diff --git a/components/rest-mailersend/src/org/aplex/mailersend/core.cljc b/components/rest-mailersend/src/org/aplex/mailersend/core.cljc
index c288df1..cd04a15 100644
--- a/components/rest-mailersend/src/org/aplex/mailersend/core.cljc
+++ b/components/rest-mailersend/src/org/aplex/mailersend/core.cljc
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
 (defn build-url [path]
   (str (:api-host @api-config) version path))
 
+(defn verify-email [email]
+  (merge default-authed-payload
+         {:uri (build-url "/email-verification/verify")
+          :method :post
+          :format (json-request-format)
+          :response-format (json-response-format {:keywords? true})
+          :keywords? true
+          :params email}))
+
 (defn send-email [email]
   (merge default-authed-payload
          {:uri (build-url "/email")
diff --git a/components/rest-mailersend/src/org/aplex/mailersend/interface.cljc b/components/rest-mailersend/src/org/aplex/mailersend/interface.cljc
index f94bfe0..62119c5 100644
--- a/components/rest-mailersend/src/org/aplex/mailersend/interface.cljc
+++ b/components/rest-mailersend/src/org/aplex/mailersend/interface.cljc
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 (defn init-config [cfg]
   (c/init-config cfg))
 
+(defn verify-email [email]
+  (c/verify-email email))
+
 (defn send-email [email]
   (c/send-email email))
 
diff --git a/components/rest-sendgrid/deps.edn b/components/rest-sendgrid/deps.edn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28d4733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/rest-sendgrid/deps.edn
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{:paths ["src" "resources"]
+ :deps {}
+ :aliases {:test {:extra-paths ["test"]
+                  :extra-deps {}}}}
diff --git a/components/rest-sendgrid/resources/rest-sendgrid/.keep b/components/rest-sendgrid/resources/rest-sendgrid/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/rest-sendgrid/resources/rest-sendgrid/.keep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/.#interface.cljc b/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/.#interface.cljc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..422cb57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/.#interface.cljc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(ns org.aplex.rest-sendgrid.oly@fry)
+
diff --git a/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/core.cljc b/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/core.cljc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b1e46f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/core.cljc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+(ns org.aplex.rest-sendgrid.core
+  (:require
+   [ajax.core :refer [json-request-format json-response-format]]
+   [org.aplex.helpers.interface :as h]))
+
+(def version "v3")
+(def api-config (atom {:api-host "https://api.sendgrid.com/"
+                       :api-key (h/get-env "SENDGRID_API_KEY" "NO API KEY SUPPLIED")}))
+
+(def default-authed-payload {:headers {"Authorization" (str "Bearer " (:api-key @api-config))
+                                       "content-type" "application/json"}})
+
+(defn init-config [cfg]
+  (reset! api-config (merge @api-config cfg)))
+
+(defn build-url [path]
+  (str (:api-host @api-config) version path))
+
+(defn send-email
+  "https://docs.sendgrid.com/api-reference/mail-send/mail-send"
+  [email]
+  (merge default-authed-payload
+         {:uri (build-url "/mail/send")
+          :method :post
+          :format (json-request-format)
+          :response-format (json-response-format {:keywords? true})
+          :keywords? true
+          :params email}))
+
+(comment (send-email {:to ""}))
diff --git a/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/interface.cljc b/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/interface.cljc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b407ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/rest-sendgrid/src/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/interface.cljc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(ns org.aplex.rest-sendgrid.interface
+  (:require [org.aplex.rest-sendgrid.core :as c]))
+
+(defn send-email [email]
+  (c/send-email email))
diff --git a/components/rest-sendgrid/test/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/interface_test.clj b/components/rest-sendgrid/test/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/interface_test.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c408162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/rest-sendgrid/test/org/aplex/rest_sendgrid/interface_test.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+(ns org.aplex.rest-sendgrid.interface-test
+  (:require [clojure.test :as test :refer :all]
+            [org.aplex.rest-sendgrid.interface :as rest-sendgrid]))
+
+(deftest dummy-test
+  (is (= 1 1)))
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 9a646d1..651477c 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {:paths ["development/src"
          "components/helpers/src"
          "components/rest-stability-ai/src"
+         "components/rest-sendgrid/src"
          "components/rest-mailersend/src"]
  :deps {org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.11.1"}
         org.clojure/clojurescript {:mvn/version "1.11.60"}
diff --git a/development/src/backend/mailersend.clj b/development/src/backend/mailersend.clj
index 62be892..22c1238 100644
--- a/development/src/backend/mailersend.clj
+++ b/development/src/backend/mailersend.clj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (:require
    [org.aplex.helpers.interface :as h]
    [ajax.core
-    :refer [ajax-request GET json-request-format json-response-format POST ]]
+    :refer [ajax-request]]
    [org.aplex.mailersend.interface :as m]))
 
 (def response (atom nil))
@@ -21,14 +21,22 @@
     (m/send-email)
     (h/attach-handler prn))
 
-(-> {:to [{:email "olymk2@gmail.com"
+(-> {:email "olymk2@gmail.com"}
+    (m/verify-email)
+    (h/attach-handler (partial reset! response))
+    (ajax-request)
+    (deref))
+@response
+
+
+(-> {:to [{:email #_"test@theplantscape.com" "oly@digitaloctave.com"
             :name "oly"}]
-     :from {:email "test@theplantscape.com"
+     :from {:email "hello@theplantscape.com"
             :name "test"}
      :subject "Test mailersend api"
      :text "Hi {$name}"
      :html "Hi {$name}"
-     :variables [{:email "olymk2@gmail.com"
+     #_:variables #_[{:email  "olymk2@gmail.com"
                   :substitutions [{:var "name"
                                    :value "Test name"}]}]}
 
diff --git a/development/src/backend/sendgrid.clj b/development/src/backend/sendgrid.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b2561a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/src/backend/sendgrid.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+(ns backend.sendgrid
+  (:require
+   [org.aplex.helpers.interface :as h]
+   [ajax.core
+    :refer [ajax-request]]
+   [org.aplex.rest-sendgrid.interface :as m]))
+
+(def response (atom nil))
+
+(-> {:personalizations:to [{:email "oly@digitaloctave.com"
+            :name "oly"}]
+     :from {:email "hello@theplantscape.com"
+            :name "test"}
+     :subject "Test sendgrid api"
+     :content [{:type "text/plain" :value "body"}]
+     }
+
+    (m/send-email)
+    (h/attach-handler (partial reset! response))
+    )
+
+(-> {:personalizations [{:to [{:email "oly@digitaloctave.com"
+                               :name "oly"}]}]
+     :from {:email "hello@theplantscape.com"
+            :name "test"}
+     :subject "Test sendgrid api"
+     :content [{:type "text/plain" :value "email body"}
+               {:type "text/html" :value "email body"}]
+     }
+
+    (m/send-email)
+    (h/attach-handler (partial reset! response))
+    (ajax-request)
+    (deref))
+
+@response
+