---
title: "Resend email service"
---

### Introduction

Mercur uses <a href="https://resend.com">Resend</a> as an email service provider to handle notifications. The integration enables sending emails for various events such as order confirmations, password resets, and seller notifications.

### Setup

To use Resend with Mercur, you'll need to:

1. Create a Resend account at <a href="https://resend.com">resend.com</a>
2. Obtain your API key from the Resend dashboard
3. Add the following environment variables to your `.env` file:

```
RESEND_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
RESEND_FROM_EMAIL=sender_email_address
```