Knowledge Base
Sparkpost
1. Create account with Sparkpost and select a plan.
2. Enter your domain name and click ‘Add domain’:
3. Select ‘Rest API’:
4. Once you get your API key insert it in WordPress admin area:
5. After registration you will receive a confirmation email with activation link, just click this link to complete registration process.
6. Go to Account -> Sending Domains – > View Settings:
To use your domain for sending, add TXT record to your DNS settings, paying close attention to the specified hostname.
Your TXT records could be stored in 2 places:
- either cPanel account;
- or your domain registrar account.
It depends on the way you propagated your domain name. If you changed DNS – find your TXT records in cPanel, if you changed IP – you need to find them in your domain registrar account.
Find both instructions below, but you need to follow only one option.
Option 1: if your TXT records are stored in cPanel:
Add a new TXT record:
Option 2: if your TXT records are stored in Domain registrar account:
Add new TXT record.
Put in the Host and Value fields the Hostname and Value from your Sparkpost account.
Once your TXT record is added you need to verify it:
It’s done!
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