Resend Setup Guide — NewsLyfe Email Alerts

What is Resend?

Resend is a modern email API built for developers. NewsLyfe uses it to send alert digests directly from your browser — your API key never touches the NewsLyfe servers. The free tier gives you 3,000 emails per month with no credit card required.

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Privacy-first:Your API key and recipient email are stored only on your device. NewsLyfe sends emails directly to Resend's API — no backend involved.

Quick Start

Create a Resend account

Go to resend.com and sign up for a free account. No credit card required.

Get your API key

In the Resend dashboard, go to API Keys and click Create API Key. Give it a name (e.g. "NewsLyfe") and set permission to Sending access.

Add a verified sender domain (or use onboarding)

Resend requires a verified sender domain for production use. During onboarding, they provide a shared domain you can use immediately for testing. For personal use, adding your own domain is recommended.

Add the key to NewsLyfe

Open NewsLyfe app → Settings → Email Alerts → Resend. Paste your API key, set your recipient email address, and save.

Send a test email

Tap Send Test Email in the config screen to verify everything is working.

Pricing & Free Tier

Free tier3,000emails / month

No credit card required. Includes 100 emails/day limit. Resets monthly.

Paid tier$20per month (50K emails)

For high-volume sending. The free tier is more than enough for personal alert use.

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How many alerts is 3,000 emails?If you get 5 alert digests per day, that's 150 emails per month — well within the free tier. Even at 10 digests/day you'd use only 300/month.

Troubleshooting

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Unauthorized / Invalid API Key

The API key is wrong or has been revoked. Double-check the key in NewsLyfe matches the one in your Resend dashboard under API Keys.

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Domain not verified

The sender email domain hasn't been verified in Resend. Go to Domains in your Resend dashboard and complete the DNS verification, or use the shared onboarding domain.

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Rate limit / Daily limit reached

You've hit the 100 emails/day free tier limit. Emails will resume the next day automatically. Consider switching to a less frequent digest setting.

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Email not arriving

Check your spam folder. If the email is not there either, verify the recipient address is correct in NewsLyfe settings. You can also check delivery logs in the Resend dashboard under Emails.

Security & Privacy

NewsLyfe uses a privacy-first architecture — your API key and email address are stored only on your device and sent directly to Resend. The NewsLyfe servers never see your credentials.

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Never share your API key.Don't post it in screenshots or support tickets. If it was exposed, delete it in the Resend dashboard and create a new one immediately.

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Use Sending access only. When creating the API key, set permission to Sending access — not Full access. This limits what the key can do if it were ever leaked.

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Local storage only.Your key is stored in the app's local storage on your device. Uninstalling the app removes it completely.