Courier Updates

Embed a notification preferences center with one web component

Courier's new @trycourier/courier-ui-preferences package ships a <courier-preferences> Web Component that drops a complete notification preferences center into any web app, framework or not. Users opt in and out of topics, choose which channels deliver each one (email, push, SMS, and more), and set per-topic digest schedules. It supports light and dark theming, custom channel labels, and reuses your existing Courier Inbox auth. React developers get the same UI bundled in @trycourier/courier-react v9.2.0 as the CourierPreferences component, no extra install needed.

What we shipped this month: May 2026 Edition

Courier shipped five launches in May 2026: AI Agent in Journeys (GA), the new Journeys API for code-driven flows, Custom Environments, Design Studio styling controls, and Courier Console v3. Each one closes a gap between writing software and shipping the messages that go with it.

Courier Console v3: Redesigned From the Ground Up

Courier Console v3 is rolling out now with a faster, cleaner interface, improved navigation, and a more consistent experience across every workflow.

Customer Journeys Then and Now

Most customer journey platforms don't use product data. They use marketing data. Open rates. Click-throughs. Maybe a segment based on what plan someone's on. That's not a journey. That's a drip campaign with extra steps. I spent years building behavior-based lifecycle programs at Yahoo. The decisioning was sophisticated. The organizational overhead to ship it was not. The infrastructure layer has finally caught up. Here's what behavior-based journeys looked like then, what most teams settled for, and what's actually possible now.

How To Build Notifications with AI + Courier MCP

Courier's new MCP server revolutionizes notification development by bringing AI-powered assistance directly to your IDE. Unlike traditional notification platforms, with Courier MCP you can work entirely in your coding environment using natural language to send messages, manage users, and integrate SDKs. Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, OpenAI API, and Windsurf. No context switching between docs and tools—just describe what you need and let AI handle the implementation with deterministic accuracy and built-in safety controls.

Introducing the New Integrations Page

We’ve redesigned the Integrations page to give you a clearer view of what’s connected, what’s working, and what needs attention. Monitor message activity, check provider health, and make updates without the guesswork.

Courier Inbox Mobile SDK Updates - January 2025

This month, Courier rolls out updates to its mobile SDKs, enhancing usability, reliability, and developer experience across iOS, Android, React Native, and Flutter.

How We Attract Top Talent at Courier

How do you fairly compensate your employees for a job well done? It’s a question that often gets ignored in favor of the bottom line and one that not enough companies talk about.

Courier Raised a $35M Series B to Make Notifications Delightful

We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised $35M to provide engineering teams with fantastic notification infrastructure! The round was led by GV with participation from our existing investors at Bessemer Venture Partners and Matrix Partners.

Best of Courier at Hackabull 2021: Speed Friender

After attending our workshop at Hackabull 2021 on setting up an application with Twitch, Discord, and Courier, two UVA students applied the knowledge by building Speed Friender.

How Bluecrew Uses Multi-Channel Notifications To Connect Thousands of Hourly Workers With Employers

Bluecrew’s Chief Product Officer shares why the W-2 staffing platform chose Courier to scale their notifications infrastructure. See how they engage thousands of hourly workers and employers with multi-channel notifications.