Actions

What is an Action?

  • Actions in StatStream helps you to send alert notifications, send commands remotely and control your devices & equipments or trigger a webhook to take operations on third party systems and applications.
  • Actions are designed to be triggered from alert rules, Action widgets, and schedule actions.
  • Actions can include sending notifications via different channels like- Emails, Google chat, slack, Telegram.
  • MQTT Publish action can be configured to send commands and control your equipments remotely using MQTT Protocol.
  • You can also configure Webhook action to perform any operation on third party systems such as creating a ticket on support desk, sending an SMS or a voice call and much more.



Actions

How to create Actions

Quick guide to create a new Action

  • Click on your Workspace Name to enter within your workspace.
  • Go to -> Administration tab on top right corner, then Go to -> Actions tab.
  • Then click New Action button and choose the action to create like Send Email, Google Chat, Telegram StatStreamBot, MQTT Publish, Slack, Webhook.
  • Enter suitable Name, Description for the selected action also fill the required information for particular action such as Subject, Email and Email Body for action Send Email.
  • Click on Save button.

What is MQTT Publish Action

  • MQTT Publish action can be configured to send commands and control your equipments remotely using MQTT Protocol.
  • You can create number of actions like pump ON/OFF, motor ON/OFF, switch ON/OFF, etc. Also you can use these actions directly into single action widget or ON/OFF widget.
  • To know more please refer the below video.