Automating Scheduled Emails using SendGrid, NodeJS, and Cron Jobs
I've been sending both user-triggered and automated emails with SendGrid, and I wanted to show you how I accomplished this using Node and Cron Jobs.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 What is SendGrid
0:54 The SendGrid Platform
1:56 Import SendGrid Package and Config with API Key
3:06 Creating Controller Functions to Use SendGrid API
4:52 How to Send User-Triggered Emails
7:34 How to Send Automated Emails with node-cron
8:17 Cron Job Scheduling Syntax
11:12 Automated Email Sent to Inbox
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I'm Ijemma, a frontend software engineer currently working in New York City. I make videos on all things JavaScript and, more broadly, frontend web development.
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