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Flow Alerts

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The Alert feature keeps you informed about the health and activity of your Flows. Instead of checking the Flow Builder manually, you can configure alerts to notify you when important conditions occur, such as errors or inactivity.

Alerts are flexible and can be routed through connected communication apps like:

  • Slack
  • Apple Push Notification
  • SendGrid
  • Telegram
  • Line
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Outlook
  • Gmail
  • SMTP2GO

With Alerts, you can:

  • Detect and respond quickly to Flow execution errors.
  • Get notified if a Flow fails repeatedly over time.
  • Receive a warning when no input has been received for a set period.

Wiresk supports a few alert types, each with its own purpose:

  • Error
    Triggers when a Flow encounters an error during execution.
  • Consecutive Errors
    Triggers when a Flow fails repeatedly for a set number of times.
  • No Message in Duration
    Alerts when the Flow has been idle, with no incoming data, for the amount of time you specify.
  1. Open a Flow in Flow Builder.
  2. Click Alert in the bottom bar to open the Alert panel.
  3. Click + Add to create a new alert.
Wiresk Flow Builder showing a Flow with a Slack HTTP trigger linked to two Outlook steps, “Find a Message” and “Get a Message”. On the right, the Alert panel lists three active alerts via Telegram Bot: one for Consecutive errors (currently not triggered, with 2 consecutive errors), one for Flow error (Error type), and one for No message in duration (not triggered, no messages received). The panel includes a purple “+ Add” button to create new alerts. At the bottom of the Flow Builder, navigation options include Run, Statistics, Alert, and Example Input.

The Alert panel in Flow Builder makes it easy to add, test, and manage alerts. You choose the delivery channel, define the alert type, set thresholds or time windows, and verify the setup with a test notification.

  • Select the communication app (e.g., Slack Bot).
  • Pick the Connection from your existing integrations (or create a new one).
  • Technical Name. Enter a clear name (e.g., “Flow Error”).
  • Destination field. Depending on the channel, this might be a Channel ID, an email address, or a webhook destination.
  • Sends a notification every time the Flow run ends in error.
Wiresk Alert Message settings panel for Slack. The form shows three required fields: Technical Name set to “Flow Error,” Connection set to “Wiresk Slack Bot,” and Error Type set to “Error.” A Slack logo appears at the top left of the panel.
  • Sends a notification after repeated failures.
  • Threshold. Number of consecutive errors before triggering.
  • Repeat every (minutes). Interval between repeated alerts if the issue continues.
  • Repeat for up to (hours). Maximum time for repeating alerts.
  • Counter resets after one successful run.
Wiresk Alert Message settings panel for Slack. The form is configured for the “Consecutive errors” alert type with the connection set to “Wiresk Slack Bot.” Fields include Technical Name (“Flow Error”), Threshold (0), Repeat every (minutes) (0), and Repeat for up to (hours) (0). Status indicators at the bottom show “Currently Triggered: No” and “Current consecutive errors: 0.” A Slack logo appears at the top.
  • Sends a notification when the Flow has been idle and has not received any input for the period you define.
  • This type does not mean the Flow is broken. It simply shows that nothing has happened within the specified time window.
  • Trigger after (minutes). How long without input before the first alert is sent.
  • Repeat every (minutes). Interval for additional alerts if the Flow is still inactive.
  • Repeat for up to (hours). Maximum time to keep sending repeated alerts.
  • The panel also shows Currently Triggered and Latest message received so you can confirm whether the alert is active.
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Once the alert is Saved, click Test to send a verification message to your destination.

Test Message Example:

[TEST] Alert Verification Successful - Flow test chan

This is a test notification to verify the alert system is working correctly.
Link: /en-US/group/IT/flow/ee6a23df-e9a9-499e-b031-9ae39e03160b

Error Type: Error

[WARNING] Error received on flow test

Please find more details below:
Link: /en-US/group/IT/flow/ee6a23df-e9a9-499e-b031-9ae39e03160b

Step Number: 1
Platform: MSOutlookMail
Method: Delete a Message
Response: API Failed with the following response: {"error":{"code":"ErrorItemNotFound","message":"The specified object was not found in the store., The process failed to get the correct properties."}}
  • Step Number. Identifies where in the Flow the error occurred.
  • Platform/Method. Shows which app and action failed.
  • Response. Includes the raw API error message for troubleshooting.
  • Use the toggle in the Alert panel to enable or disable alerts.
  • Click an alert to edit its settings.
  • Use the Test button to send an alert test message.
  • Use the trash icon to delete an alert.
  • Multiple alerts can be added to one Flow (e.g., one for Error to Telegram, another for No Message in Duration to email).