Notifications Overview

YipYap delivers alert notifications through a wide range of channels. Each channel can be used in escalation policies to reach your team wherever they are.

Setup Guide

1. Navigate to Settings > Notifications.
2. Click Add Channel and select your channel type (Slack, Discord, email, etc.).
3. Fill in the required fields for the channel. Each type has its own configuration (webhook URL, SMTP credentials, API key, etc.).
4. Enter a descriptive name for the channel (e.g. “Production Slack Alerts”, “Ops Team Email”).
5. Click Test to send a sample notification and verify delivery.
6. Click Save.
7. Reference the channel in an escalation policy step to start receiving alerts through it.

Tip

Use descriptive names for channels so your team can quickly identify where alerts will be sent. For example, “Backend Slack #incidents” is clearer than “Slack 1”.

Supported Channels

Channel	Interactive Buttons	Setup Guide
Slack	Yes	Slack
Discord	Yes	Discord
Telegram	Yes	Telegram
Email (SMTP)	No	Email
SMS	No	SMS
Voice Call	No	Voice
Webhooks	Varies	Webhooks
ntfy.sh	No	ntfy
Pushover	No	Pushover

Interactive Buttons

Channels that support interactive buttons allow your team to acknowledge and resolve alerts directly from the notification, without opening the YipYap dashboard. Slack, Discord, and Telegram all support this.

Configuration

All notification channels are managed under Settings > Notifications. Each channel requires its own credentials and configuration. You can create multiple instances of the same channel type (e.g. separate Slack channels for different teams).

Test Notifications

After configuring a channel, click Send Test to verify that notifications are delivered correctly. The test sends a sample alert notification so you can confirm formatting and delivery.

Notification Content

Every notification includes:

• Monitor name and status.
• The time the alert fired.
• A link to the alert in the YipYap dashboard.
• Acknowledge and resolve buttons (where supported).