Metric alerts
A metric alert watches a number on a dashboard and notifies you when it crosses a limit you set — no need to keep the dashboard open.
Create an alert
Section titled “Create an alert”- Open the dashboard and find a KPI card with the value you want to watch.
- From the card’s menu, choose Create alert.
- Set the condition — above or below a threshold value — and give the alert a name.
- Save. The alert is active immediately.
You only need view access to the dashboard; alerts are personal — the ones you create notify you.
How evaluation works
Section titled “How evaluation works”Alerts are evaluated server-side on a schedule (a background poller, not your browser), so they fire whether or not you’re logged in. Each evaluation runs under the alert creator’s data permissions — if the model has row-level security, the alert sees exactly the rows you’re allowed to see, never more.
An alert fires on the transition across your threshold — you’re notified when the value crosses the limit, not repeatedly on every check while it stays there.
Where notifications land
Section titled “Where notifications land”| Channel | What you get |
|---|---|
| In-app | the bell icon and the Notifications page — newest first, with the metric, threshold, and a link to the source dashboard; mark read / Mark all read |
| a message with the fired value and a link back to the dashboard | |
| Webhooks | an alert.fired event to any configured endpoint — HMAC-signed, with a Slack-compatible message format available for posting straight into a channel |
See Settings & operations for the notifications inbox and webhook configuration.
Managing alerts
Section titled “Managing alerts”Reopen the alert dialog from the same card to edit the threshold, rename, or delete an alert. Fired history is visible on the Notifications page.