Alerts - API Documentation
Overview
The Alerts feature stores alert rules and evaluates them through alert-processing jobs. API endpoints let you create/update rules, remove rules, toggle enabled state, and list configured alerts.
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Database Collections
| Collection | Purpose |
|---|---|
countly.alerts | Stores alert configuration documents and ownership metadata. |
countly.alerts_data | Stores alert counter aggregates (t, date buckets) used in list/count responses. |
countly.members | Used to resolve alert creator names in list responses. |
Operational Notes
- Alert create/update/delete/status changes invalidate alerts cache so processor jobs pick up latest rules.
- Rule ownership is enforced for non-global-admin users in update/delete/status/list operations.
Last Updated
2026-02-17