> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs2.zenskar.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Usage alerts

Zenskar supports [entitlement-usage](https://www.zenskar.com/docs/entitlements) alerts. Work is in progress to support other types of alerts, such as aggregate alerts.

## ⚙️ Configure an entitlement-usage alert

1. Navigate to **Communications > Usage Alerts** in the left side-panel.
2. You will arrive at **Home/Communications/Usage Alerts** page.
3. On the **Usage Alerts** page, click on the **+ ADD USAGE ALERT** button to land on the **Home/Communications/Usage Alerts/Create New Usage Alert** page.
4. Add the following details:
   * **Alert name**: any user-defined string that describes the alert.
   * **Select Entitlement**: click the drop-down menu to select the entitlement on which you would like to configure the alert.
   * **Consumption** and **value type**: these work in conjunction to define at what point an alert must be triggered.
   * **Webhook alert**: click the drop-down menu to select the webhook you would like to trigger. Read the [webhook documentation](https://www.zenskar.com/docs/webhook-alerts) to understand how to create a webhook.
5. Click on the **SAVE USAGE ALERT** button to save the alert.

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## ⚙️ View entitlement-usage alerts

1. Navigate to **Communications > Usage Alerts** in the left side-panel.
2. You will arrive at **Home/Communications/Usage Alerts** page.
3. On the **Usage Alerts** page, you can view all the alerts.

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## ⚙️ Edit an entitlement-usage alert

1. Navigate to **Communications > Usage Alerts** in the left side-panel.
2. You will arrive at **Home/Communications/Usage Alerts** page.
3. On the **Usage Alerts** page, click on the alert that you wish to edit.
4. Make the necessary edits and click on the **SAVE USAGE ALERT** button

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## ⚙️ Pause or delete an entitlement-usage alert

1. Navigate to **Communications > Usage Alerts** in the left side-panel.
2. You will arrive at **Home/Communications/Usage Alerts** page.
3. On the **Usage Alerts** page, click on the kebab menu as shown below.

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If an alert is paused, the status of the alert is changed from active to paused, as shown below.

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