# Dotcom-Monitor Integration
[Dotcom-Monitor](https://www.dotcom-monitor.com/) is a web performance and availability monitoring platform. By integrating Dotcom-Monitor with ilert, you can route monitor failures to on-call responders in ilert and centralize escalation and incident response.
## In ilert: Create a Dotcom-Monitor alert source
1. Go to **Alert sources** -> **Alert sources** and click **Create new alert source**.
2. Search for **Dotcom-Monitor** in the search field, click the Dotcom-Monitor tile, and then **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 your [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 shows additional settings, such as custom alert templates or notification priority. Click **Finish setup** for now.
7. On the final page, copy the generated **Dotcom-Monitor URL**. You will use this URL in Dotcom-Monitor.
## In Dotcom-Monitor: Create a custom alert template
1. In the Dotcom-Monitor dashboard, click **Manage** in the left navigation.
2. Click **Custom Alert Templates**.
3. Click **+ New Template**.
4. Enter a template name (for example, **ilert template**) and set the format to **Json**.
5. Paste the following template body:
```json
{
"monitor": {
"MonitorName": "@Model.RootResponse.Monitor.Name",
"MonitoringTime": "@Model.Monitor_DateTime"
},
"device": @{
var device = Model.RootResponse.Device;
}
{
"PlatformType": "@device.PlatformType",
"DeviceName": "@device.Name",
"Tags": [
@if (device.Tags != null)
{
foreach (var tag in device.Tags)
{
{
"Name": "@tag.Name",
"Color": "@tag.Color"
}
@if(tag != device.Tags.Last()){ , }
}
}
],
"DeviceReportingUrl": "@Model.OnlineReportLink?CUID=@Model.OnlineReportCUID"
},
"errorDetails": [@foreach (var sessionResponse in Model.SessionResponses)
{
foreach (var response in sessionResponse.Children)
{
{
"TaskType": "@response.Task.TaskType_Name",
"DetailsUrl": "@Model.DMUserLink/client/response-details/hit?id=@response.ID&StartTime=@response.StartTimeJson&rootId=@Model.RootResponse.ID&cuid=@Model.OnlineReportCUID",
"ViewTaskUrl": "@Model.DMUserLink/v2/EditLegacyTask/@response.Device.ID/@response.Task.ID",
"TaskName": "@response.Name",
"Target": "@response.Target",
"Errors": [
@if (response.AllErrors != null)
{
foreach (var error in response.AllErrors)
{
{
"ErrorType": "@error.ErrorType",
"ErrorCode": "@error.ErrorCode",
"Reason": " @error.Reason"
}
@if(error != response.AllErrors.Last()){ , }
}
}
]
}
}
}],
"monitoringResults": [@foreach (var response in Model.LastXResponses)
{
{
"MonitorName": "@response.Monitor.Name",
"Status": "@(response.IsFail ? "Error" : "Ok")",
"Start": "@response.Start",
"DetailsUrl": "@Model.WaterFallLink?id=@response.ID&StartTime=@response.StartTimeJson"
}
@if(response != Model.LastXResponses.Last()){ , }
}],
"firstError": {
"DownStateResponseMonitorName": "@Model.DownStateResponse.Monitor.Name",
"StartMonitorDowntime": "@Model.StartMonitorDowntime"
}
}
```
6. Click **Validate**, then click **Create Template**.
## In Dotcom-Monitor: Create a delivery address group
1. In Dotcom-Monitor, go to **Manage** -> **Delivery Address Groups**.
2. Click **+ New Group**.
3. Enter a group name (for example, **ilert group**) and optional description.
4. Click **New Address**.
5. Select **Webhook** as the delivery address type.
6. In **Webhook URL**, paste the Dotcom-Monitor URL you copied from ilert.
7. Set **Request Type** to **POST**.
8. Expand **Post Data** and configure:
* **Data Type:** Raw
* **Content Type:** JSON
* **Body:** select the previously created **ilert template**
9. Click **Done**, then click **Create Group**.
## In Dotcom-Monitor: Assign the delivery group to a monitor
1. Open the monitor (device) you want to alert on.
2. Go to **Alerts** settings for that monitor.
3. In **Delivery Address Groups**, click **Select Groups**.
4. Select the previously created group (for example, **ilert group**).
5. Keep escalation behavior as needed (for example, **Immediate**) and enable/disable **Resend Uptime Alert** based on your notification preference.
6. Click **Save Changes** or **Save & Close**.
## FAQ
#### **Will alerts in ilert be resolved automatically?**
Yes. When Dotcom-Monitor sends a recovery event for the same monitor, ilert resolves the corresponding alert automatically.
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