> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://notifyflow.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dashboard Providers

> Manage dynamic carrier keys and credentials

The **BYOK Providers** panel lets you configure credentials for email and SMS delivery.

## Configuration Steps

1. Navigate to the **Providers** section.
2. Select your channel card and click **Configure**.
3. Select your provider type.
4. Input your secret API credentials.
5. Save the configuration. Your key is immediately encrypted and saved securely.

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## Connection Testing

After configuring a provider, click the **Play** (Test Connection) icon on the card:

* This instantiates the provider service.
* It sends a test notification to your tenant email (for `EMAIL`) or a test payload.
* It reports success or failure directly in the dashboard, helping you verify credentials before routing live traffic.

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## 422 Guardrail Responses

To protect your queues, the Notifyflow ingestion endpoint checks for active providers on request ingestion. If a client attempts a `POST /v1/notify` call on a channel that has no active provider config, the server rejects the request with a **422 Unprocessable Entity** response containing:

```json theme={null}
{
  "error": "Unprocessable Entity",
  "message": "No provider config found for channel EMAIL. Please configure and save a provider first."
}
```

This prevents jobs from getting stuck in retry loops.