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Elastic Email
Elastic Email
Affordable transactional + marketing platform. 100 emails/day free, pay-as-you-go pricing.
Step-by-step
Sign up + verify your sender
Sign up at elasticemail.com. Verify your email; in the dashboard go to Settings → Domains → Add domain and add DKIM/SPF records to your DNS.
Generate an API key
Elastic Email → Settings → SMTP/API → API Keys → Create API Key. Pick scope EmailSend (full mail access). Copy the generated key.
Add the connection in SendGrail
SendGrail → Connections → Add Connection → pick Elastic Email.
Fill in: Connection Name, From Email (your verified domain address), From Name, API Key. Save.
Test
SendGrail → Test Email → pick Elastic Email → send.
Troubleshooting
InvalidLogin— API key is wrong. Generate a new one.Domain not verified— From Email's domain not verified in Elastic. Add DKIM/SPF records and click Verify.- Free tier limit hit — 100/day. Upgrade or wait until the next day.
What's next
- Email Routing — route specific emails through Elastic.
- Failure Alerts — get notified on rejections.