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description: Learn how to use Zapier to send email when new Firebase Child Records Are Added.
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# Sending SendGrid Email When New Firebase Child Records Are Added

If you want to send a SendGrid email when you add new Firebase child records, you can do that using [Zapier](https://zapier.com).

You will need:

* a [Firebase](https://www.firebase.com) account
* a [SendGrid](https://sendgrid.com) account
* a [Zapier](https://zapier.com) account

## Steps

1. [Getting your accounts ready](#ready)
2. [Connecting your accounts](#connect)

### Getting your accounts ready \[#ready]

To connect your Firebase account to Zapier, you need an active Firebase account. To learn more, see the [Firebase tutorial](https://www.firebase.com/tutorial/) and [how to get started with Firebase on Zapier](https://zapier.com/help/firebase/#how-get-started-firebase).

To link your Firebase account to Twilio SendGrid, you must have an active Twilio SendGrid account. To learn more, see the [Twilio SendGrid API reference](/docs/sendgrid/api-reference/) and [how to get started with Twilio SendGrid on Zapier](https://zapier.com/help/sendgrid/#how-get-started-sendgrid).

### Connecting your accounts \[#connect]

To begin, open the [Send Twilio SendGrid email when new Firebase child records are added](https://zapier.com/zapbook/zaps/3291/send-emails-with-sendgrid-when-new-firebase-child-records-are-added/) Zap.

1. Choose your Firebase account from the list of accounts, or connect a new account.
2. To connect a new Firebase account to your Zapier, enter the name of the **Firebase instance** you wish to use, and the **Secret** to authenticate the connection. You can find your secret authentication under the Auth tab.

![Form fields for Firebase instance URL and secret with instructions for obtaining the secret.](https://docs-resources.prod.twilio.com/d26e07d2a57c7687727949dcf06baea60a8b2ce3061bbb96c9b1429ef4c1a60c.png)

![Hidden password field with show button.](https://docs-resources.prod.twilio.com/47418a6aaaaebe0ffddc6a5ac2840b37e36802769209503d18a5ddc7a6e1d4b3.png)

3. Enter the **Path to Data** that you wish for the Zap to watch for child records.

![Firebase add child record form with path to data input field.](https://docs-resources.prod.twilio.com/39d6c704f99f210163861d1ff88e042dcf134aa201eca7eb7f395cd42e9fbcc1.png)

4. Choose your account from the list of accounts, or connect a new account.
5. To connect your Twilio SendGrid account to Zapier for the first time, enter your API key. If you haven't created an API key, go to the [**API Keys** page](https://app.sendgrid.com/settings/api_keys) in the Twilio SendGrid Console.
6. Using fields from Firebase, create and customize the **To**, **From**, and **Subject** email message that the Zap will send.

![SendGrid email form with fields for To, From, and Subject, each with insert fields option.](https://docs-resources.prod.twilio.com/4236dd0afaaa53cc43393ce19d12573fb2eaa9b20340fa1178eb10a69db41ad3.png)

7. Click **Save + Finish**.

Test the Zap. When the Zap is active, new Firebase child records trigger emails through Twilio SendGrid.

> \[!NOTE]
>
> If you ever want to change this Firebase and SendGrid integration, just go to [your Zapier dashboard](https://zapier.com/app/dashboard) and tweak anything you'd like.

You can also check out all that's possible with [Firebase on Zapier](https://zapier.com/zapbook/firebase/), and other ways to connect [Firebase and SendGrid](https://zapier.com/zapbook/firebase/sendgrid).