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# Set up Alerts

> Send Method Alerts to Microsoft Teams, Slack, or a generic HTTP webhook.

Alerts let Method notify an external system when something happens in the platform, such as a new Finding being created or a Target reaching a given stage.

An Alert has two parts:

* **External channel**: the destination an Alert is sent to. Method supports Microsoft Teams, Slack, and generic HTTP webhooks.
* **Alert rule**: the condition that fires an Alert and the channel it notifies. You add rules after connecting at least one channel.

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## Open Alerts

In the **Admin** panel, open **Alerts** under the **Setup** group. The page has two sections: **External channels**, where you configure destinations, and **Alert rules**, where you define what triggers an Alert. Until you connect a channel, the Alert rules section prompts you to add one first.

![The Admin navigation menu with Alerts selected under the Setup group, alongside Seed Data, Cloud, and Integrations](/_fern-files/methodsecurity.docs.buildwithfern.com/6ef495713422839661ddf90be177b2c5feb5e7ca314eb390374728ad1bd379bc/pages/guides/administration/alerts/overview/navigate-to-alerts.gif)

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## Choose a channel type

Connect at least one external channel, then add Alert rules that route to it. Each channel type has its own setup:

#### [Microsoft Teams](/guides/administration/alerts/microsoft-teams)

Send Alerts to a Teams channel as adaptive cards.

#### [Slack](/guides/administration/alerts/slack)

Send Alerts to a Slack channel as formatted messages.

#### [Generic webhook](/guides/administration/alerts/generic-webhook)

Send Alerts as a JSON payload to an HTTPS endpoint you control.

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## Create an Alert rule

Once a channel is connected, go to **Alert rules** and click **New**. In **Configure Alert**, pick the event the rule fires on, set its criteria, and click **Save**. Method supports two event types.

![Animated walkthrough of the Alerts page: clicking New under Alert rules, configuring the criteria in the Configure Alert form, and saving the rule](/_fern-files/methodsecurity.docs.buildwithfern.com/ecb5dbd5607ec954986a47cdea4af293ed1b1b1413b15ee7c46eae1200a231b4/pages/guides/administration/alerts/overview/setting-up-alert-rules.gif)

### Targeting stages

Fire an Alert when a Target reaches a stage:

1. Select a **stage** (Targeted, Researched, Compromised, or Remediated), several stages, or all stages.
2. Select an **Environment**, several Environments, or all Environments.
3. Select the **channel** that receives the Alert.

![A saved Alert rule reading Send Alert when a target reaches Compromised in All Environments to Cyber Security Team Channel, routed to a Slack channel, under the Alert rules section](/_fern-files/_img/7adbf203c7bb9976342c79e28c7de51aa9f724814c4a9ceb695979ee61f8fcfd.webp)

### New Findings

Fire an Alert when a new Finding is created:

1. Select a **Finding type**, several Finding types, or all Finding types.
2. Select an **Environment**, several Environments, or all Environments.
3. Select a **severity**, or receive all severities.
4. Select the **channel** that receives the Alert.

![A saved Alert rule reading Send Alert for new Findings of Cloud Bucket in All Environments of CRITICAL to Cyber Security Team Channel, routed to a Slack channel, under the Alert rules section](/_fern-files/_img/e9f507c87ac506b8537a05082564da2b04594f9952bd064a0d0779f29e680a9c.webp)