# Help Send grid API KEY

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/help-send-grid-api-key/398954>\
**Category:** APIs\
**Created:** [August 2, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/help-send-grid-api-key/398954 "2026-08-02T15:40:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![eryne.mn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@eryne.mn](https://forum.bubble.io/u/eryne.mn)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/help-send-grid-api-key/398954/1 "2026-08-02T15:40:31Z")

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Hello,

I am preparing to deploy my website, but I have encountered an issue when creating a new user account.

A pop-up appears indicating that I have no more SendGrid credits available, so the account confirmation email cannot be sent.

I previously created a SendGrid account, generated an API key, and added it to my Bubble application settings. However, I would like to know if there is another way to send confirmation emails for account creation without using SendGrid.

The paid SendGrid plan costs around €20, and since my website is not launched yet, I would like to know if there is a free or alternative solution compatible with Bubble.

Could you please let me know what options are available?

Thank you for your help.

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**Author:** ![mmahirf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/mmahirf/32/228843_2.png) [@mmahirf](https://forum.bubble.io/u/mmahirf)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/help-send-grid-api-key/398954/2 "2026-08-02T15:48:18Z")

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Try brevo or mailersend. They have great free plans. Sendgrid used to have a good free plan.

You will need to use a plugin or connect it via the API connector.

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**Author:** ![eryne.mn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@eryne.mn](https://forum.bubble.io/u/eryne.mn)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/help-send-grid-api-key/398954/3 "2026-08-02T16:28:41Z")

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Thank you so much for your message and for all your recommendations. I will take a look at everything you suggested. 🙏

I have a question regarding the API key. In the Mail section of the Settings, it automatically asks me to provide a **SendGrid API key** (see attached image). Do I need to create a specific SendGrid API key, or can I use any API key?

Thank you again for your help!

 ![IMG_0774](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/4X/4/d/4/4d4bdd94b8c2c63f56d4925f92fa046b3a9a30a8.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![J805](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/j805/32/41267_2.png) [@J805](https://forum.bubble.io/u/J805)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/help-send-grid-api-key/398954/4 "2026-08-02T16:53:58Z")

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In that location you need to use a SendGrid key. If you don’t want to use SendGrid you need to use a plugin or the API connector to connect your own email provider. [Postmark](https://www.postmarkapp.com/?via=ncm) is my favorite.

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**Author:** ![mike\_verbruggen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/mike_verbruggen/32/171992_2.png) [@mike\_verbruggen](https://forum.bubble.io/u/mike_verbruggen)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/help-send-grid-api-key/398954/5 "2026-08-02T18:47:38Z")

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+1 for Postmark

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**Author:** ![michaelkong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@michaelkong](https://forum.bubble.io/u/michaelkong)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/help-send-grid-api-key/398954/6 "2026-08-11T00:18:32Z")

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You can easily switch to a free alternative like Gmail or Outlook for sending test emails while developing.