In your Gemfile
, add:
gem "mailgun-ruby"
Then, at a Terminal prompt:
bundle install
You will then have access to the Mailgun::Client
class. It is used like this:
# Retrieve your credentials from secure storage
mg_api_key = ENV.fetch("MAILGUN_API_KEY")
mg_sending_domain = ENV.fetch("MAILGUN_SENDING_DOMAIN")
# Create an instance of the Mailgun Client and authenticate with your API key
mg_client = Mailgun::Client.new(mg_api_key)
# Craft your email as a Hash with these four keys
email_parameters = {
:from => "umbrella@appdevproject.com",
:to => "put-your-own-email-address-here@example.com", # Put your own email address here if you want to see it in action
:subject => "Take an umbrella today!",
:text => "It's going to rain today, take an umbrella with you!"
}
# Send your email!
mg_client.send_message(mg_sending_domain, email_parameters)
In your Gemfile
, add:
gem "twilio-ruby"
Then, at a Terminal prompt:
bundle install
You will then have access to the Twilio::REST::Client
class. It is used like this:
# Retrieve your credentials from secure storage
twilio_sid = ENV.fetch("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID")
twilio_token = ENV.fetch("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN")
twilio_sending_number = ENV.fetch("TWILIO_SENDING_PHONE_NUMBER")
# Create an instance of the Twilio Client and authenticate with your API key
twilio_client = Twilio::REST::Client.new(twilio_sid, twilio_token)
# Craft your SMS as a Hash with three keys
sms_parameters = {
:from => twilio_sending_number,
:to => "+19876543210", # Put your own phone number here if you want to see it in action
:body => "It's going to rain today — take an umbrella!"
}
# Send your SMS!
twilio_client.api.account.messages.create(sms_parameters)