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# In app step

# In-App Step

In-app notification for real-time updates, activity feeds, high engagement.

## Guidelines

* Include action buttons for engagement.
* Focus on a **single action or piece of information**.
* Can be longer than push notifications — but stay scannable.

## Variables

Use Liquid syntax for personalization in subject / body / action labels:

* `{{ subscriber.firstName }}`
* `{{ payload.* }}`
* `{{ steps.<http-step-id>.<property> }}` — only when the upstream HTTP step declares the property in its `responseBodySchema`

## See Also

* [`step-conditions.md`](./step-conditions.md) — gate the In-App step (rarely needed; In-App is usually the primary channel)
* [`design-workflow/references/channel-selection.md`](../../design-workflow/references/channel-selection.md) — when In-App is the right default
* [`inbox-integration/SKILL.md`](../../inbox-integration/SKILL.md) — how In-App notifications surface in the recipient app