diff --git a/api/src/email/sendgrid.js b/api/src/email/sendgrid.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ae21ad84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/email/sendgrid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+var jwt = require('jsonwebtoken')
+var axios = require('axios')
+
+const sendTeamMemberInvite = function(email, team) {
+    const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? true : false
+
+    const API_KEY = process.env.SG_APIKEY
+    const token = jwt.sign({ email: email, team: team.slug }, API_KEY, { expiresIn: '7d' })
+    const origin = 'https://teams.advancedalgos.net'
+    const params = '/activate-team-membership?token='
+    if (dev){
+      origin = 'http://localhost:3001'
+    }
+
+    var headers = {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' : origin,
+      'Access-Control-Allow-Credentials': 'true'
+    };
+
+    var data = JSON.stringify({
+        "personalizations": [
+          {
+            "to": [
+              {
+                "email": email
+              }
+            ],
+            "subject": "INVITATION: Join team " + team.name,
+            "substitutions": {
+              "-aainvitelink-": origin + params + token
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "from": {
+          "email": "noreply@advancedalgos.net",
+          "name": "Advanced Algos Teams"
+        },
+        "reply_to": {
+          "email": "feedback@advancedalgos.net",
+          "name": "Advanced Algos Teams"
+        },
+        "template_id": process.env.SG_INVITE_EMAILID
+      })
+
+    var sendVerify = axios({
+        method: 'post',
+        url: 'https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send',
+        data: data,
+        headers:{
+            'content-type': 'application/json',
+            'authorization': 'Bearer ' + API_KEY
+        }
+    })
+    .then(function (response) {
+        if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
+          return 'Success'
+        } else {
+            throw response.data.errors[0].message
+        }
+    })
+    .catch(function (error) {
+        return `${error.status}-${error.response.data.errors[0].message}`
+    })
+    return sendVerify
+}
+
+module.exports = { sendTeamMemberInvite }
diff --git a/api/src/index.js b/api/src/index.js
index 465712204..b997d7e0b 100644
--- a/api/src/index.js
+++ b/api/src/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ const checkJwt = require('./auth/middleware/jwt')
 const { getMember } = require('./auth/middleware/getMember')
 const { validateIdToken } = require('./auth/validateIdToken')
 const { directiveResolvers } = require('./auth/authDirectives')
+
+const { sendTeamMemberInvite } = require('./email/sendgrid')
+
 const {
   createStoragePipline,
   createServiceURL,
@@ -208,6 +211,12 @@ const resolvers = {
           resourceTypes: SASResourceTypes
         }, SKC )
       return SASQueryParameters
+    },
+    async sendMemberInviteSG(parent, { email, teamId }, ctx, info) {
+      let team = await ctx.db.query.team({ where: { teamId } }, info)
+      console.log(email, teamId)
+      let email = await sendTeamMemberInvite(email, team)
+      return 'Success'
     }
   }
 }