# Email via Zapier

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Webhook Notification Channel is getting an upgrade: meet [Webhook Connected App](https://docs.groundcover.com/integrations/connected-apps/generic-webhook)
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This guide shows how to route groundcover alerts to email using [Zapier](https://zapier.com). Since groundcover supports webhook-based alerting, and Zapier can receive webhooks and send emails, you can easily set up this workflow without writing code.

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### Prerequisites

* A groundcover account with access to the **Workflows** tab.
* A Zapier account (free plan is sufficient).
* An email address where you want to receive alerts.

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### Step 1: Create a Webhook Integration in groundcover

1. Go to **Settings → Integrations**.
2. Click **Create Integration**.
3. Choose **Webhook** as the type.
4. Enter a name like `zapier_email_integration`.
5. Paste your **Zapier Catch Hook URL** (you’ll get this in Step 2 below).
6. Save the integration.

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### Step 2: Create a Zapier Webhook-to-Email Workflow

#### Create a Webhook Trigger

1. Go to [Zapier](https://zapier.com).
2. Click **"Create Zap"**.
3. Set **Trigger**:
   * App: `Webhooks by Zapier`
   * Event: `Catch Hook`
4. Copy the **Webhook URL** (e.g. `https://hooks.zapier.com/hooks/catch/...`) – you'll use this in groundcover.

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#### Configure the Email Step

1. Set **Action**:
   * App: `Email by Zapier`
   * Event: `Send Outbound Email`
2. Configure the email:
   * **To**: your email address
   * **Subject**:

     ```
     🚨 New groundcover Alert 🚨
     ```
   * **Body**:

     ```
     🔔 Alert Title: {{alert_name}}
     💼 Severity: {{severity}}

     🔗 Links:
     - 🧹 Issue: {{issue_url}}
     - 📈 Monitor: {{monitor_url}}
     - 🔕 Silence: {{silence_url}}
     ```

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### Step 3: Create a Workflow in groundcover

1. Go to the **Workflows** section in your groundcover.
2. Create a Notification Workflow with the integration we created in step 1.
3. Edit the worflow YAML and use the following structure:

```yaml
workflow:
  id: emails
  name: emails
  description: Sends alerts to Zapier webhook (for email)
  triggers:
  - type: alert
    filters:
    - key: annotations.emails
      value: enabled  
  consts:
    severity: keep.dictget( {{ alert.annotations }}, "_gc_severity", "info")
    title: keep.dictget( {{ alert.annotations }}, "_gc_issue_header", "{{ alert.alertname }}")
    issue_url: https://app.groundcover.com/monitors/issues?backendId={{ alert.labels.backend_id }}&selectedObjectId={{ alert.fingerprint }}
    monitor_url: https://app.groundcover.com/monitors?backendId={{ alert.labels.backend_id }}&selectedObjectId={{ alert.labels._gc_monitor_id }}
    silence_url: https://app.groundcover.com/monitors/create-silence?keep.replace(keep.join({{ consts.redacted_labels }}, "&", "matcher_"), " ", "+")
    redacted_labels: keep.dict_pop({{ alert.labels }}, "_gc_monitor_id", "_gc_monitor_name", "_gc_severity", "backend_id", "grafana_folder", "_gc_issue_header")
  actions:
  - name: <<THE_NAME_OF_YOUR_WORFLOW>>
    provider:
      config: "{{ providers.<<THE_NAME_OF_YOUR_INTEGRATION>> }}"
      type: webhook
      with:
        body:
          alert_name: "{{ consts.title }}"
          severity: "{{ consts.severity }}"
          issue_url: "{{ consts.issue_url }}"
          monitor_url: "{{ consts.monitor_url }}"
          silence_url: "{{ consts.silence_url }}"
```

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### Step 4: Test the Flow

1. Trigger a test alert in groundcover.
2. Check Zapier to ensure the webhook was received.
3. Confirm the email arrives with the right content.