Integrate the EchtPost Postcards API with the Twilio SendGrid API

Setup the EchtPost Postcards API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Twilio SendGrid API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate EchtPost Postcards and Twilio SendGrid remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Overview of EchtPost Postcards#

The EchtPost Postcards API allows you to programmatically send real, physical postcards. With Pipedream's capabilities, you can automate the sending of these postcards in response to various triggers or events. Imagine crafting personalized thank you notes to customers, sending holiday greetings, or running a postcard marketing campaign completely automated with Pipedream's serverless platform.

Connect EchtPost Postcards#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    echtpost_postcards: {
      type: "app",
      app: "echtpost_postcards",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.echtpost.de/v1/contacts`,
      params: {
        apikey: `${this.echtpost_postcards.$auth.api_key}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Overview of Twilio SendGrid#

The Twilio SendGrid API opens up a world of possibilities for email automation, enabling you to send emails efficiently and track their performance. With this API, you can programmatically create and send personalized email campaigns, manage contacts, and parse inbound emails for data extraction. When you harness the power of Pipedream, you can connect SendGrid to hundreds of other apps to automate workflows, such as triggering email notifications based on specific actions, syncing email stats with your analytics, or handling incoming emails to create tasks or tickets.

Connect Twilio SendGrid#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    sendgrid: {
      type: "app",
      app: "sendgrid",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/user/account`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.sendgrid.$auth.api_key}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Community Posts#

How Our Family Uses SMS and Smart Picture Frames to Connect During Remote Holidays

Two days before Thanksgiving, I decided to put together a simple way for our family to share pictures, because we couldn’t be together in person. The idea: smart photo frames that everyone could text pictures to. Here’s how I got it working. tldr; A Pipedream workflow parses SMS messages sent to a Twilio phone number, extracting the pictures and then using SendGrid to email them to the dedicated email addresses used by our Pix-Star photo frames.

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