How do I set up Notify for sending transactional emails from my app?

To set up Notify for sending transactional emails, the basic flow is:

1. Create a Notify service

   • In your Notify dashboard, create a new service for your app.
   • Add and verify your sender email/domain if required.

2. Create an email template

   • Make a transactional email template in Notify, such as:
     • password reset
     • welcome email
     • order confirmation
   • Note the template ID/reference, since your app will use it when sending.

3. Get your API credentials

   • Copy your API key/token from Notify.
   • Keep it secret and store it in environment variables, not in your frontend code.

4. Install the Notify SDK or use the API

   • If Notify provides an SDK for your backend language, install it.
   • Otherwise, call their REST API directly from your server.

5. Send email from your backend

   • Trigger emails from server-side code only.
   • Pass in:
     • recipient email
     • template ID
     • template variables/personalization data

6. Test in staging

   • Send test messages to verify formatting, variables, links, and deliverability.
   • Check spam/promotions folders and email logs.

7. Handle failures

   • Add retries for transient errors.
   • Log delivery errors and monitor webhook callbacks if Notify supports them.

Example pattern

Your backend endpoint might:

• receive a user action, like “forgot password”
• generate the email data
• call Notify’s send-email API
• return success/failure to your app

Best practices

• Use a verified sending domain
• Don’t send emails directly from the client
• Keep templates modular
• Use transactional templates only for non-marketing messages
• Set up bounce/complaint monitoring if available

If you want, I can also give you:

• a Node.js example
• a Python example
• or a generic REST API example for Notify.