# Create Alert

## User Intent

"How do I set up alerts for content or entities? Show me alert configuration."

## Operation

**SDK Method**: `createAlert()`\
**Use Case**: Automated published notifications

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## Code Example (TypeScript)

```typescript
import { Graphlit } from 'graphlit-client';
import { ContentTypes } from 'graphlit-client/dist/generated/graphql-types';

const graphlit = new Graphlit();

// Create alert for new content matching criteria
const alert = await graphlit.createAlert({
  name: "New Research Papers",
  description: "Alert on AI research papers",
  filter: {
    search: "artificial intelligence",
    types: [ContentTypes.File],
    collections: [{ id: 'research-collection-id' }]
  },
  webhookUrl: 'https://myapp.com/webhooks/content-alert'
});

console.log(`Alert created: ${alert.createAlert.id}`);
```

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## Alert Types

**Content Alerts**: New content matching filters\
**Entity Alerts**: Specific entity mentions\
**Feed Alerts**: New items from feed\
**Threshold Alerts**: Usage or count thresholds

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