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Date Published
Author
Meredith Heller
Word count
1171
Language
English
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None

Summary

Proactively Wrangle Events Using Sentry’s Alert Rules` Sentry automatically sets up a single alert rule that notifies you when an error is first encountered, but this can be limiting as it treats every error the same. However, Sentry allows users to create any number of conditions for alert notifications that are sent out to specific channels based on data triggers or filters defined within Sentry. This enables users to set custom alerts for different scenarios, such as sending notifications to PagerDuty when a significant issue occurs or notifying developers when an error impacts a minimum number of users. The alert rules can be tailored to fit the organization's needs, including setting duration thresholds and selecting whether any or all conditions must be met before firing an alert. This proactive approach enables users to proactively triage and tackle errors, ultimately leading to a better customer experience.