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Configure an Alertmanager contact point

Use the Alertmanager integration in a contact point to send specific alerts to a different Alertmanager.

If you have an existing Alertmanager running in your infrastructure, you can use a contact point to forward Grafana alerts to your Alertmanager.

For example, a team might run its own Alertmanager to manage notifications from other alerting systems. That team can create alerts with Grafana and configure an Alertmanager contact point to forward only their alerts to their existing Alertmanager.

This setup avoids duplicating Alertmanager configurations for better maintenance.

Configure an Alertmanager for a contact point

To create a contact point with Alertmanager integration, complete the following steps.

1. Navigate to Alerts & IRM -> Alerting -> Contact points.
2. Click + Add contact point.
3. Enter a name for the contact point.
4. From the Integration list, select Alertmanager.
5. In the URL field, enter the URL of the Alertmanager.
6. (Optional) Configure optional settings.
7. Click Save contact point.

For more details on contact points, including how to test them and enable notifications, refer to Configure contact points.

Alertmanager settings

Optional settings

Optional notification settings