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Trigger Alert

Immediately run the actions of another alert, skipping that alert's conditions and cooldowns. Use this to chain alerts together, reuse a set of actions across multiple triggers, or build modular alert "subroutines."

What You Need​

  • At least two alerts set up in TipLink - the one that contains this action, and the one you want to trigger.

Quick Start​

  1. Create or edit an alert.
  2. Click Add Action and select Trigger Alert.
  3. Use the Select Alert to Trigger dropdown to choose the target alert.
  4. Save and test.

Configuration Options​

SettingDescription
Select Alert to TriggerThe alert whose actions should fire. All existing alerts appear in this dropdown.
  • The target alert's conditions are skipped - it fires immediately regardless of event type, cooldown, or filtering rules.
  • The target alert's own cooldown is not consumed - the cooldown timer on the target alert is unaffected.
  • Actions in the target alert run with the same event data as the triggering alert. Placeholders like {{ username }} and {{ amount }} will resolve to the original event's values.

When to Use This​

Reusable Action Sets​

Build a "base" alert that contains your common actions (e.g. write to a log file, update a variable, post to Discord). Then use Trigger Alert in multiple other alerts to fire that base without duplicating the actions.

Alert Chaining​

Create a sequence across two alerts:

  • Alert A triggers on a donation event → runs its own actions → Trigger Alert fires Alert B
  • Alert B runs additional cleanup or follow-up actions

Conditional Branching (with Random Wheel)​

Use a Random Wheel action to randomly select between several "outcome" alerts, each triggered via Trigger Alert based on the wheel result.

Tips​

  • Avoid circular chains - if Alert A triggers Alert B which triggers Alert A, you'll create an infinite loop. TipLink does not automatically break cycles.
  • The triggered alert's actions execute immediately in line with the current action pipeline - they are not queued or deferred.
  • The target alert can itself contain another Trigger Alert action, allowing you to chain multiple alerts in sequence.
  • If you want the target alert to run after a delay, add a Delay action before the Trigger Alert action.