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# Applying context
> Apply contexts in Novu workflows to personalize notification templates, control workflow logic, and customize per-tenant behavior in the Inbox.
Contexts let you personalize how notifications are rendered and delivered by making contextual data available inside template editors, step conditions, and the [``](/platform/inbox/configuration/inbox-with-context) component.
## How to use context
Once a context is created either through the Novu dashboard or API, its data becomes available for use in your templates editors, step conditions, and for customizing the [``](/platform/inbox/configuration/inbox-with-context) component.
### Using context data in the template editor
Use the `{{context}}` Handlebars helper to access context data in any template editor. The context key you provide while creating the context (for example, tenant, region) becomes the accessor.
For example, if a context with this data is created:
```json theme={null}
{
"context": {
"tenant": {
"id": "acme-corp",
"data": {
"name": "Acme Corporation",
"plan": "enterprise"
}
}
}
}
```
You can access the `name` and `plan` in your in-app, email, SMS, or push template like this:
```html theme={null}
Welcome, new user from {{context.tenant.data.name}}!
Your account is on the {{context.tenant.data.plan}} plan.
```
Or
```text theme={null}
Welcome, new user from {{context.tenant.data.name}}!
Your account is on the {{context.tenant.data.plan}} plan.
```
Refer to the Inbox documentation, to learn how to use context in the [``](/platform/inbox/configuration/inbox-with-context) component.
### Using context in step conditions
You can use context variables in the **Step conditions** tab of a workflow step to add conditional logic to your notifications. For example, only send a "Feature X is now enabled" email if `context.tenant.data.plan` is `enterprise`.
To learn how contexts are structured or how to define them, refer to the [Managing Contexts](/platform/workflow/advanced-features/contexts/manage-contexts) documentation.
## Viewing and debugging contexts
Once you start using contexts in your workflows, Novu provides full observability so you can monitor and debug your context usage after a workflow has been triggered.
### Searching for workflow runs
You can filter your workflow runs to find all executions associated with a specific context.
1. Navigate to the **Activity Feed** in your Novu dashboard.
2. Select the **Workflow Runs** tab.
3. In the search bar, click **Context** and enter the context `type` and `id` using the format `type:id`.
### Verifying the resolved context
To confirm that Novu received and processed your context data correctly, you can inspect the API traces for a specific run.
1. From the **Activity Feed**, select the relevant workflow run from the list in the **Requests** tab.
2. In the workflow run details, go to the **API Traces** tab.
Here, you will see the full context object that was resolved and attached to that specific workflow execution.
