docs-v2/content/shared/influxdb3-plugins/plugins-library/official/notifier.md

The Notifier Plugin provides multi-channel notification capabilities for InfluxDB 3, enabling real-time alert delivery through various communication channels.
Send notifications via Slack, Discord, HTTP webhooks, SMS, or WhatsApp based on incoming HTTP requests.
Acts as a centralized notification dispatcher that receives data from other plugins or external systems and routes notifications to the appropriate channels.

## Configuration

### Request body parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `notification_text` | string | required | Text content of the notification message |
| `senders_config` | object | required | Configuration for each notification channel |

### Sender-specific configuration

The `senders_config` parameter accepts channel configurations where keys are sender names and values contain channel-specific settings:

#### Slack notifications
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `slack_webhook_url` | string | required | Slack webhook URL |
| `slack_headers` | string | none | Base64-encoded JSON headers |

#### Discord notifications
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `discord_webhook_url` | string | required | Discord webhook URL |
| `discord_headers` | string | none | Base64-encoded JSON headers |

#### HTTP webhook notifications
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `http_webhook_url` | string | required | Custom webhook URL for HTTP POST |
| `http_headers` | string | none | Base64-encoded JSON headers |

#### SMS notifications (via Twilio)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `twilio_sid` | string | required | Twilio Account SID (or use `TWILIO_SID` env var) |
| `twilio_token` | string | required | Twilio Auth Token (or use `TWILIO_TOKEN` env var) |
| `twilio_from_number` | string | required | Sender phone number in E.164 format |
| `twilio_to_number` | string | required | Recipient phone number in E.164 format |

#### WhatsApp notifications (via Twilio)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `twilio_sid` | string | required | Twilio Account SID (or use `TWILIO_SID` env var) |
| `twilio_token` | string | required | Twilio Auth Token (or use `TWILIO_TOKEN` env var) |
| `twilio_from_number` | string | required | Sender WhatsApp number in E.164 format |
| `twilio_to_number` | string | required | Recipient WhatsApp number in E.164 format |

## Installation

1. Start {{% product-name %}} with the Processing Engine enabled (`--plugin-dir /path/to/plugins`)

2. Install required Python packages:

   - `httpx` (for HTTP requests)
   - `twilio` (for SMS and WhatsApp notifications)

   ```bash
   influxdb3 install package httpx
   influxdb3 install package twilio
   ```

## Create trigger

Create an HTTP trigger to handle notification requests:

```bash
influxdb3 create trigger \
  --database mydb \
  --plugin-filename notifier_plugin.py \
  --trigger-spec "request:notify" \
  notification_trigger
```

This registers an HTTP endpoint at `/api/v3/engine/notify`.

### Enable trigger

```bash
influxdb3 enable trigger --database mydb notification_trigger
```

## Examples

### Slack notification

Send a notification to Slack:

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:8181/api/v3/engine/notify \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "notification_text": "Database alert: High CPU usage detected",
    "senders_config": {
      "slack": {
        "slack_webhook_url": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/..."
      }
    }
  }'
```

### SMS notification

Send an SMS via Twilio:

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:8181/api/v3/engine/notify \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "notification_text": "Critical alert: System down",
    "senders_config": {
      "sms": {
        "twilio_from_number": "+1234567890",
        "twilio_to_number": "+0987654321"
      }
    }
  }'
```

### Multi-channel notification

Send notifications via multiple channels simultaneously:

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:8181/api/v3/engine/notify \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "notification_text": "Performance warning: Memory usage above threshold",
    "senders_config": {
      "slack": {
        "slack_webhook_url": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/..."
      },
      "discord": {
        "discord_webhook_url": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."
      },
      "whatsapp": {
        "twilio_from_number": "+1234567890",
        "twilio_to_number": "+0987654321"
      }
    }
  }'
```

## Features

- **Multi-channel delivery**: Support for Slack, Discord, HTTP webhooks, SMS, and WhatsApp
- **Retry logic**: Automatic retry with exponential backoff for failed notifications
- **Environment variables**: Credential management via environment variables
- **Asynchronous processing**: Non-blocking HTTP notifications for better performance
- **Flexible configuration**: Channel-specific settings and optional headers support

## Troubleshooting

### Common issues

**Notification not delivered**
- Verify webhook URLs are correct and accessible
- Check Twilio credentials and phone number formats
- Review logs for specific error messages

**Authentication errors**
- Ensure Twilio credentials are set via environment variables or request parameters
- Verify webhook URLs have proper authentication if required

**Rate limiting**
- Plugin includes built-in retry logic with exponential backoff
- Consider implementing client-side rate limiting for high-frequency notifications

### Environment variables

For security, set Twilio credentials as environment variables:

```bash
export TWILIO_SID=your_account_sid
export TWILIO_TOKEN=your_auth_token
```

### Viewing logs

Check processing logs in the InfluxDB system tables:

```bash
influxdb3 query --database _internal "SELECT * FROM system.processing_engine_logs WHERE message LIKE '%notifier%' ORDER BY time DESC LIMIT 10"
```

## Report an issue

For plugin issues, see the Plugins repository [issues page](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb3_plugins/issues).

## Find support for {{% product-name %}}

The [InfluxDB Discord server](https://discord.gg/9zaNCW2PRT) is the best place to find support for {{% product-name %}}.
For other InfluxDB versions, see the [Support and feedback](#bug-reports-and-feedback) options.