Configuring Alerts

Understand how detection rules and notifications work in PulseAPI.

Default Detection Rules

When you sign up, PulseAPI automatically creates default detection rules for your account:

• HTTP Error Detection — Alerts when an endpoint returns a 4xx or 5xx status code
• Slow Response Detection — Alerts when response time exceeds your configured threshold
• Connection Failure — Alerts when the endpoint can't be reached at all

Notification Channels

Your signup email is automatically configured as a notification channel. When an alert fires, you'll receive an email with:

• Which endpoint triggered the alert
• The type of problem detected
• The time of detection
• A direct link to the endpoint in your dashboard