Alerts

Alerts watch a metric and notify you when it crosses a threshold. You set the condition, how often it is checked, and where notifications go.

Creating an alert

1. Open the composer

   Create an alert from scratch, or seed one from an insight or an Ask Data answer.

2. Set the threshold

   Choose the comparison (such as above or below), a value, and the baseline window to compare against.

3. Pick a cadence

   Choose how often the alert is evaluated: Daily, Hourly, every 15 minutes, or Live, depending on your plan.

4. Choose channels

   Send to Slack, email, PagerDuty, or a webhook. See Notification channels.

5. Test fire

   Use Test fire to confirm delivery before relying on the alert.

Status, cadence, and de-duplication

• Each alert shows a status (Tripped, Healthy, or Muted) and a small sparkline of recent evaluations.
• De-duplication prevents repeated notifications while a condition stays tripped, so you are not spammed.
• Snooze an alert for 1, 7, 14, or 30 days when you need quiet.

Cadence by plan

Alert counts are also plan-limited; the page shows your usage and an upgrade link if you reach the cap.

What's next

Set up where alerts go in Notification channels.