Early Warning Signals

Early Warning Signals

Early Warning Signals are alerts generated when StatusGator detects unusual activity that may indicate an outage—often minutes or even hours before the affected provider officially reports it. These signals help you and your team prepare for possible incidents sooner.

Where Early Warning Signals are supported

Early Warning Signals are enabled by default and are delivered through:

• All chat integrations (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Webex, Discord)
• Email notifications (automatically included with your account)
• SMS notifications (if available in your plan)

What’s included in an EWS message

Each Early Warning Signal notification includes:

• A Possible outage headline with the affected service name
• The Possible incident summary (e.g., service outage, login issues)
• A direct link to the official status page (if available)
• A quick-poll action asking your team: “Are you experiencing any issues?” with Yes/No options to gather feedback

How Early Warning Signals appears

• On your board — services with possible issues are marked with a Warn badge, just like regular provider-reported warnings.

• On your status page — visitors also see the service marked as Warn, clearly showing that there may be a problem even if the provider hasn’t yet updated their official page.

This ensures both your internal team and your status page audience are aware of potential disruptions right away.

How to manage Early Warning Signals

You can control whether Early Warning Signals are sent globally (for an entire board) or for individual monitors.

Disable Early Warning Signals for a specific monitor

1. Go to the Monitors page.
2. Find the monitor you want to adjust and click the three-dot menu (⋮).
3. Select Configure.
4. In the Notifications tab, uncheck Early Warning Signals.
5. Click Save.

Disable Early Warning Signals globally

1. Open Board Settings (next to the board name in the left navigation).
2. Go to the Monitor Notifications tab.
3. Uncheck Early Warning Signals to disable them across all monitors in the board.
4. Save your changes.

Note: By default, Early Warning Signals are enabled for all monitors and boards. You can selectively turn them off as needed.

Why Early Warning Signals matter

• Gain visibility into potential outages before official confirmation.
• Allow your team to take proactive steps to mitigate disruptions.
• Contribute to the StatusGator community by sharing insights and feedback on these signals.