How to export your data from SendGrid

SendGrid has no single "export all data" tool — you export each data type separately as a CSV (unsubscribes, contacts, subusers, stats, email activity) plus manually copy out template HTML; API keys and sender authentication (DNS) records cannot be exported at all.

Formats: CSV, HTMLPlan: Any plan for basic CSV exports; the Email Activity History add-on is required to export up to 30 days of activity (otherwise a shorter default window applies)Role: Not explicitly documented by SendGrid; account access to Settings > Suppressions, Subusers, Marketing Campaigns, and Statistics is needed, which typically means Owner/Admin-level teammate permissions

✓ Verified against SendGrid's official documentation, September 2026

Step by step

1Pause sending on the account before you migrate, then log in to app.sendgrid.com with your current username and password.
2Export unsubscribes: go to the Global Unsubscribes page (Suppressions > Global Unsubscribes), open the action menu, and click 'Download a CSV.'
3Export Marketing Campaigns contacts: open the Marketing Campaigns contacts page, click into your Global 'All Contacts' list, and export it as a CSV.
4Export templates: open the Marketing Campaigns templates page and the Transactional (Dynamic) templates page and export/copy the HTML of each template you want to keep.
5Export subusers: go to the Subusers settings page and click 'Export data' to download all subuser information as a CSV.
6Export stats and email activity: on the statistics pages and the Activity page, click 'Export CSV.' For the Activity page, SendGrid emails a download link to the address on your account — check your inbox and click 'Download.'
7Note that sender authentication (domain/DNS records) and API keys cannot be exported — record your existing API keys and DNS setup manually before deleting anything.
8If you use a dedicated IP, contact SendGrid support to have it migrated; this is not a self-service export.

What the export includes

✓Global unsubscribe / suppression list (CSV)
✓Marketing Campaigns contacts from the 'All Contacts' list, and contacts exported per segment or list (CSV)
✓Subuser account details (CSV)
✓Statistics and Email Activity Feed events (CSV) — up to the last 1,000,000 events
✓Template HTML (copied manually, not a downloadable file)

What it doesn't include

✗API keys — not exportable, must be recreated manually in the new account
✗Sender authentication / domain, link, and reverse-DNS records — not exportable; existing DNS records must be deleted and new ones set up manually
✗Dedicated IP addresses — not self-service; must be migrated by SendGrid support
✗Exported statistics/email activity data cannot be re-imported into a new SendGrid account — it's for your records only

Before you start

⚠Email Activity CSV exports are capped at the last 1,000,000 events, even with the Email Activity History add-on that extends visibility to 30 days.
⚠Clicking 'Export CSV' on the Activity page doesn't download a file immediately — SendGrid emails a download link to your account's registered email address first.
⚠Segments/lists exported via the API with more than 1 million rows generate multiple download links instead of one file.
⚠Teammate names must be unique across all of SendGrid, so you may need to delete a teammate from the old account before reusing that name in a new one.
⚠Dedicated IP migrations are only handled by SendGrid support during business hours (7am–5pm MST, Monday–Friday).

Where to take your data

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Resend

Alternatives SendGrid vs Resend

Upload your exported contacts CSV as an audience in Resend, and manually recreate transactional templates using the exported HTML in Resend's React Email / HTML template editor.

Postmark

Alternatives SendGrid vs Postmark

Import your suppression/unsubscribe CSV into Postmark's Suppressions list and paste exported template HTML into Postmark's template editor.

Mailgun

Alternatives

Upload the contacts CSV to a Mailgun mailing list and add your exported unsubscribe addresses to Mailgun's suppression list via the dashboard or API.

Exporting from SendGrid: common questions

Can I export all my SendGrid data in one click?+

No. SendGrid does not offer a single full-account export — you export unsubscribes, contacts, subusers, stats, and email activity separately as individual CSV files, and copy template HTML by hand.

Can I export my SendGrid email templates?+

Yes, but not as a downloadable file. You open each Marketing Campaigns or Transactional template in the editor and copy out the HTML to paste into a new template elsewhere.

Will my SendGrid API keys transfer to a new account or provider?+

No. API keys are not exportable. You need to check your existing key list, then create matching new keys and update your integrations.

How much email activity history can I export?+

CSV exports from the Email Activity Feed are limited to the last 1,000,000 events; with the Email Activity History add-on you can access up to 30 days of history, still capped at 1,000,000 events.

Can I export domain authentication or DNS records?+

No. Sender/domain authentication data can't be exported or imported — you must remove the old DNS records from your provider and set up domain, link, and reverse-DNS authentication manually in the new account.

What happens to my dedicated IP if I leave SendGrid?+

Dedicated IPs aren't self-exportable. You need to contact SendGrid support with your account details to have the IP migrated, then re-warm it and reset reverse DNS before sending from it again.