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Create Sentry Alert

Create alerts via Sentry's workflow engine API.

Note: This API is currently in beta and may be subject to change. It is part of New Monitors and Alerts and may not be viewable in the legacy Alerts UI.

Invoke This Skill When

User asks to "create a Sentry alert" or "set up notifications"
User wants to be emailed or notified when issues match certain conditions
User mentions priority alerts, de-escalation alerts, or workflow automations
User wants to configure Slack, PagerDuty, or email notifications for Sentry issues

Prerequisites

```
curl
```
available in shell
Sentry org auth token with
```
alerts:write
```
scope (also accepts
```
org:admin
```
or
```
org:write
```
)

Phase 1: Gather Configuration

Ask the user for any missing details:

Detail	Required	Example
Org slug	Yes	`sentry` , `my-org`
Auth token	Yes	`sntryu_...` (needs `alerts:write` scope)
Region	Yes (default: `us` )	`us` → `us.sentry.io` , `de` → `de.sentry.io`
Alert name	Yes	`"High Priority De-escalation Alert"`
Trigger events	Yes	Which issue events fire the workflow
Conditions	Optional	Filter conditions before actions execute
Action type	Yes	`email` , `slack` , or `pagerduty`
Action target	Yes	User email, team, channel, or service

Phase 2: Look Up IDs

Use these API calls to resolve names to IDs as needed.

bash

API="https://{region}.sentry.io/api/0/organizations/{org}"
AUTH="Authorization: Bearer {token}"

# Find user ID by email
curl -s "$API/members/" -H "$AUTH" | python3 -c "
import json,sys
for m in json.load(sys.stdin):
  if m.get('email')=='USER_EMAIL' or m.get('user',{}).get('email')=='USER_EMAIL':
    print(m['user']['id']); break"

# List teams
curl -s "$API/teams/" -H "$AUTH" | python3 -c "
import json,sys
for t in json.load(sys.stdin):
  print(t['id'], t['slug'])"

# List integrations (for Slack/PagerDuty)
curl -s "$API/integrations/" -H "$AUTH" | python3 -c "
import json,sys
for i in json.load(sys.stdin):
  print(i['id'], i['provider']['key'], i['name'])"

Phase 3: Build Payload

Trigger Events

Pick which issue events fire the workflow. Use

logicType: "any-short"

(triggers must always use this).

Type	Fires when
`first_seen_event`	New issue created
`regression_event`	Resolved issue recurs
`reappeared_event`	Archived issue reappears
`issue_resolved_trigger`	Issue is resolved

Filter Conditions

Conditions that must pass before actions execute. Use

logicType: "all"

"any-short"

, or

"none"

The
comparison
field is polymorphic — its shape depends on the condition

type

Type	`comparison` format	Description
`issue_priority_greater_or_equal`	`75` (bare integer)	Priority >= Low(25)/Medium(50)/High(75)
`issue_priority_deescalating`	`true` (bare boolean)	Priority dropped below peak
`event_frequency_count`	`{"value": 100, "interval": "1hr"}`	Event count in time window
`event_unique_user_frequency_count`	`{"value": 50, "interval": "1hr"}`	Affected users in time window
`tagged_event`	`{"key": "level", "match": "eq", "value": "error"}`	Event tag matches
`assigned_to`	`{"targetType": "Member", "targetIdentifier": 123}`	Issue assigned to target
`level`	`{"level": 40, "match": "gte"}`	Event level (fatal=50, error=40, warning=30)
`age_comparison`	`{"time": "hour", "value": 24, "comparisonType": "older"}`	Issue age
`issue_category`	`{"value": 1}`	Category (1=Error, 6=Feedback)
`issue_occurrences`	`{"value": 100}`	Total occurrence count

Interval options:

"1min"

"5min"

"15min"

"1hr"

"1d"

"1w"

"30d"

Tag match types:

"co"

(contains),

"nc"

(not contains),

"eq"

"ne"

"sw"

(starts with),

"ew"

(ends with),

"is"

(set),

"ns"

(not set)

Set

conditionResult

false

to invert (fire when condition is NOT met).

Actions

Type	Key Config
`email`	`config.targetType` : `"user"` / `"team"` / `"issue_owners"` , `config.targetIdentifier` : `<id>`
`slack`	`integrationId` : `<id>` , `config.targetDisplay` : `"#channel-name"`
`pagerduty`	`integrationId` : `<id>` , `config.targetDisplay` : `<service_name>` , `data.priority` : `"critical"`
`discord`	`integrationId` : `<id>` , `data.tags` : tag list
`msteams`	`integrationId` : `<id>` , `config.targetDisplay` : `<channel>`
`opsgenie`	`integrationId` : `<id>` , `data.priority` : `"P1"` - `"P5"`
`jira`	`integrationId` : `<id>` , `data` : project/issue config
`github`	`integrationId` : `<id>` , `data` : repo/issue config

Full Payload Structure

json

{
  "name": "<Alert Name>",
  "enabled": true,
  "environment": null,
  "config": { "frequency": 30 },
  "triggers": {
    "logicType": "any-short",
    "conditions": [
      { "type": "first_seen_event", "comparison": true, "conditionResult": true }
    ],
    "actions": []
  },
  "actionFilters": [{
    "logicType": "all",
    "conditions": [
      { "type": "issue_priority_greater_or_equal", "comparison": 75, "conditionResult": true },
      { "type": "event_frequency_count", "comparison": {"value": 50, "interval": "1hr"}, "conditionResult": true }
    ],
    "actions": [{
      "type": "email",
      "integrationId": null,
      "data": {},
      "config": {
        "targetType": "user",
        "targetIdentifier": "<user_id>",
        "targetDisplay": null
      },
      "status": "active"
    }]
  }]
}

frequency

: minutes between repeated notifications. Allowed values:

Structure note:

triggers.actions

is always

[]

— actions live inside

actionFilters[].actions

Phase 4: Create the Alert

bash

curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST \
  "https://{region}.sentry.io/api/0/organizations/{org}/workflows/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{payload}'

Expect HTTP

. The response contains the workflow

id

Phase 5: Verify

Confirm the alert was created and provide the UI link:

https://{org_slug}.sentry.io/monitors/alerts/{workflow_id}/

If the org lacks the

workflow-engine-ui

feature flag, the alert appears at:

https://{org_slug}.sentry.io/alerts/rules/

Managing Alerts

bash

# List all workflows
curl -s "$API/workflows/" -H "$AUTH"

# Get one workflow
curl -s "$API/workflows/{id}/" -H "$AUTH"

# Update a workflow
curl -s -X PUT "$API/workflows/{id}/" -H "$AUTH" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{payload}'

# Delete a workflow
curl -s -X DELETE "$API/workflows/{id}/" -H "$AUTH"
# Expect 204

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
401 Unauthorized	Token needs `alerts:write` scope
403 Forbidden	Token must belong to the target org
404 Not Found	Check org slug and region ( `us` vs `de` )
400 Bad Request	Validate payload JSON structure, check required fields
User ID not found	Verify email matches a member of the org

sentry-create-alert

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SKILL.md Content

Create Sentry Alert

Invoke This Skill When

Prerequisites

Phase 1: Gather Configuration

Phase 2: Look Up IDs

Phase 3: Build Payload

Trigger Events

Filter Conditions

Actions

Full Payload Structure

Phase 4: Create the Alert

Phase 5: Verify

Managing Alerts

Troubleshooting