CloudMonitor:Enable an alert contact to receive alert notifications in a DingTalk group

Step 1: Create a DingTalk chatbot

1. For more information about how to create a DingTalk chatbot, see Steps 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in Create a DingTalk chatbot.

   Note

   • Starting from 00:00:00 on September 1, 2023, non-enterprise DingTalk groups no longer support custom chatbots. Existing custom chatbots are not affected.

   • When you create a chatbot, add keywords one by one, including Monitor, ECS, and Alert.

   • The DingTalk chatbot webhook feature had been gradually commercialized from January 1, 2024, and was fully commercialized on February 1. DingTalk provides 5,000 calls free of charge per calendar month. For more information, see Announcement of commercialization of Webhook and Stream.

   • In the DingTalk application center, you can activate Alibaba Cloud Mini Program to obtain alert notifications free of charge by using DingTalk. Click Activate Now.

Step 2: Add the webhook URL of the DingTalk chatbot to the alert contact

Add the webhook URL of the DingTalk chatbot to the alert contact.

1. Log on to the CloudMonitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Alerts > Alert Contacts.

3. On the Alert Contacts tab, find the alert contact that you want to modify and click Edit in the Actions column.

4. In the Set Alert Contact panel, enter the webhook URL of the DingTalk chatbot.

   To test the connectivity of an alert callback URL, perform the following steps:

   1. Click Test next to the callback URL.

      In the Webhook Test panel, you can check and troubleshoot the connectivity of the alert callback URL based on the returned status code and test result details.

      Note

      To obtain the details of the test result, configure the Test Template Type and Language parameters and click Test.

   2. Click Close.

5. Confirm the parameter settings and click OK.

Step 3: Create an alert contact group

Add the alert contact to an alert contact group.

1. Log on to the CloudMonitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Alerts > Alert Contacts.

3. Click the Alert Contact Group tab.

4. On the Alert Contact Group tab, click Create Alert Contact Group.

5. In the Create Alert Contact Group panel, enter a name for the alert contact group and add the alert contact to the group.

6. Click Confirm.

Step 4: Create an alert rule

Set an alert condition for the metrics of the resource and select an alert contact group.

For more information about how to create an alert rule, see Create an alert rule.

Step 5: View alert notifications