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description: Use the Transactional Send feature in Journey Builder to create messages triggered by the Transactional Send API
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# Create a Transactional Send Journey

Use the Transactional Send feature in Journey Builder to create messages triggered by the Transactional Send API

1. In Journey Builder, click **Create New Journey**.
2. Navigate to Transactional Send Journey, and click **Email**.
3. Enter a journey name. The name can’t be changed after the journey is activated.
    
    If you don’t enter a name, the system generates one.
4. Click the **Transactional API Event** on the canvas.
    
    ![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/images/icon_important.png)
    
    Important To send messages, use the messaging/v1/{channel}/messages API
5. Enter an Event Definition Key.
6. Click **Select a Data Extension.**
7. Select the data extension to use.
8. Click **Done**.
9. Click the message activity on the canvas.
10. Click **Select Message** or **New Message**.
    
    Follow the steps to [create an email in Journey Builder](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_jb_configure_the_send_email_activity.htm&language=en_US).
11. Click **Delivery Options**.
12. Choose the subscribers to include and click **Select**.
13. Select to track clicks, if desired.
14. Click **Advanced Options** and add carbon copy and blind copy addresses, if desired.
15. Click **Summary**.
16. Click **Done**.
17. Click **Save**.
18. Click **Activate**.
19. Review the validation results and, if necessary, correct errors.