Sending Emails using SendGrid Email Service and .NET 5

Twillio SendGrid service allows us to programatically send emails freely by registering.

Post registering follow the instructions to obtain an API key and verify the sender's email address.

To scaffold the app -

mkdir src

cd src
dotnet new console -o SendGridEmailTest

cd ..
dotnet new sln

dotnet sln add .\src\SendGridEmailTest\

To build the app -

dotnet build

To run the app -

cd .\src\SendGridEmailTest\

# Set the below environment variables
$env:SENDGRID_EMAIL_API_KEY="<SENDGRID_EMAIL_API_KEY>"
$env:FROM_EMAIL="<FROM_EMAIL_ADDRESS>"
$env:FROM_EMAIL_FRIENDLY_NAME="<FROM_EMAIL_FRIENDLY_NAME>"
$env:TO_EMAIL="<TO_EMAIL_ADDRESS>"
$env:TO_EMAIL_FRIENDLY_NAME="<TO_EMAIL_FRIENDLY_NAME>"

dotnet run