checkly alert-channels

Available since CLI v8.5.0.

The checkly alert-channels commands let you inspect the alert channels in your account and troubleshoot notification delivery from the terminal. These commands are read-only and don’t change your alert channel configuration.

Prerequisites

Before using checkly alert-channels, ensure you have:

Checkly CLI installed
Valid Checkly account authentication (run npx checkly login if needed)

For additional setup information, see CLI overview.

Usage

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels <subcommand> [arguments] [options]

Subcommands

Subcommand	Description
`list`	List all alert channels in your account.
`get`	Get details of an alert channel.
`logs`	List notification logs for an alert channel.

`checkly alert-channels list`

List the alert channels in your account. The default table includes each channel’s ID, type, name, subscription count, and creation date. Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels list [options]

Options:

Option	Required	Description
`--limit, -l`	-	Number of alert channels to return (1-100). Default: `25`.
`--page, -p`	-	Page number. Default: `1`.
`--output, -o`	-	Output format: `table`, `json`, or `md`. Default: `table`.

List Options

--limit, -l

number

default:"25"

Set the number of alert channels to return per page, between 1 and 100.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels list --limit=50
npx checkly alert-channels list -l 10

--page, -p

number

default:"1"

Select the page of alert channels to return.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels list --limit=10 --page=2

--output, -o

string

default:"table"

Set the output format. Use json for programmatic access or md for markdown.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels list --output=json
npx checkly alert-channels list -o md

List Examples

Terminal

# List the first page of alert channels
npx checkly alert-channels list

# List the second page with 50 channels per page
npx checkly alert-channels list --limit=50 --page=2

# Get alert channels as JSON
npx checkly alert-channels list --output=json

`checkly alert-channels get`

Get the configuration and subscriptions for a specific alert channel. Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels get <id> [options]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`id`	The numeric ID of the alert channel to retrieve.

Options:

Option	Required	Description
`--output, -o`	-	Output format: `detail`, `json`, or `md`. Default: `detail`.

Get Options

--output, -o

string

default:"detail"

Set the output format. Use json for programmatic access or md for markdown.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels get 12345 --output=json
npx checkly alert-channels get 12345 -o md

Get Examples

Terminal

# View alert channel details and subscriptions
npx checkly alert-channels get 12345

# Get the alert channel as JSON
npx checkly alert-channels get 12345 --output=json

`checkly alert-channels logs`

List notification log entries for a specific alert channel. Use this command to identify failed deliveries or inspect notifications from a specific time window. Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels logs <id> [options]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`id`	The numeric ID of the alert channel whose logs you want to retrieve.

Options:

Option	Required	Description
`--limit, -l`	-	Number of logs to return (1-100). Default: `25`.
`--page, -p`	-	Page number. Default: `1`.
`--from`	-	Start of the log window as a Unix timestamp, inclusive.
`--to`	-	End of the log window as a Unix timestamp, exclusive.
`--status, -s`	-	Filter logs by status. Supported value: `failed`.
`--output, -o`	-	Output format: `table`, `json`, or `md`. Default: `table`.

If you omit --from and --to, the command returns logs from the preceding 24 hours. An explicit time window can span at most 24 hours.

Logs Options

--limit, -l

number

default:"25"

Set the number of notification logs to return per page, between 1 and 100.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --limit=50

--page, -p

number

default:"1"

Select the page of notification logs to return.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --limit=10 --page=2

--from

number

Set the inclusive start of the log window as a Unix timestamp.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --from=1772359200

--to

number

Set the exclusive end of the log window as a Unix timestamp. The interval between --from and --to can’t exceed 24 hours.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --from=1772359200 --to=1772445600

--status, -s

string

Filter the logs to failed notification deliveries.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --status=failed
npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 -s failed

--output, -o

string

default:"table"

Set the output format. Use json for programmatic access or md for markdown.Usage:

Terminal

npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --output=json
npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 -o md

Logs Examples

Terminal

# List recent notification logs for an alert channel
npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345

# Show only failed deliveries
npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --status=failed

# Inspect a specific 24-hour window
npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --from=1772359200 --to=1772445600

# Get failed deliveries as paginated JSON
npx checkly alert-channels logs 12345 --status=failed --limit=100 --output=json

JSON pagination

The list and logs commands return JSON in a stable pagination envelope when you use --output=json:

{
  "data": [],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 25,
    "total": 0,
    "totalPages": 0
  }
}

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Getting Started

CLI Commands

Usage

Subcommands

`checkly alert-channels list`

List Options

List Examples

`checkly alert-channels get`

Get Options

Get Examples

`checkly alert-channels logs`

Logs Options

Logs Examples

​Usage

​Subcommands

​checkly alert-channels list

​List Options

​List Examples

​checkly alert-channels get

​Get Options

​Get Examples

​checkly alert-channels logs

​Logs Options

​Logs Examples

​JSON pagination

​Related Commands

Usage

Subcommands

`checkly alert-channels list`

List Options

List Examples

`checkly alert-channels get`

Get Options

Get Examples

`checkly alert-channels logs`

Logs Options

Logs Examples

JSON pagination

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