{
"sender": {
"name": "Peculiar Yogi Mail", // Your display name
"email": "namaste@peculiaryogi.com" // Your sending email address
},
"to": [{
"email": "hello@peculiaryogi.com", // Replace with the user's email address that you want to send to
"name": "Hello Peculiar Yogi" // Replace with the user's first name
}],
"subject": "Peculiar Yogi Class Booking Confirmation",
"htmlContent":"<html><head></head><body><p>Hello,</p><p>This is to confirm that you've successfully booked a class at Peculiar Yogi.</p><p>Class Name:</p><p>Class Instructor</p><p>Class Time:</p><p>Namaste.</p></body></html>"
}
Add items to the inputs. Applicable if you’re going to send dynamic data from your data collection depending on the user’s details or what they’re clicking on
(Eg. in my case, we have to pull data from the schedule that the student is booking since this is a confirmation email, so I’d have to insert input fields for me to match with magic text from the data collection. More on that below)
Run test request > Save custom action
Final touches
Match the magic text to the fields from the custom action
Eg. if you had “User’s First Name” as an input, you’d want to match it with the User data collection > First Name. Same thing for the email address, if you’re sending it to a user.
Potential Errors
400 Status Error (JSON code) - Use something like a JSON validator before pasting the code into Adalo
401 Authentication/Authorisation error (API Key) - Make sure you’re using V3 API key from your SendInBlue account. Also, make sure you follow the format above. (Don’t input “Authorization” or “Authorisation”, you MUST input “api-key” (without the quotation marks)
@vancewong If you can’t use Magic Text within the htmlContent, how are you populating the variables in that content dynamically? I see your variables are Class Name, Class Instructor, and Class Time. I’m having this problem in SendGrid- although I will try to use a JSON Validator next time. All I’m trying to do is send the 6 digit verification code using one of their (nicely formatted html) dynamic email templates.
Hey @tdhi, you can insert Magic Text in the HTML or even anywhere in the JSON code. Just make sure that you don’t have line breaks within a single statement. That screwed me up quite bad at the start
For eg, don’t do this:
{ “email” :
“Magic Text”
}
I haven’t tried sending email templates yet, so I can’t say for sure. But I imagine the implementation is the same, just that you’ll be copying and pasting lesser code.
Hello guys, I am to trying what you outlined above but it keeps saying that the JSON is invalid, 3rd line in particular. Do you please have an idea why that may be? Thank you
Hi Tommen,
I had same issue, best for me was to copy Vance’s snippet and write on top, then with Sendinblue documenation, you can add the additional fields you need.
Hi guys, thank you for your response. When I copy the Vance’s code into the validator, it shows an error in line 3. I am not sure what should I write (on top as you mentioned). Is that because there are no magic texts (from the Adalo) yet? Thanks.
Thanks for this tutorial, it’s great.
I have a bit of a newbie question, in the ‘Adalo Configuration’ section, your 5th step is ‘Base URL’, where do I find this information?
I’m developing an mobile app, so not sure if this makes a difference…
The Base URL you normally find in the API description. It is the endpoint for your call and is different depending on what you wanna do. In this context you would have different URLs for sending a SMS or Email.
Just check the documentation of the API you wanna use. It’s in there for sure
Hey, so, got this working…took a little fiddling about, but got there in the end (such a relief!)
One thing to note, for those coming after, sendinblue have to enable your account to use SMTP, which is done by emailing their support - you get shown the email address when you test the json.
It took a day to get sorted as sendinblue wanted to know what I was doing and what the volume of emails I’d be sending was.
I want to send two emails when someone clicks the ‘submit’ button (one confirmation email to the user, one to me to let me know there’s a new request).
I tried adding additional code to the json for an extra email address, but it didn’t take, here’s what i tried:
{
“sender”: {
“name”: “GenLife New Recipient Suggestion”,
“email”: “onboarding@genlife.app”
},
“to”: [{
“email”: “my email address”,
“email1”: “their email address”,
“name”: “New recipient suggested”
}],
“subject”: “New Recipient suggested”,
“htmlContent”: “
Hi,
This is an automated email generated because someone wants to being donating to your organisation, please contact GenLife admin at admin@genlife.app and we’ll get you onboarding and receiving money from new donors
”
}
Because this didn’t work, I tried to create a second custom action changing the variables on the email address, but for some reason I couldn’t save a second custom action, not sure if this is a limitation on custom actions or something which isn’t working at Adalo. @anon78309838 - any thoughts?
SendInBlue support refused to OK my account. Said that their manual and algorithmic checks rejected me. Strange. Wonder if it was my VPN? I guess I’m headed back to Sendgrid, oh well.
I have around 5 custom actions in one button. Confirmations, updates in DB, sending 2 emails. seems more a Adalo issue. The Sendinblue works fine for me.
Thank you for the clarification!