Angular In-App Notifications Quickstart — Novu Inbox

Create an account and learn how to start using Novu Inbox in your Angular application.

Add real-time in-app notifications to Angular using the Novu Inbox component and the @novu/js SDK.

This guide uses @novu/js javascript sdk to build the Inbox component in Angular. Novu currently does not support native Angular Inbox component.

Add Novu Inbox to my Angular app

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1. Create a Novu account

   Create a Novu account or sign in to access the Novu dashboard.

2. Create an Angular application

   Run the following command to create a new Angular app using angular cli:

   ng new novu-inbox-angular
   cd novu-inbox-angular
   
3. Install @novu/js

   The Novu JavaScript SDK gives you access to the Inbox component.

   Run the following command to install the SDK:

   npm install @novu/js
   
4. Add the Inbox component

   Update the src/app/app.ts file to add the Inbox component. You’ll need to provide your applicationIdentifier and subscriberId:

   Explore the full angular-inbox example in the Novu examples repository.

   If you’re signed in to your Novu account, then the applicationIdentifier and subscriberId are automatically entered in the code sample above. Otherwise, you can manually retrieve them:

   • applicationIdentifier - In the Novu dashboard, click API Keys, and then locate your unique Application Identifier.
   • subscriberId - This represents a user in your system (typically the user’s ID in your database). For quick start purposes, an auto-generated subscriberId is provided for your Dashboard user.

   If you pass a subscriberId that does not exist yet, Novu will automatically create a new subscriber with that ID.

5. Add the Inbox component to your application

   Add a #novuInbox reference to your application in the starting of the src/app/app.html file:

   src/app/app.html

   <div #novuInbox></div>
   
6. Run Your Application

   Start your development server:

   npm run start
   

   Once the application is running, a bell icon will appear on the top left side of the screen. Clicking it opens the notification inbox UI.

   Currently, there are no notifications. Let’s trigger one!

7. Trigger your first notification

   In this step, you’ll create a simple workflow to send your first notification via the Inbox component. Follow these steps to set up and trigger a workflow from your Novu dashboard.

   1. Go to your Novu dashboard.
   2. In the sidebar, click Workflows.
   3. Click Create Workflow. Enter a name for your workflow (e.g., “Welcome Notification”).
   4. Click Create Workflow to save it.
   5. Click the Add Step icon in the workflow editor and then select In-App as the step type.
   6. In the In-App template editor, enter the following:

   • Subject: “Welcome to Novu”
   • Body: “Hello, world! ”

   7. Once you’ve added the subject and body, close the editor.
   8. Click Trigger.
   9. Click Test Workflow.
8. View the notification in your app

   Go back to your Angular app, then click the bell icon.

   You should see the notification you just sent from Novu! 🎉

Next steps

Javascript SDK API Reference

Explore JavaScript SDK API reference for more advanced use cases.

Build Workflow

Design and manage advanced notification workflows.

Multi Tenancy

Manage multiple tenants within an organization.