# Telnyx SMS Provider (/platform/integrations/sms/telnyx)

Learn how to use the Telnyx provider to send sms notifications using Novu

You can use the [Telnyx](https://telnyx.com/) provider to send transactional emails to your customers using the Novu Platform with a single API to create multi-channel experiences.

## Setting up Telnyx

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get your API Key">
    1. Log into your Telnyx account
    2. Navigate to Account Setting
    3. Go to [Keys & Credentials](https://portal.telnyx.com/#/app/api-keys)
    4. Copy your existing API key or create a new one by clicking "Create API Key"

    <Callout type="info">
      Make sure the API key's status is showing as active before using it.
    </Callout>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get your Message Profile ID">
    1. Navigate to [Messaging](https://portal.telnyx.com/#/app/messaging) to find the profiles 2.
       Create a Telnyx Messaging Profile if you haven't already ([learn
       more](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/v2/messaging/quickstarts/portal-setup)) 3. Go to the
       active Messaging Profile 4. Copy the profile ID
  </Step>

  <Step title="Prepare your From Address">
    <Callout type="info">
      A valid from address must be one of: - A valid phone number in +E.164 format - A short code - An
      alphanumeric sender ID that: - Is 1-11 characters long - Contains only ASCII letters, numbers,
      and spaces - Has at least one letter
    </Callout>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect Telnyx to Novu">
    1. Visit the [Integrations](https://dashboard.novu.co/integrations) page on Novu
    2. Click the "Add a provider" button
    3. Locate Telnyx and click on the **Connect** button
    4. Enter your:
       * Telnyx API Key
       * Message profile ID
       * Valid From address
    5. Click on the `Disabled` button and mark it as `Active`
    6. Click on the **Save** button
  </Step>
</Steps>

Now you can send notifications using Telnyx in Novu.