> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://epsilo.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Alerts

> Get a message in Slack, email or chat when a number crosses the line you set.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Find it in** Automations, Alerts tab, **New alert** in the menu next to **New script**. Also **Create an alert** on Home and in Inbox. **Last updated** 9 Oct 2026.

## Overview

An alert watches campaigns or ad objects and messages you when a condition is true. It changes nothing on the ad network. Use it when you want to decide yourself, but you do not want to keep checking.

## How it works

**1. Pick what it watches**

**Apply alert to** sets the campaigns or ad objects.

**2. Set the condition**

**Condition** holds the rule, for example spend today above a value. An alert with no condition never fires.

**3. Set the delivery**

**Action** sets where the message goes and what it says.

**4. Epsilo checks and tells you**

New alerts check every 10 minutes and message you at most once a day, so a rule that stays true does not flood the channel.

## Use it

### Create an alert

1. Open **Automations**, open the menu next to **New script** and select **New alert**. From Home or Inbox, select **Create an alert**.
2. Give it a **Name**.
3. In **Apply alert to**, pick the campaigns or ad objects.
4. Add a **Condition**.
5. In **Action**, pick **Send via** and the **Recipients** or destination.
6. Select **Save alert**.

### Choose where it goes

**Send via** offers Email, Slack, Google Chat and Lark. Connect the channel first in [Connectors and apps](https://epsilo.ai/docs/connect/connectors-and-apps.md). For Slack, pick a channel. For Email, pick people from your workspace.

### Choose one message or many

**Send** sets **One message per check**, which groups every match into one message, or one message per campaign or ad object.

### Write the message

Pick a **Template**, or write your own **Subject** and **Message**. Use **Insert** to add tokens such as the campaign name. Select **Send a test** to see it before you save.

### Change how often it checks

In **Schedule**, **Every** sets the check interval and **Run limit** sets the cap: **per day**, **per week** or **in total**.

## FAQ

> [accordion] Can an alert change my campaigns?
>
> No. An alert only sends a message. To act on a condition, use a [script](https://epsilo.ai/docs/automation/scripts.md).

> [accordion] What happens if the channel is disconnected?
>
> The alert shows **Channel disconnected • delivering nowhere**. Reconnect the channel in Connectors and apps.

## Related

> [card] [Inbox](https://epsilo.ai/docs/inbox/inbox.md)
>
> Where items that need you land.

> [card] [Notifications](https://epsilo.ai/docs/team/notifications.md)
>
> Every message Epsilo sends and where it goes.

> [card] [Daily operating rhythm](https://epsilo.ai/docs/learn/daily-check.md)
>
> Which alerts support a daily check.


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