Alarm and arm/disarm actions

Last modified: Thursday February 06, 2025.

For alarms and arm/disarm phases, you can configure specific actions:

  1. Pop-up. Send a pop-up notification to users with access to cameras associated with the zone.
  2. Email. Send an email message to users with access to cameras associated with the zone.
    1. See Send email notifications for Alta Video rules
  3. External link. Provides an external link for users to view the alarm.
    1. See Create an External link to use with an Alta Video notification
  4. Webhook. You can set a webhook to trigger when the phase begins or terminates.
    1. To configure a webhook, select webhook settings button.
    2. See Create webhooks to send Alta Video notifications.

You can use codes in email body text, external link descriptions, and webhook payload messages to add information about the alarm. See Alta Protect body text codes

For more information on assigning actions to alarm phases, see Triggered alarm actions.