---
title: bigpanda.sendAlert() function
description: >
  `bigpanda.sendAlert()` sends an alert to [BigPanda](https://www.bigpanda.io/).
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`bigpanda.sendAlert()` sends an alert to [BigPanda](https://www.bigpanda.io/).



##### Function type signature

```js
(
    appKey: A,
    rec: B,
    status: C,
    token: string,
    url: string,
) => int
```

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## Parameters

### url
({{< req >}})
BigPanda [alerts API URL](https://docs.bigpanda.io/reference#alerts-how-it-works).
Default is the value of the `bigpanda.defaultURL` option.



### token
({{< req >}})
BigPanda [API Authorization token (API key)](https://docs.bigpanda.io/docs/api-key-management).



### appKey
({{< req >}})
BigPanda [App Key](https://docs.bigpanda.io/reference#integrating-monitoring-systems).



### status
({{< req >}})
BigPanda [alert status](https://docs.bigpanda.io/reference#alerts).

Supported statuses:
- `ok`
- `critical`
- `warning`
- `acknowledged`

### rec
({{< req >}})
Additional [alert parameters](https://docs.bigpanda.io/reference#alert-object) to send to the BigPanda alert API.




## Examples

### Send the last reported value and status to BigPanda

```js
import "contrib/rhajek/bigpanda"
import "influxdata/influxdb/secrets"
import "json"

token = secrets.get(key: "BIGPANDA_API_KEY")

lastReported =
    from(bucket: "example-bucket")
        |> range(start: -1m)
        |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "example-measurement" and r._field == "level")
        |> last()
        |> findRecord(fn: (key) => true, idx: 0)

bigpanda.sendAlert(
    token: token,
    appKey: "example-app-key",
    status: bigpanda.statusFromLevel(level: "${lastReported.status}"),
    rec: {
        tags: json.encode(v: [{"name": "host", "value": "my-host"}]),
        check: "my-check",
        description: "${lastReported._field} is ${lastReported.status}: ${string(
                v: lastReported._value,
            )}",
    },
)

```