By [Mikael Mengistu](https://twitter.com/MikaelM_12)
The SignalR hub is the core abstraction for sending messages to clients connected to the SignalR server. It's also possible to send messages from other places in your app using the `IHubContext` service. This article explains how to access a SignalR `IHubContext` to send notifications to clients from outside a hub.
[View or download sample code](https://github.com/aspnet/Docs/tree/master/aspnetcore/signalr/hubcontext/sample/) [(how to download)](xref:tutorials/index#how-to-download-a-sample)
## Get an instance of `IHubContext`
In ASP.NET Core SignalR, you can access an instance of `IHubContext` via dependency injection. You can inject an instance of `IHubContext` into a controller, middleware, or other DI service. Use the instance to send messages to clients.
> This differs from ASP.NET 4.x SignalR which used GlobalHost to provide access to the `IHubContext`. ASP.NET Core has a dependency injection framework that removes the need for this global singleton.
### Get an instance of `IHubContext` in middleware
Access the `IHubContext` within the middleware pipeline like so:
```csharp
app.Use(next => (context) =>
{
var hubContext = (IHubContext<MyHub>)context
.RequestServices
.GetServices<IHubContext<MyHub>>();
//...
});
```
> [!NOTE]
> When hub methods are called from outside of the `Hub` class, there's no caller associated with the invocation. Therefore, there's no access to the `ConnectionId`, `Caller`, and `Others` properties.
