Website Monitoring Alerts for Google Chat
Bring website monitoring into your Google Workspace conversations. When Site Detection detects that your site is down, it posts an alert into a Google Chat space, and posts a recovery notification when the site is back. Setup uses a Google Chat incoming webhook and a paste into Site Detection.
Downtime + recovery alerts • Per-channel On/Off • Test button included
Set Up Google Chat Downtime Alerts
Six steps connect Site Detection to Google Chat. You create an incoming webhook in a Google Chat space, then add a Google Chat channel in Site Detection and paste the URL.
Create a Google Chat incoming webhook
Open the Google Chat space where alerts should appear, then add an incoming webhook and give it a name like "Site Detection".
Copy the webhook URL
Google Chat generates a webhook URL for that space. Copy it — this is what Site Detection uses to post alerts.
Open Alerts in Site Detection
In Site Detection, go to Alerts and add a new channel of type Google Chat.
Paste the webhook URL
Paste the Google Chat webhook URL into the channel and save it. This tells Site Detection where to send alerts.
Send a test
Use the test button to send a sample alert and confirm it appears in the Google Chat space you chose.
Choose which monitors it covers
Assign the Google Chat channel to the monitors that should use it. Each monitor can use several channels at once.
What a Google Chat Alert Looks Like
When downtime is detected and confirmed, Site Detection posts a message like this into your space.
example.com is unreachable.
Monitor: Marketing site · Detected after multiple failed checks.
example.com is reachable again.
Monitor: Marketing site · Recovery notification.
Because Site Detection confirms downtime with multiple checks before alerting, a Google Chat message means the site was genuinely unreachable — not just a single momentary blip.
Google Chat, Slack, and Teams
Google Chat is one of several chat channels. Use whichever your team lives in — or several at once.
See every option on the integrations hub, or set up Slack alerts and Microsoft Teams alerts alongside Google Chat. Read how our website downtime monitoring confirms an outage before it alerts you. Each monitor can use email, Google Chat, and more at the same time.
Put Downtime Alerts in Google Chat
Start monitoring your website and get downtime and recovery alerts posted straight into your Google Chat space.
Start Monitoring Your WebsiteFrequently Asked Questions
How do I get website down alerts in Google Chat?
In a Google Chat space, create an incoming webhook and copy its URL, then open Alerts in Site Detection, add a Google Chat channel, and paste the URL. Send a test to confirm delivery and choose which monitors use it. When downtime is detected, the alert is posted into that Google Chat space.
How fast do Google Chat alerts arrive?
Site Detection posts a Google Chat alert when downtime is detected and confirmed with multiple checks, not on a single failed check. This avoids false alarms from a momentary blip while still notifying your space when the site is genuinely unreachable.
Will I get a Google Chat message when the site comes back up?
Yes. Along with the downtime alert, Site Detection posts a recovery notification to the same Google Chat space when the site is reachable again, so your team sees both the start and the end of an incident.
Can I turn the Google Chat channel off or test it?
Yes. The Google Chat channel has its own On/Off switch and a test button in Site Detection. Use the test button to send a sample message and confirm delivery, and toggle the channel off at any time without deleting its settings.