Creates alert channel

Creates a new alert channel in the enterprise, defining a notification destination to be used when alarm rules are triggered. Alert channels are prerequisites for alarm rules — a channel must exist before it can be linked to any rule. Currently, email is the supported delivery type.

Workflow

Create an alert channel using this endpoint → receive a channel id in the response

Use that id when creating or updating an alarm rule via POST /v1/enterprise/{enterprise_id}/alarmrules/ to link the channel as a notification destination

Common use cases

Setting up a new email destination for device or fleet alert notifications

Creating dedicated channels for different teams (e.g., a channel for ops, another for IT support) so alarm rules can target the appropriate recipients

Programmatically provisioning notification infrastructure as part of an enterprise onboarding workflow

Best practices

Use a descriptive name that makes the channel's purpose and recipient clear (e.g., "IT Ops - Device Offline Alerts") — this is how channels are identified in the Console and when auditing via GET /alertchannels/

Store the integer id from the 201 response — it is required for all subsequent operations on this channel and for linking it to alarm rules

A channel can be linked to multiple alarm rules; create shared channels for common recipients rather than duplicating channels per rule