Adding an alert for a certificate

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Updated at April 30, 2026

You can add alerts for certificate expiration or invalid certificate events.

Adding an alert about upcoming certificate expiration

To create an alert:

Management console

In the management console, select the folder for your alert.
Navigate to Monitoring.
On the home page, click Create alert under Features.
Under Basic information, specify the main alert parameters:
- Name. Name the channel.
- Type. Specify the notification method.
Set the alert trigger conditions:
1. Under Metrics, select the metric to base the alert on:
  - service = Certificate Manager.
  - name = certificate.days_until_expiration.
  - certificate = *. To monitor a specific certificate, specify its ID.
  - Optionally, if you choose more than one certificate, use the series_min() function that selects the minimum value.
2. Under Alert conditions, configure the main and additional alert settings:
  - Aggregation function.
  - Comparison function. The condition is Less than or equals. The number of days for Warning is 14; for Alarm, 4.
  - Evaluation window.
  For more information, see Alert triggers.
3. Specify the notification channel. If you do not have a notification channel, create one.
4. Click Create. The alert will appear in the list.

To create an alert:

Management console

In the management console, select the folder for the alert.
Navigate to Monitoring.
On the home page, click Create alert under Features.
Under Basic information, specify the main alert parameters:
- Name. Name the channel.
- Type. Specify the notification method.
Set the alert trigger conditions:
1. Under Metrics, select the metric to base the alert on:
  - service = Certificate Manager.
  - name = certificate.is_out_of_order.
  - certificate = *. To monitor a specific certificate, specify its ID.
  - Optionally, if you choose more than one certificate, use the series_sum() summing function.
2. Under Alert conditions, configure the main and additional alert settings:
  - Aggregation function.
  - Comparison function. The condition is Greater than. The number of invalid certificates for Alarm is 0.
  - Evaluation window.
  For more information, see Alert triggers.
3. Specify the notification channel. If you do not have a notification channel, create one.
4. Click Create. The alert will appear in the list.