How to Add Toast Notifications with the New Courier Toasts SDK
Dana SilverOctober 20, 2025
Last week, we announced the new Courier Toasts SDK — rebuilt for a smoother, more customizable UX and a faster, drop-in integration experience. Today, we’ll show you just how easy it is to add real-time toast notifications to your app using Courier.
Highlights
- Modern UX behavior: built-in stacking, smooth animations, and auto-dismiss timing that feels native
- Customizable design: theme it, restyle it, or replace components to fit your product’s brand
- Real-time delivery: powered by the same message feed as Inbox for perfectly synced notifications
- Easy integration: drop in with a few lines of code using Web Components or React
- Flexible interactions: add buttons, actions, and click behaviors to make toasts more than just alerts
Get Started with the New Courier Toasts
The new Toasts SDK is available today. Whether you’re starting from scratch or upgrading, it’s designed to help you deliver fast, intuitive, and consistent user feedback across your app.
Choose the SDK that fits your stack:
- Using React? Courier Toasts React SDK Docs
- Not using React? Courier Toasts Web Components SDK
- Migrating from an older version? React Toasts Migration Guide
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