# Mandrill Email Provider (/platform/integrations/email/mandrill)

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

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

You can use the [Mandrill by Mailchimp](https://mandrillapp.com/) provider to send transactional emails to your customers using the Novu Platform with a single API.

## Getting Started

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

## Generating an API Key

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

* [Sign up](https://login.mailchimp.com/signup/) or [Log in](https://login.mailchimp.com/) to your Mandrill account.
* Navigate to the [Settings](https://mandrillapp.com/settings) of your account and look for the API Keys section at the bottom of the settings page.
* Click on the **+ Add API Key** button to create an API key. Copy the generated key immediately and store it in a secure location. You won’t be able to see or copy the key once you finish generating it.

## Adding a sending domain

To get started, you’ll need to add the domain that you want to send messages from.

* Navigate to the [Settings page](https://mandrillapp.com/settings/sending-domains) and choose Domains
* Type a new domain in the domain input and click Add
* Follow the instructions to [verify ownership](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/docs/authentication-delivery/#authentication) of your sending domain and [update your DNS records](https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/docs/authentication-delivery/#configure-your-dns).

## Creating the Mandrill integration with Novu

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

## Next Steps

<EmailProviderNextSteps />