SendGrid and custom_args

OL Connect Professional
1

Hi,
I want to add custom arguments in emails that should be sent via SendGrid.
If I’m reading help files correctly I should add them as

var headerObj = {    
   "custom_args": {
          "customerID": "1234",
          "arg2": "sample"
    }
};

merge.context.sections["Content"].addHeader("X-SMTPAPI", JSON.stringify(headerObj));

But it does not work.

The documentation states: If the email is going to be sent by the OL Connect SendGrid plugin, the X-SMTPAPI header will not be used. Enter the category or categories in the plugin’s settings instead.
I don’t want to change categories, but I’m guessing that’s the problem since I use this plugin.

The question is can I add custom arguments with SendGrid plugin (and how)?
If it’s not possible, the next question would be how to send mail to SendGrid without this plugin?

Thanks.

2

Does the same behaviour also occur when you replace the following line of JavaScript code:

merge.context.sections["Content"].addHeader("X-SMTPAPI", JSON.stringify(headerObj));

with the following?

merge.template.contexts.HTML_EMAIL.sections["Content"].addHeader("X-SMTPAPI", JSON.stringify(headerObj));

Info: Notice the difference? The start of the line of JavaScript code changed from merge.context.sections to merge.template.contexts.HTML_EMAIL.sections.

3

It’s the same.
Render Email Content generate header key (verified in JSON file after this step)

4

I don’t believe the custom_args property (described here) is supported by the SendGrid plugin in Workflow. There is no way to pass a value for it.

I’m not that familiar with OL Connect Automate but it doesn’t look like it is supported by the SendGrid node in Automate either.

I can’t come up with a workaround. Perhaps someone else can help out.

Edit: This was the result of tracking down and analyzing the source code. The Workflow plugin has a comment saying we should look into adding support for custom_args, but there was no ticket yet. I created a ticket now; internal ref SHARED-94452.

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