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layout: article
title: Providers 
description: Learn the different providers that you can use to send messages with Appwrite.
back: /docs/products/messaging
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Appwrite allows you to connect to a variety of third-party messaging providers to deliver push notifications, emails, and SMS messages to your users.
Before you can deliver messages, you must connect to a messaging provider.
# Push notifications {% #push-notifications %}
Send push notifications, which are little notification messages that appear on a user's browser or device to alert them
of events or updates. Configure one of the following providers to send push notifications.
{% cards %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/apns" title="APNS" icon="icon-apple" %}
Send push notifications to apps on Apple devices through Apple Push Notification service (APNs).
{% /cards_item %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/fcm" title="FCM" icon="web-icon-firebase" %}
Send push notifications to Android, Apple, or Web app with Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM).
{% /cards_item %}
{% /cards %}
# Email {% #email %}
Deliver customized emails to users to send reminders, updates, promotions, and custom authentication logic.
{% cards %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/mailgun" title="Mailgun" icon="web-icon-mailgun" %}
Deliver custom email messages to users using Mailgun.
{% /cards_item %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/sendgrid" title="SendGrid" icon="web-icon-sendgrid" %}
Deliver custom email messages to users using SendGrid.
{% /cards_item %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/smtp" title="SMTP" icon="icon-mail" %}
Deliver custom email messages to users using standard SMTP settings.
{% /cards_item %}
{% /cards %}
# SMS {% #sms %}
Send customized SMS messages to users by phone to send reminders, updates, promotions, and one-time passwords.
{% cards %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/twilio" title="Twilio" icon="icon-twilio" %}
Deliver custom SMS messages to users using Twilio.
{% /cards_item %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/msg91" title="MSG91" icon="icon-msg91" %}
Deliver custom SMS messages to users using MSG91.
{% /cards_item %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/telesign" title="Telesign" icon="icon-telesign" %}
Deliver custom SMS messages to users using Telesign.
{% /cards_item %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/textmagic" title="Textmagic" icon="icon-textmagic" %}
Deliver custom SMS messages to users using Textmagic.
{% /cards_item %}
{% cards_item href="/docs/products/messaging/vonage" title="Vonage" icon="icon-vonage" %}
Deliver custom SMS messages to users using Vonage.
{% /cards_item %}
{% /cards %}