# Azure Metric
## In ilert: Create an Azure Alerts alert source
1. Go to **Alert sources** --> **Alert sources** and click on **Create new alert source**
2. Search for **Azure Alerts** in the search field, click on the Azure Alerts tile and click on **Next**.
3. Give your alert source a name, optionally assign teams and click **Next**.
4. Select an **escalation policy** by creating a new one or assigning an existing one.
5. Select you [Alert grouping](https://docs.ilert.com/alerting/configure-alerting/alert-sources#alert-grouping) preference and click **Continue setup**. You may click **Do not group alerts** for now and change it later.
6. The next page show additional settings such as customer alert templates or notification prioritiy. Click on **Finish setup** for now.
7. On the final page, an API key and / or webhook URL will be generated that you will need later in this guide.
## In Azure: Create an alert
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All Azure Metric based alerts are supported. However, this documentation page describes how to set up the Virtual machines based alerts.
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1. Go to [**Azure Portal**](https://portal.azure.com) and then to **Virtual machines.**
2. Create or choose a virtual machine, then go to details page.
3. On the next page click on the **Alerts** tab and then click on the **New alert rule** button\*\*.\*\*
4. On the next page change the **Condition** for the alerts and click on the **Add action groups.**
5. On the modal window click on the **Create action group** button.
6. On the next page name the group e.g. **iLert** and click on the **Actions** tab.
7. **\*\*On the** Actions **tab**, **click on the** Action type **and choose** Webhook.\*\*
8. **On the modal window** in the **URI** section and **\*\*paste the** Webhook URL **that you generated in ilert and click on** OK\*\*. Name the action e.g.\*\* ilert **and click on the** Review + create\*\* button.
9. On the next page click on the **Create** button.
10. On the next page scroll down to the **Alert rule details** section, name the alert rule and click on the **Create alert rule** button.
11. Finished! Your Azure Metric alerts will now create alerts in ilert.
## FAQ
**Will alerts in ilert be resolved automatically?**
Yes, as soon as an alert has been resolved in Azure Alerts, the associated alert in ilert will be resolved automatically.
**Can I connect Azure Alerts with multiple alert sources from ilert?**
Yes, simply create more alert rules in Azure Alerts
