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The Firebase Realtime Database now supports Google Stackdriver Alerts! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Alert Alert! The Firebase Realtime Database now supports Google Stackdriver Alerts! **[Firebase](https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Firebase Realtime Database now integrates with Google Stackdriver Alerts, letting developers trigger actions when specific metrics cross thresholds, such as database load exceeding 90% for over a minute. Alerts can be delivered via email, the Google Cloud Console Mobile App on the basic tier, or PagerDuty, Slack, and webhooks on the premium tier. Webhooks can even trigger a Cloud Function to profile the database and report findings automatically. Setting up an alert involves creating a policy in the Stackdriver Monitoring Console with a condition, notification channel, and optional documentation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I set up an alert for Firebase Realtime Database when database load gets too high? Use Google Stackdriver Alerts, which now integrate with Firebase Realtime Database metrics. In the Stackdriver Monitoring Console, go to Alerting > Create a Policy, set a condition such as io/database_load exceeding 90% for more than one minute, then choose a notification channel like email, PagerDuty, Slack, or a webhook, and save the policy. _daily.dev surfaces guides like this for teams instrumenting Firebase alerting and monitoring._ ### What notification options does Google Stackdriver support for database alerts? On the basic tier, notifications go out via email or the Google Cloud Console Mobile App. On the premium tier, options expand to creating a PagerDuty incident, posting a message to a Slack channel, or triggering a webhook, which can even kick off a Cloud Function to automatically profile the database and report findings. _Developers comparing alerting and incident response options can track updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Automate Data & KPI Monitoring with SQL Alerts](https://daily.dev/posts/automate-data-kpi-monitoring-with-sql-alerts-n8635vmwv) · databricks · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Alert with SQL in Cloud Monitoring Observability Analytics](https://daily.dev/posts/alert-with-sql-in-cloud-monitoring-observability-analytics-z2scmmavi) · Google Cloud · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Alerting arrives in ClickStack for ClickHouse Cloud](https://daily.dev/posts/alerting-arrives-in-clickstack-for-clickhouse-cloud-pldpexzcq) · ClickHouse · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to Set Up Your Monitoring System Alerts](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-set-up-your-monitoring-system-alerts-zzcy5m2xq) · AppSignal · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Vibe-coded AI Studio apps with Firestore, Firebase, Cloud SQL](https://daily.dev/posts/vibe-coded-ai-studio-apps-with-firestore-firebase-cloud-sql-5faawqfxm) · Google Cloud · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#monitoring](https://daily.dev/tags/monitoring), [#firebase](https://daily.dev/tags/firebase) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/alert-alert-the-firebase-realtime-database-now-supports-google-stackdriver-alerts--uhqdapkww) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Alert Alert! 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