Creating a notification channel
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Updated at April 8, 2026
To create a new notification channel:
- Open Grafana using the
https://grafana.sys.<cluster domain>link and log in with your username and password. - Open the Contact points section.
- Click Create contact point.
- In the window that opens, enter a name for your new channel.
- Select the integration type, such as the email addresses to send notifications to.
- Click Save contact point.
The channel will appear in the notification channel list. From now on, you can use it when configuring your notification policies. To do this, specify it in the policy settings under Contact point.