# Ubidots Integration
[Ubidots](https://ubidots.com/) is an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform designed for developers and businesses to easily connect, collect, and visualize sensor data. It offers tools for data analysis, real-time monitoring, and automated actions, making it ideal for applications in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and environmental monitoring. This article provides step-by-step instructions on sending alerts from the Ubidots platform to ilert to ensure critical issues are escalated to responsible specialists as quickly as possible.
## In ilert: Create a Ubidots alert source
1. Go to **Alert sources** -> **Alert sources** and click **Create new alert source**.
2. Search for **Ubidots** in the search field, click the Ubidots 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 customer alert templates or notification priority. Click **Finish setup** for now.
7. On the final page, an API key and/or webhook URL will be generated. You will need it later.
## In Ubidots: Create a Trigger Event
1. On the top bar, click on **Data** **->** **Events**.
2. Now click on the "+" to create a new Trigger Event.
3. Select a **Variable** and configure a trigger as you like. Click on **Next** to proceed to the next step.
4. Now click on **ADD ACTION**.
5. Select **Trigger webhook** from the list.
6. Enter the previously in ilert created integration URL into the URL field.
7. Copy and paste the following payload:
```json
{
"eventType" : "alert",
"deviceId" : "",
"deviceName" : "",
"lastValue": "",
"lastValueTimestamp" : "",
"triggerValue" : "",
"triggerTimestamp" : "",
"variableId" : "",
"variableName": ""
}
```
8. Now fill the payload with the help of the tag button.
9. To send resolve events, click on **Back to Normal**.
10. Enable **Back to normal action** and copy following payload:
11. Fill out the payload with the tag button.
12. Save the Trigger action to finish the setup.
## FAQ
**Will alerts in ilert be resolved automatically?**
Yes, as soon as "Back to normal action" is configured and a variable in Ubidots is back to a normal state, the associated alert is automatically resolved in ilert.
