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aliases:
- ../../alerting/alert-groups/ # /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/alert-groups/
- ../../alerting/alert-groups/filter-alerts/ # /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/alert-groups/filter-alerts/
- ../../alerting/alert-groups/view-alert-grouping/ # /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/alert-groups/view-alert-grouping/
- ../../alerting/unified-alerting/alert-groups/ # /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/unified-alerting/alert-groups/
- ../../alerting/manage-notifications/view-notification-errors/ # /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/manage-notifications/view-notification-errors/
- ../../alerting/manage-notifications/view-alert-groups/ # /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/manage-notifications/view-alert-groups/
canonical: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/monitor-status/view-active-notifications/
description: The Active notifications view lists grouped alerts that are actively triggering notifications.
keywords:
- grafana
- alerting
- alerts
- errors
- notifications
- groups
labels:
products:
- cloud
- enterprise
- oss
title: View active notifications
weight: 800
refs:
alertmanager:
- pattern: /docs/grafana/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/set-up/configure-alertmanager/
- pattern: /docs/grafana-cloud/
destination: /docs/grafana-cloud/alerting-and-irm/alerting/set-up/configure-alertmanager/
grouping:
- pattern: /docs/grafana/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/fundamentals/notifications/group-alert-notifications/
- pattern: /docs/grafana-cloud/
destination: /docs/grafana-cloud/alerting-and-irm/alerting/fundamentals/notifications/group-alert-notifications/
---
# View active notifications
The Active notifications page lists groups of alerts (or alert instances) that are actively triggering notifications.
By default, Grafana Alerting [groups similar alerts into a single notification](ref:grouping).
In this view, you can:
- Find alert groups and the state of their notifications.
- Filter for alert instances that match specific criteria.
The Active notifications view is useful for debugging and verifying how notifications are grouped based on your notification policy settings.
## View alert groups and notification state
To view alert groups, complete the following steps.
1. Click **Alerts & IRM** -> **Alerting**.
1. Click **Active notifications** to view the list of groups firing notifications.
{{< figure src="/media/docs/alerting/active-notifications-view2.png" max-width="750px" alt="Active notifications view in Grafana Alerting" >}}
By default, alert groups are grouped by the notification policies grouping.
Each group displays its label set, contact point, and the number of alert instances (or alerts).
Then, click on a group to access its alert instances. You can find alert instances by their label set and view their notification state.
### Notification states
The notification state of an alert instance can be in one of the following states:
- **Unprocessed**: The alert is received but its notification has not been processed yet.
- **Suppressed**: The alert has been silenced.
- **Active**: The alert notification has been handled. The alert is still firing and continues to be managed.
### Filter alerts
You can filter by label, state, or Alertmanager:
- **By label**: In **Search**, enter an existing label to view alerts matching the label. For example, `environment=production,region=~US|EU,severity!=warning`.
- **By state**: In **States**, select from Active, Suppressed, or Unprocessed states to view alerts matching your selected state. All other alerts are hidden.
- **By Alertmanager**: In the **Alertmanager** dropdown, select an [external Alertmanager](ref:alertmanager) to view only alert groups for that specific Alertmanager. By default, the `Grafana` Alertmanager is selected.
### Custom group
From **Custom group by** dropdown, select a combination of labels to view a grouping other than the default. This helps validate the [grouping settings of your notification policies](ref:grouping).
If an alert does not contain labels specified either in the grouping of the default policy or the custom grouping, then the alert is added to a catch all group with a header of `No grouping`.
## View notification errors
{{< admonition type="note" >}}
Notification errors are only available with [pre-configured Grafana Alertmanagers](ref:alertmanager).
{{< /admonition >}}
Notification errors provide information about why they failed to be sent or were not received.
To view notification errors, navigate to **Alerts & IRM** -> **Alerting** -> **Contact points**.
Each contact point displays a message about the status of their latest notification deliveries.
If a contact point is failing, a red message indicates that there are errors delivering notifications. Hover over the error message to see the notification error details.