# Onboarding

This integration enables your site to transmit user events and attributes to Customer.io, helping you trigger campaigns and automate messaging. This guide will walk you through the setup process.

### Video Guide

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### Add Channel <a href="#add-channel" id="add-channel"></a>

To add a channel, begin by entering the channel's name. We recommend choosing a name that clearly describes the dataset you are adding. This will assist with debugging if any issues arise.

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### Mandatory Fields

The following fields are mandatory to send events to Customer.io

* Site ID
* API Key

Go to Account settings -> API Credentials

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Find the **Site ID** and **API Key**, copy them, and paste them into the **Edgetag dashboard channel configuration**.

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