[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../../index.md) > [Monium](../../index.md) > Alerts > Step-by-step guides > Creating a notification channel with a recipient

# Creating a notification channel with recipients

1. On the [Monium](https://monium.yandex.cloud) home page, select **Notification methods** on the left.
1. At the top right, click **Create** → **Notification channel**.
1. Specify the channel settings:
    * **Name**: Name the channel.
    * **ID**: Set a unique channel ID.
    * Select the alert severity levels for notifications.
    * **Method**: Specify the notification method.
    * **Recipients**: List notification recipients.

        {% note info %}

        To get notifications, the user must:
        
        * Have the [monium.viewer](../../security/index.md#monium-viewer) role for the folder with the alert.
        * In the management console [settings](https://console.yandex.cloud/settings):
            * Enable **Monitoring**.
            * Depending on the notification method, specify an email address, phone number, Telegram or Yandex Messenger account.

        {% endnote %}

        To specify a Telegram account or group:

        1. Add the [@YandexCloudNotify_bot](https://t.me/YandexCloudNotify_bot) Telegram bot:

            * To your contacts to send notifications in private messages.
            * To a group to send notifications to that group.

        1. Run `/start` and copy the authorization code the bot generates in response.
        1. In the management console [settings](https://console.yandex.cloud/settings), click **Telegram** in the **Set up** field.
        1. Paste the authorization code and click **Confirm**.

            When sending notifications via Telegram, alert statuses are additionally [color-coded](../../concepts/alerting/alert.md#alert-statuses).

        To specify [Yandex Messenger](https://360.yandex.ru/business/messenger/):

        1. In the management console [settings](https://console.yandex.cloud/settings), next to **Yandex Messenger**, click **Configure**.
        1. Click **Go to bot**.
        1. Add the **Yandex Cloud Notify** bot:

            * To your contacts to send notifications in private messages.
            * To your chat to send notifications in chats.

        1. Run `/start` and copy the authorization code the bot generates in response.
        1. In the management console settings, paste the authorization code and click **Confirm**.

1. Click **Create**. The channel will appear in the list.