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Send Your First Alert

After you connect a provider, send a small test alert before wiring Alerta into a production workflow.

From The Dashboard​

  1. Open Channels.
  2. Choose the destination you want to test.
  3. Send a short test message.
  4. Confirm that the message appears in the expected Slack, Discord, or Microsoft Teams channel.

From The API​

Create API credentials, then send a request with:

  • x-api-key
  • x-api-secret
  • Content-Type: application/json

See API Authentication and Requests And Responses for the standard API shape.

After The Test​

  • save the channel reference used by your production workflow
  • document which service owns the alert
  • keep credentials in your secret manager
  • rotate credentials when access changes