sendgrid

Twilio SendGrid library for Python

sendgrid Permissive license MIT Active ★ 1,630 v6.12.5 released 2025-09-19

Install

sendgrid on PyPI

pip

pip install sendgrid

uv

uv add sendgrid

poetry

poetry add sendgrid

Package facts

License	MIT (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (!=3.0.,!=3.1.,!=3.2.,!=3.3.,!=3.4.*,>=2.7)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	3 — python-http-client, cryptography, werkzeug
Maintenance	actively maintained — 328 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-06-25
First released	2012-06-28
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: sendgrid-6.12.5-py3-none-any.whl

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About sendgrid

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

.. image:: https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-python/raw/HEAD/twilio_sendgrid_logo.png :target: https://www.sendgrid.com

This library allows you to quickly and easily use the Twilio SendGrid Web API v3 via Python.

NEW:

Version 6.X release is a BREAKING CHANGE from version 5.X, please see the release notes_ for details.
Send SMS messages with Twilio_.

This library provides full support for all Twilio SendGrid Web API v3 endpoints, including v3 /mail/send.

We want this library to be community driven and Twilio SendGrid led. We need your help to realize this goal. To help make sure we are building the right things in the right order, we ask that you create issues and pull requests or simply upvote or comment on existing issues or pull requests.

Please browse the rest of this README for further detail.

We appreciate your continued support, thank you!

Installation <#installation>__
Quick Start <#quick-start>__
Common Use Cases <#use-cases>__ -...

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Sends emails and SMS messages via the Twilio SendGrid Web API v3, with support for templates, attachments, and inbound email processing through a Python client library.

Low friction: pure-Python wheel with three lightweight runtime dependencies (python-http-client, cryptography, werkzeug). Active maintenance with last commit on 2026-06-25 and latest release on 2025-09-19.

MIT license (permissive) allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute sendgrid freely provided you retain the license notice.

Usage

pip install sendgrid

import os
from sendgrid import SendGridAPIClient
from sendgrid.helpers.mail import Mail

message = Mail(
    from_email='from@example.com',
    to_emails='to@example.com',
    subject='Test',
    html_content='<strong>Hello</strong>')
sg = SendGridAPIClient(os.environ.get('SENDGRID_API_KEY'))
response = sg.send(message)

Requires SENDGRID_API_KEY environment variable set with a valid Twilio SendGrid API key.

Verdict: Mature, actively maintained library for Twilio SendGrid integration with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. MIT licensing and broad Python version support (2.7, 3.5–3.13) make it suitable for production email delivery.

Needs verification

Whether the library's SMS functionality requires additional Twilio account setup beyond SendGrid credentials.
Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when sending bulk emails.
Compatibility of Python 2.7 support with modern security practices, given its age.

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