> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://checkly-422f444a-paula-tree-202-entitlements-group-troubles.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Alert Channels

> Configure notification channels to receive alerts when checks fail, degrade, or recover. Choose from email, Slack, webhooks, PagerDuty, SMS, and custom integrations.

Alert channels determine **how** alert notifications reach your team when checks fail, degrade, or recover. Checkly supports a wide range of notification methods to fit your team's communication preferences and operational workflows.

## Available Alert Channels

### Communication Platforms

* [**Email**](/integrations/alerts/email): Direct email notifications
* [**Slack**](/integrations/alerts/slack): Team channel integration
* [**Discord**](/integrations/alerts/discord): Community and team chat
* [**Telegram**](/integrations/alerts/telegram): Mobile messaging
* [**SMS & Phone**](/integrations/alerts/sms): Text messages and voice calls
* [**Microsoft Teams**](/integrations/alerts/msteams): Enterprise team collaboration

### Incident Management

* [**PagerDuty**](/integrations/incident-management/pagerduty): On-call management
* [**Opsgenie**](/integrations/incident-management/opsgenie): Alert orchestration
* [**FireHydrant**](/integrations/incident-management/firehydrant): Incident response
* [**Incident.io**](/integrations/incident-management/incidentio): Incident coordination
* [**Rootly**](/integrations/incident-management/rootly): Post-incident analysis
* [**ilert**](/integrations/incident-management/ilert): Alert automation
* [**Splunk On-Call**](/integrations/incident-management/splunk_on_call): Enterprise alerting
* [**Spike.sh**](/integrations/alerts/spike): Developer alerts

### Custom Integrations

* [**Webhooks**](/integrations/alerts/webhooks): Custom API endpoints
* [**StatusPage**](/integrations/alerts/statuspage): Public status pages

## Managing Alert Channels

### Channel Configuration Overview

Configure channels with flexible subscription and filtering options:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/checkly-422f444a-paula-tree-202-entitlements-group-troubles/RBAqTin5NtS0VVzp/images/docs/images/alerting/alert-channels.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RBAqTin5NtS0VVzp&q=85&s=7616bdfbd5cea758615ddfc7afcdfebd" alt="Alert channels management interface" width="1291" height="309" data-path="images/docs/images/alerting/alert-channels.png" />

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create Alert Channel">
    Choose your notification method and provide connection details
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Alert Types">
    Select which types of events should trigger notifications
  </Step>

  <Step title="Subscribe Checks">
    Choose which checks and check groups use this channel
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test Integration">
    Verify the channel works correctly with test notifications
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Use Checkly's alert notification log to track delivery success rates and identify any channels that frequently fail to deliver notifications.
</Tip>