Alerts

Created 25 Nov 2025·Updated 31 Jul 2026

Open Alerts in TipLink

What is an Alert?

Alerts watch for specific conditions in events, like when a donation amount matches what you set, and automatically trigger a set of actions in response.

Think of an Alert as a rule: "When this happens, do these things."

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How Does It Work?

1. An Event arrives (e.g. someone tips $10 on Twitch).
2. TipLink checks your alerts top-to-bottom.
3. The first matching alert runs all of its Actions (e.g. show an overlay, post to Discord).
4. The event is marked as complete.

By default only one alert fires per event. If two alerts both match, the one higher up your list wins and the other is skipped.

Firing more than one alert on the same event

If you want a second alert to run as well, open it and turn on Always Trigger. That alert then fires alongside the winning alert instead of being skipped.

You can turn Always Trigger on for as many alerts as you like. Each one is checked separately, so an alert only joins in when its own conditions match.

To choose how multiple alerts run together, go to Settings and find Multi-Alert Execution Mode under App Preferences:

Mode	What it does
Sequential	Alerts run one at a time, in list order. This is the default.
Simultaneous	All matching alerts run at the same time.

When to use Sequential

Keep it on Sequential if your alerts control a device, or if a later alert depends on something an earlier one did. Simultaneous is faster but the order is not guaranteed.

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Creating an Alert

1. Go to the Alerts page in the sidebar.

2. Click Create New Alert in the top-right corner.

3. Enter a Title for your alert (e.g. "$5 Donation").

4. Under Platforms, select which platform(s) this alert should apply to.

   • Example: select Twitch if you only want this alert to fire for Twitch events.

5. Under each selected platform, choose the account(s) this alert should match.

6. Under Valid Events, select the event type(s) that trigger this alert (e.g. Donation / Tip).

   • Some event types have additional settings (like a minimum dollar amount). These appear below under Settings For Selected Events.

   

7. Scroll down to the Actions section and click Add Action.

8. Select an action type (e.g. Stream Overlay, Discord Webhook, PiShock Device).

9. Configure the action settings.

10. Click Save to save your alert.

Add multiple actions

You can add as many actions as you like to a single alert. They all run together when the alert fires.

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Managing Alerts

Enable / Disable

Use the toggle switch next to each alert to enable or disable it without deleting it. Disabled alerts are skipped during event matching.

Reordering Alerts

Drag alerts up and down using the drag handle (⠿) on the left side. Order matters - the first matching alert wins.

Duplicating an Alert

Click the ⋮ (more options) menu on an alert and select Duplicate to create a copy.

Testing an Alert

Click the ⋮ menu and select Test Actions to fire the alert's actions immediately, without needing a real event.

Filtering by Alert Set

If you have Alert Sets, use the filter button at the top of the Alerts page to show only alerts belonging to a specific set.

Editing Many Alerts at Once

If you need to change the same setting across a lot of alerts, use Mass Edit Actions at the top of the Alerts page. It works in two steps:

1. Select Alerts - tick the alerts you want to change. There is a search box and a Select All option.
2. Configure Overrides - pick one action type (for example PiShock), then tick each field you want to change and set its new value.

Only the fields you tick are changed. Everything else on those alerts is left alone.

Two things to be aware of:

• If a selected alert has no action of the type you picked, TipLink adds one with default values.
• For fields that hold a list (such as selected devices) you can choose Replace, Add or Remove.

Back up first

Mass Edit changes many alerts in one go and cannot be undone. Export a backup from Settings before a large edit. See Exporting & Importing Data.

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Next Steps

Triggers

Choose exactly what makes an alert fire, and filter on amount, role or text.

Actions Overview

Every action TipLink can run, grouped the same way as the app.

Using Event Data

Put the viewer's name, tip amount or points balance into any message.

Cooldowns & Rate Limiting

Stop an alert firing too often during raids and gift bombs.

Alert Sets

Group alerts and switch whole groups on and off in one click.

Event Testing Tool

Build a fake event and check exactly which condition passes or fails.