Argus
Alerting

Notification Channels

Configure where Argus sends alert notifications.

Supported Channels

Slack

Send alerts directly to Slack channels:

  1. Navigate to Settings > Integrations > Slack
  2. Click Connect to Slack
  3. Authorize Argus in your Slack workspace
  4. Select the default channel for notifications

Email

Email notifications are sent to team members based on their alert preferences:

  • Immediate — Critical alerts sent instantly
  • Digest — Non-critical alerts batched into periodic digests

Webhooks

Send alert payloads to any HTTP endpoint:

  1. Navigate to Settings > Webhooks
  2. Add a webhook URL
  3. Select which alert types to send

Webhook payloads include:

{
  "alert_id": "alert_123",
  "rule_name": "High CPU Alert",
  "severity": "critical",
  "metric": "cpu_percent",
  "value": 94.5,
  "threshold": 90,
  "service": "web-server-01",
  "triggered_at": "2024-01-15T14:30:00Z"
}

Channel Priority

Configure which channels receive which severity levels:

SeverityRecommended Channel
CriticalSlack + Email + Webhook
WarningSlack
InfoEmail digest

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