Configure notification methods

(Recommended) Message Center

If you set the notification method to Notifications, Message Center sends alert notifications to specified contacts when alerts are triggered in Log Service.

1. Specify the contacts to whom you want to send alert notifications in Message Center.
   1. Log on to the Message Center console.
   2. Choose Message Settings > Common Settings. On the page that appears, click Modify next to Log Service Alarm Notification.

      

   3. In the Modify Contact dialog box, select the contacts and click Save.
      If you need to add a contact, click + Add Receiver. Then, specify the email address and position of the contact.

      Note

      • Alibaba Cloud sends a verification email to the email address. The contact can receive alert notifications only after the email address is verified.
      • You must set at least one contact.
      • The default notification method is set to emails,and cannot be changed.
2. Configure a notification method in the Log Service console.
   1. When you configure an alert rule, select Notifications from the Notifications drop-down list and click Add.
   2. Enter the content of an alert notification.
      The content must be 1 to 500 characters in length. You can use system variables in the content. For more information, see System variables.
   3. Click Submit.
      In this example, only one notification method is configured. If multiple notification methods are required, configure the notification methods before you click Submit.

Emails

If you set the notification method to Email, Log Service sends emails that contain alert notifications to specified email addresses.

1. When you configure an alert rule, select Email from the Notifications drop-down list and click Add.
2. Set the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Recipients	The email addresses that receive the alert notification. Separate multiple email addresses with commas (,).
   Subject	The subject of the alert notification email. The subject must be 1 to 100 characters in length. You can use system variables in the subject. For more information, see System variables.
   Content	The content of the alert notification email. The content must be 1 to 500 characters in length. You can use system variables in the content. For more information, see System variables.

DingTalk chatbot webhooks

1. Create a DingTalk chatbot.
   1. Open DingTalk and go to a DingTalk group.
   2. In the upper-right corner of the chatbox, click the Group Settings icon and choose Group Assistant > Add Robot.
   3. In the ChatBot dialog box, click Custom under Please choose which robot to add.
   4. In the Robot details dialog box, click Add.
   5. In the Add Robot dialog box, enter a chatbot name and select security options based on your business requirements. Then, select I have read and accepted DingTalk Custom Robot Service Terms of Service and click Finished.
      Note We recommend that you set the Security Settings parameter to Custom Keywords. You can set a maximum of 10 keywords. Each message must contain at least one keyword. We recommend that you set a keyword to Alert.
   6. Click Copy to copy the webhook URL.
2. Configure a notification method in the Log Service console.
   1. When you configure an alert rule, select WebHook-DingTalk Bot from the Notifications drop-down list and click Add.
   2. Set the following parameters.

      Parameter	Description
      Request URL	The webhook URL of the DingTalk chatbot. Paste the webhook URL that you copied in Step 1.
      Title	The title of the alert notification. You can use system variables in the title. For more information, see System variables. The title must be 1 to 100 characters in length.
      Recipients	The group members whom you want to remind to read the alert notification. Select None, All, or Specified Members as needed. If you select Specified Members, enter the mobile phone numbers of the group members in the Tagged List field. Separate multiple mobile phone numbers with commas (,).
      Content	The content of the alert notification. The default content is provided. You can modify the content based on your requirements. The content must be 1 to 500 characters in length. You can use system variables in the content. For more information, see System variables. Note If you need to remind a group member to read the alert notification, use the @<Mobile phone number of the group member> syntax in the Content field.

   3. Click Submit.
      In this example, only one notification method is configured. If multiple notification methods are required, configure the notification methods before you click Submit.

Custom webhooks

1. When you configure an alert rule, select WebHook-Custom from the Notifications drop-down list and click Add.
2. Set the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Request URL	The custom webhook URL.
   Request Method	The method to send the notification. Available request methods include GET, POST, DELETE, PUT, and OPTIONS. The default request header is Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8. If you need to add request headers, click Add Request Headers.
   Content	The content of the alert notification. The default content is provided. You can modify the content based on your requirements. The content must be 1 to 500 characters in length. You can use system variables in the content. For more information, see System variables.