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Novu provides the @novu/react package that helps to add a fully functioning Inbox to your web application in minutes. Let’s see how easily you can use it in your application.
1

Install the Inbox package

npm install @novu/react
2

Add the inbox code to your react file

'use client';

import { Inbox } from '@novu/react';
import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';

function Novu() {
  const router = useRouter();

  return (
    <Inbox
      applicationIdentifier="YOUR_APPLICATION_IDENTIFIER"
      subscriberId="YOUR_SUBSCRIBER_ID"
      routerPush={(path: string) =>  router.push(path)}
    />
  );
}
You can find the applicationIdentifier in the Novu Dashboard under the API keys page. The subscriberId is the unique identifier of the user in your application, learn more about subscribers here.
Novu uses the routerPush prop to make your notifications navigatable. We will automatically pass the redirect.url from your workflow definitions to the routerPush prop.
If you are using the European region in novu, you need to set the backendUrl and socketUrl props.
<Inbox
  applicationIdentifier="YOUR_APPLICATION_IDENTIFIER"
  subscriberId="YOUR_SUBSCRIBER_ID"
  backendUrl="https://eu.api.novu.co"
  socketUrl="https://eu.ws.novu.co"
/>
3

Trigger a notification

Now that you have the inbox component added to your application, you can trigger an Inbox notification to see it in action. To create your first workflow, follow our quickstart guide.

The Inbox Component

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Next Steps

Customize the inbox

Learn how to customize the inbox with your own branding and design.

Learn the components

Learn more about the composable components of the inbox.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Possible reasons for the Inbox not loading properly:
  • Invalid subscriberId
  • Invalid applicationIdentifier
  • Invalid subscriberHash (in case of active HMAC encryption)
  • Invalid backendUrl (in case of self-hosted)
  • Invalid socketUrl (in case of self-hosted)
Our Inbox is configures for all hosts. Please disable root level withCredentials config in axios or fetch http requests.
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