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Sending SendGrid Email When New Firebase Child Records Are Added


If you want to send a SendGrid email when you add new Firebase child records, you can do that using Zapier(link takes you to an external page).

You will need:


Steps

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  1. Getting your accounts ready
  2. Connecting your accounts

Getting your accounts ready

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To connect your Firebase account to Zapier, you need an active Firebase account. To learn more, see the Firebase tutorial(link takes you to an external page) and how to get started with Firebase on Zapier(link takes you to an external page).

To link your Firebase account to Twilio SendGrid, you must have an active Twilio SendGrid account. To learn more, see the Twilio SendGrid API reference and how to get started with Twilio SendGrid on Zapier(link takes you to an external page).

Connecting your accounts

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To begin, open the Send Twilio SendGrid email when new Firebase child records are added(link takes you to an external page) Zap.

  1. Choose your Firebase account from the list of accounts, or connect a new account.
  2. To connect a new Firebase account to your Zapier, enter the name of the Firebase instance you wish to use, and the Secret to authenticate the connection. You can find your secret authentication under the Auth tab.
Form fields for Firebase instance URL and secret with instructions for obtaining the secret.
Hidden password field with show button.
  1. Enter the Path to Data that you wish for the Zap to watch for child records.
Firebase add child record form with path to data input field.
  1. Choose your account from the list of accounts, or connect a new account.
  2. To connect your Twilio SendGrid account to Zapier for the first time, enter your API key. If you haven't created an API key, go to the API Keys page(link takes you to an external page) in the Twilio SendGrid Console.
  3. Using fields from Firebase, create and customize the To, From, and Subject email message that the Zap will send.
SendGrid email form with fields for To, From, and Subject, each with insert fields option.
  1. Click Save + Finish.

Test the Zap. When the Zap is active, new Firebase child records trigger emails through Twilio SendGrid.

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If you ever want to change this Firebase and SendGrid integration, just go to your Zapier dashboard(link takes you to an external page) and tweak anything you'd like.

You can also check out all that's possible with Firebase on Zapier(link takes you to an external page), and other ways to connect Firebase and SendGrid(link takes you to an external page).