management<\/a> from the SendGrid row menu in Staq.<\/p>\n<h2>Need some help?<\/h2>\n<p>Open a support ticket if the control is not in Staq, or the change does not save.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-36538","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","categories-sendgrid","categories-smtp"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SendGrid Integration - Managed Hosting Platform for WordPress<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/knowledgebase\/integrating-sendgrid-with-staq\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SendGrid Integration - Managed Hosting Platform for WordPress\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Connect SendGrid when WordPress mail should go out through SendGrid. 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