Add an email destination
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Open Destinations
Click Destinations in the sidebar, then Add Destination, then choose Email.
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Fill in the details
3
Choose events
Toggle which events this address receives. All are enabled by default; at least one must stay enabled. See Events.
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Verify the address
Unless the address already belongs to an active member of your organization, UptimeIO emails a 12-character verification code. Enter it next to the pending destination on the Destinations page.
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Assign it to monitors
Select the destination in each monitor’s Notifications section.
Verification
- Addresses of active organization members are verified automatically.
- Other addresses get a 12-character hexadecimal code. The code expires after 24 hours.
- Use Resend Code if it does not arrive. The dashboard enforces a 30-second wait between resends, and resending is limited to 3 requests per hour per destination.
- A destination that is not verified does not receive alerts.
Test the destination
Use Test on the destination to send a test email. Each destination can send 3 test emails per day.What an email contains
The subject names the event and the monitor, for example[UptimeIO] Monitor Down: API Server. The body includes the monitor name and URL, when it started, the error details and a link to the incident.
Events
Choose which events the address receives with the toggles on the destination. See Events.Troubleshooting
Next steps
Setting Up Alerts
Assign destinations to monitors
Notifications Overview
Events and delivery