Getting started with AWS User Notifications - AWS User Notifications
Step 1: Configuring AWS User NotificationsStep 2: Viewing notificationsNext steps

Getting started with AWS User Notifications

To get started using User Notifications to help manage your notifications, use the following steps to set up a notification configuration.

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Step 1: Configuring AWS User Notifications

To receive AWS notifications, you must first create notification configurations. A notification configuration is a container for the services and event rules that you want to be notified about. An event rule specifies what events generate a notification in the AWS Management Console and which delivery channels to use.

Note

You must select a notification hub in the following procedure. A notification hub is where User Notifications stores your notification data. For more information about notification hubs, see Notification hubs.

To create a notification configuration

  1. Open User Notifications in the AWS Management Console:

    1. Choose the bell icon in the top navigation bar or locate the service with the search bar or services list.

    2. Choose See all notifications.

    3. Choose Create notification configuration.

    4. Select at least one notification hub.

  2. Add a name and description:

    1. Enter a name for your configuration.

    2. (Optional) Enter a description for your configuration.

  3. Create an Event Rule:

    1. For AWS service name, select the name of an AWS service to use as the event source.

    2. For Event type, select event types.

    3. For Regions, select the AWS Regions where your service data is located.

      Note

      You can filter event rules further by using the code editor under Advance filter (optional). To view examples of Event Patterns that you can use, see Using customized JSON event patterns - Common use cases.

  4. Define aggregation settings:
    Tip

    Aggregation settings reduce the number of notifications that you receive by combining multiple events into fewer notifications based on the option you choose. Aggregation settings are turned on by default. We recommend you use aggregation settings.

    1. Choose if you would like to Receive fewer notifications or if you would like to Reduce notifications delivery time.

      Tip

      Choose Receive fewer notifications for low priority notifications. Choose Reduce notifications delivery time for high priority notifications.

  5. (Optional) Add delivery channels:

    1. Select your delivery channels. We recommend that you view an event before adding additional recipients.

      Email
      Note

      A verification email is sent to newly added email addresses once you create the notification configuration. You can generate another verification email for pending addresses by choosing Reverify.

      1. Choose Add emails.

      2. For Recipient, enter or choose the recipient's email address.

      3. For Name, enter the recipient's name.

      4. (Optional) Choose Add another recipient to add more recipients.

      5. Choose Add emails.

      AWS Chatbot

      1. For Channel, add a new channel or select the existing channels you want to send notifications to.

      Note

      For more information about AWS Chatbot, see What is AWS Chatbot? in the AWS Chatbot Administrator Guide.

      AWS Console Mobile Application
      Note

      Before you add a mobile device as a delivery channel, you must:

      • Add the appropriate IAM permissions to make mobile device available in theUser Notifications console. For more information, see IAM permissions for listing mobile devices as delivery channels in the AWS Console Mobile Application User Guide.

      • Install the AWS Console Mobile Application on to your device with push notifications enabled. Note that the notifications you receive are push notifications, not Short Message Service (SMS). For more information, see Step 1: Get started with push notifications in the AWS Console Mobile Application User Guide.

      1. For Device, select the devices you want to send notifications to.
  6. (Optional) Manage tags:
    Tip

    A tag is a label that you assign to an AWS resource. Tags help you organize your resources. For more information, see Tagging your resources.

    1. For Key, enter the key name you want to use.

    2. (Optional) For Value, enter a value for the specified key.

    3. (Optional) Choose Add new tag to add more tags.

  7. Review your configuration and confirm its details.

  8. Choose Create notification configuration.

Configuring notifications across accounts

If you want to receive notifications from multiple accounts, follow the instructions in Sending and receiving Amazon EventBridge events between AWS accounts. Once set up a receiver account, create a notification configuration that reacts to events by following the previous instructions.

Step 2: Viewing notifications

Once you create your notification configurations in your account, any events matching an event rule generate a notification in the AWS Management Console. You can view notifications from the console Navigation bar and in the Console Notification Center. You can also view notifications from your chosen delivery channels.

To view notifications from the Navigation bar
Note

The bell icon in the console Navigation bar shows a red badge when new notifications are available.

  1. Choose the bell icon to view notifications related to your account.

  2. To view additional details about a notification, select the notification.

To view notifications in the Console Notification Center

  1. Open User Notifications in the AWS Management Console.

  2. View the list of Notifications available in the account.

  3. To view additional details about a notification, select the notification.

To view notifications sent to your email

  1. Open your email.

  2. To view additional details about a notification email, select and open the email in your inbox.

To view notifications in the AWS Console Mobile Application
Note

The bell icon in the tab menu of the app shows a blue badge when new notifications are available.

  1. Open the Console Mobile Application.

  2. Choose Notifications from the tab menu at the bottom of your device.

  3. To view additional details about a notification, select the notification in your inbox.

To view notifications in your chat channel

  1. Open your chat client.

  2. Open the chat channel that you selected when you set up your delivery channels.

  3. View the notifications available in the chat channel.

Tip

If you're not seeing any notifications, see Troubleshooting AWS User Notifications

Next steps

After you create a notification configuration, you can explore some of the following topics: