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

# Push Notifications

> Send push notifications to specific devices or entire topics, from the dashboard or the REST API.

## What it does

Push Notifications lets you reach your users on iOS and Android without
running your own APNs/FCM infrastructure — configure your platform
credentials once from the dashboard, then send from the dashboard or the
REST API.

* **Native delivery.** Apple Push Notification service (APNs) directly on
  iOS — no Firebase required — and Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) on
  Android.
* **Target specific devices, or a whole topic.** Send to one or more
  registered device tokens, or to every device subscribed to a topic (a
  topic is created automatically the first time a device subscribes to it —
  no dashboard setup required to start using one).
* **Custom sound.** Set a custom notification sound per send, so long as the
  sound file is already bundled inside your app.
* **Send from the dashboard or the API.** Compose and send from the
  **Send notification** tab, or call the REST API from your own backend.

## Dashboard tabs

Each project's **Notifications** section in the dashboard has:

| Tab                   | What it's for                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Overview**          | Total notifications sent, delivery rate, pending count, registered devices, and which platforms are configured                                                                |
| **History**           | Every notification ever sent, searchable and filterable by status                                                                                                             |
| **Send notification** | Compose and send to specific devices or a topic                                                                                                                               |
| **Topics**            | Create, view subscriber counts for, and delete topics                                                                                                                         |
| **Settings**          | Upload your Apple `.p8` key and Android `google-services.json` — a platform shows a **Configured** badge once it has credentials, and you can review or replace them any time |

## Get started

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Flutter" icon="flutter" href="/frameworks/flutter/push-notifications">
    Configure notifications and topics in a Flutter app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="REST API" icon="code" href="/api-reference/push-notifications">
    Send notifications directly from your backend.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

More framework guides are on the way — see the [Getting Started](/) page for
current platform availability.