# Does ilert support outbound integrations to automation tools?

Yes, we support outbound webhooks and integrations with automation tools like AWX, Jenkins, and others.

## Supported automation tools

### Popular integrations

ilert supports outbound integrations with:

* **AWX/Ansible**: Trigger Ansible playbooks and automation workflows
* **Jenkins**: Execute Jenkins jobs and pipelines
* **GitLab CI/CD**: Trigger GitLab CI/CD pipelines
* **GitHub Actions**: Execute GitHub Actions workflows
* **Custom webhooks**: Integrate with any tool that accepts webhook notifications

## Automation capabilities

### What you can automate

You can trigger jobs and actions such as:

* **Server restarts**: Automatically restart services when alerts are received
* **Remediation scripts**: Execute scripts to fix common issues
* **Deployment rollbacks**: Roll back deployments in response to alerts
* **Backup operations**: Trigger backup processes when needed
* **Custom workflows**: Execute any automation workflow you've defined

## Configuration

### Setting up outbound integrations

1. **Configure webhook endpoints**: Set up the URLs for your automation tools
2. **Define trigger conditions**: Specify when automation should be triggered
3. **Set up authentication**: Configure API keys or tokens for secure communication
4. **Test integrations**: Validate that alerts properly trigger your automation

### Alert actions

Outbound integrations are configured as alert actions on your alert sources:

* **Immediate triggers**: Execute automation as soon as an alert is received
* **Conditional triggers**: Only trigger automation for specific alert conditions
* **Delayed triggers**: Execute automation after a specified delay

## Getting started

To set up outbound integrations, navigate to your alert source configuration and look for the alert actions section.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Related Documentation**

* [Outbound Integrations](https://docs.ilert.com/integrations/outbound-integrations)
* [Alert Sources](https://docs.ilert.com/alerting/alert-sources)
* [Webhooks](https://docs.ilert.com/developer-docs/rest-api/api-reference#webhooks)
  {% endhint %}


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