# Mailtrap Email Provider (/platform/integrations/email/mailtrap)

Learn how to use the Mailtrap provider to send email notifications using Novu

import { EmailProviderNextSteps } from '@/snippets/channels/email/email-provider-next-steps.tsx';

You can use the [Mailtrap](https://mailtrap.io/email-sending/) provider to send transactional emails to your customers using the Novu Platform with a single API to create multi-channel experiences.

## Getting Started

To use the Mailtrap provider in the email channel, you will need to create a Mailtrap account and add your API key to the Mailtrap integration on the Novu platform.

## Generating an API Key

To generate a new API key in Mailtrap, you can follow these steps:

* [Sign Up](https://mailtrap.io/register/signup) or [Log in](https://mailtrap.io/signin) to your Mailtrap account.
* Click on the **Email Sending** link on the sidebar, and then click the "Sending Domains" link that pops up from the available options.
* On the [Sending Domains](https://mailtrap.io/sending/domains) page, type your domain name and confirm with the `Add Your Domain` button. Then, proceed to copy DNS records Mailtrap provides to your domain’s DNS.
* Go to [API Keys](https://mailtrap.io/api-tokens) page and copy token with `Domain Admin` access level for your registered domain.

## Authenticating your Sender Identity

Before you can send emails, you will need to [verify your sending domain ownership](https://help.mailtrap.io/article/69-sending-domain-setup). Mailtrap rejects sending emails from unverified domains to prevent spam and email fraud.

## Creating a Mailtrap integration with Novu

* Visit the [Integrations store](https://dashboard.novu.co/integrations?utm_campaign=docs-mailtrap) on the Novu web dashboard.
* Click on Add a Provider.
* Select Mailtrap service.
* Enter your Mailtrap API Key.
* Fill in the `From email address` field using the authenticated email from the previous step.
* Click on the `Disabled` button and mark it as `Active`.
* Click on the **Update** button.
* You should now be able to send notifications through Mailtrap using Novu.

## Next Steps

<EmailProviderNextSteps />