Sendgrid and 2FA not working anymore

[kentmedom]

From the 19. of April, it is no longer possible to connect to sendgrid with basic authentication, while also having 2FA at Sendgrid. SMTPpro only have basic authentication.

[calendarbudget]

I'm getting an error also:
When running self-test I get:
Exception message was: Unable to connect via TLS
If I try Custom SMTP and use the sendgrid smtp details, I keep getting:
Exception message was: Incorrect authentication data

[kentmedom]

I have fixed my problem by disabling 2FA at Sendgrid, but that is not a solid solution.

[desaiuttam]

Hello @kentmedom

It's Simple to use with API key as below:
Login to sendgrid account

Go to https://app.sendgrid.com/settings/api_keys

"Generate API Key" - generate a new API key and copy paste to be used later

Code changes:
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'apikey' (username should be this only)
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'YOUR_API_KEY'

As in Admin You have to add the User name as 'apikey' and password as 'YOUR_API_KEYS'