Notification Keywords

Keywords are system-defined words that are dynamically replaced when an alert notification is sent out. This allows a notification to contain information that is specific to the alert that was triggered. A brief description is provided for each available keyword below.

Keyword Description

[AlertDuration]

Indicates the length of time (in minutes) that the condition that triggered the alert has been detected.

[CurrentValue]

Indicates the current value of the metric that was used to trigger the alert. For example, if your alert's expression is triggered by the value associated with "Bandwidth Mbps," then this keyword will be replaced by the bandwidth value in Mbps that triggered the alert (e.g., 10001).

[Expression]

Indicates the expression that was used by the alert to determine whether a notification should be sent. An expression consists of a metric, operator, and a trigger value. The format for this keyword is: Metric Operator TriggerValue (e.g., Bandwidth Mbps > 10000).

[Interval]

Indicates the time interval (in minutes) that must pass before our network monitoring system can check for the specified trigger value again. This keyword is replaced by the integer value associated with the Interval option when the alert was triggered.

[MediaType]

Indicates the platformIdentifies the environment through which your content will be efficiently delivered to your users. that is being checked for the specified condition. This keyword is replaced by the value assigned to the Media Type option.

[Metric]

Indicates the metric that was being monitored for a specified value. This keyword is replaced by the name of the metric associated with the alert when it was triggered.

[Name]

Indicates the name assigned to the alert when it was triggered.

[NotificationCondition]

Indicates the conditions under which a notification will be sent after an alert has been triggered. This keyword is replaced by the value assigned to the Notify on option.

[Operator]

Indicates the relational operator used to establish the threshold for triggering an alert. This keyword is replaced by the value assigned to the operator portion of the Expression option.

[TriggerValue]

Indicates the threshold value for determining when an expression is true. This keyword is replaced by the value assigned to the trigger value portion of the Expression option.