Sendgrid-nodejs: Question: From name on v3 where and how to add.

[diegoddox]

I'm trying to add thefromname on my object but I'm not sure if is the right way I'm doing.

sg.emptyRequest({
    method: 'POST',
    path: '/v3/mail/send',
    body: {
      personalizations: [
        {
          to: emailTo,
          fromname: 'Namehere', // <== I've try fromName as well
        },
      ],
      fromname: 'Namehere', // <== I've try fromName as well
      from: {email: '[email protected]'},
      content: [{
        type: 'text/html',
        value: '<p></p>',
      }],
      template_id: 'id_here'
    },
  });

I do get the email but not with the fromname, any idea why or where I add the fromname field?

[thinkingserious]

Here are some examples:
https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-nodejs/blob/master/examples/mail/mail.js#L73
https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-nodejs/blob/master/examples/helpers/mail/example.js#L19

Basically, from: {email: '[email protected]'} becomes from: {email: '[email protected]', name:'Namehere'}

[diegoddox]

Hi @thinkingserious, thanks a lot!

[astromme]

The example links are dead, @thinkingserious can you update them? I'm struggling with the same thing.

[thinkingserious]

HI @astromme,

If you are using the latest version of the SDK, any of the following should work:

Name <[email protected]>
{name: 'Name', email: '[email protected]'}

With Best Regards,

Elmer

[mbernier]

Hey just a heads up - the from object is outside of personalizations, not inside due to deliverability issues of sending from domains that don't match your whitelabeled domain or DKIM/SPF settings.

The original block above would be more like this in v3/mail/send:

sg.emptyRequest({
    method: 'POST',
    path: '/v3/mail/send',
    body: {
      personalizations: [
        {
          to: emailTo,
          fromname: 'Namehere', // <== I've try fromName as well
        },
      ],
      content: [{
        type: 'text/html',
        value: '<p></p>',
      }],
      template_id: 'id_here'
    },
    from: {
       email: '[email protected]',
       name: 'Namehere'
    },
  });