Email alerts notify you when a request fails so you can fix issues quickly. Alerts are managed globally in PRO and can watch one or many APIs.
Enable alerts
- Go to API Press → PRO → Alerts
- Toggle Enable email alerts
Choose which APIs to monitor
- Select specific APIs to include
- Or choose All APIs to monitor everything
Set recipients
- Add one or more email addresses separated by commas
- Use a shared mailbox for team alerts
Define failure rules
- Alert on status not in 200 to 299
- Alert on timeouts
- Optional threshold for consecutive failures before alerting
Reduce noise
- Set a cool down window so repeated failures do not flood inboxes
- Filter by method or endpoint if only some calls matter
Test
- Use Send test alert to verify delivery
Troubleshooting
- No emails arrive: check recipients and your SMTP configuration
- Too many alerts: raise the threshold or increase cool down