Notifications

EveryAlert Rulecan deliver its alerts through one or morenotification methods, also calledsinks. When a rule fires, all attached sinks receive the notification simultaneously.

You configure sinks while creating a new rule or by clickingEditon an existing rule on theAlerts → Rulespage.

In-App Notifications

Regardless of which sinks you configure, every alert is always shown in theAlertsfeed inside the application. A badge on theAlertsmenu item indicates the number of unread alerts.

Available Notification Methods

E-Mail

Sends an e-mail message for every new alert event.

• Setup: enter an e-mail address when adding the sink.
• Use case: a detailed, readable record delivered directly to any inbox.

SMS

Sends a text message to a mobile phone number for every new alert event.

• Setup: enter a phone number (including country code) when adding the sink.
• Use case: immediate, lightweight notification when you are away from a computer.

Phone Call

Places an automated phone call to a number for every new alert event.

• Setup: enter a phone number (including country code) when adding the sink.
• Use case: situations where a notification must not be missed — e.g. critical monitoring.

Microsoft Teams

Posts a message to a Microsoft Teams channel via an incoming webhook.

• Setup: provide a Teams webhook URL stored inOptions → Secrets. The application will ask you to select the secret when configuring the sink.
• Use case: team-wide visibility directly inside your existing Teams workspace.

Slack

Posts a message to a Slack channel via an incoming webhook.

• Setup: provide a Slack webhook URL stored inOptions → Secrets. The application will ask you to select the secret when configuring the sink.
• Use case: team-wide visibility directly inside your existing Slack workspace.

Alert Cooldown

Each notification method has an optionalAlert cooldownsetting. The cooldown is a period (in hours) during which no further notifications are sent after an alert has already been delivered. This prevents alert fatigue when a rule fires repeatedly in a short time.

• A cooldown of0 hours(the default) means every match triggers a notification.
• Set a higher value to receive at most one notification per cooldown window, regardless of how many matches occur.

Managing Notification Methods

You can add, edit, or remove sinks at any time from theEditdialog of an existing rule onAlerts → Rules:

• ClickAddto attach a new notification method.
• Click theEditicon next to an existing sink to change its cooldown setting.
• Click theRemove(×) icon next to a sink to detach it from the rule.

Changes take effect immediately for subsequent alerts.