Building a notification API in Python using VS Code

A notification API is used to send an email notification to the person who created the job. The email contains basic job and scheduling information. In order to send the email, we will use the SendGrid resource in Azure. SendGrid is one of the largest cloud-based email delivery platforms that can be provisioned in minutes from the Azure portal.

Creating the SendGrid resource in Azure

To start with, we first create a SendGrid resource in Azure. In order to do this, we have to log in with a valid account that has an active subscription on portal.azure.com. Then, we can create a SendGrid resource by creating a new resource in Azure by searching for SendGrid in the Azure marketplace, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Figure 3.14 – Creating SendGrid resource in Azure

After creating the SendGrid resource, click on the Manage button, as shown in the following screenshot, to open up the SendGrid...