# Google Chat for Alert Notifications
The following steps will configure a ThousandEyes custom webhook to send alert notifications to a Google Chat space.
1. Open Google Chat and select an existing space or, to create a new space under the **Spaces** section, click the **+** and **Create a Space** as shown in the screenshot below.
If you already have a Google Chat space you want to use to create the webhook, you can skip to step 3 - the **Apps & Integrations** step.
2. Give your space a name (this example uses "ThousandEyes Custom Webhook Test") and click **Create**.
3. Use the pull down arrow next to the space and click **Apps & Integrations**.
4. Click the **Manage webhooks** button to create the webhook.
5. Provide a name for the incoming webhook (this example is named ThousandEyes Webhook) and optionally add an avatar (for example, the ThousandEyes logo), then click **Save.**
6. **Important:** Copy the resulting webhook URL which includes the key and token information. This will be required for **step 11** for ThousandEyes to send alert notifications into the Google Chat space.
7. Click the **X** to close.
8. Log in to your ThousandEyes account and navigate to **Manage > Integrations**.
9. Click **+ New Integration**.
10. In the side panel that opens, click **Custom Webhook**.
11. Fill in the following fields:
* **Name**: This is the name that will be assigned to the [alert notification](https://docs.thousandeyes.com/product-documentation/alerts/standard-notification-methods/classic-webhooks-for-alert-notifs#configuring-webhook-notifications).
* **URL**: The URL of the Google Chat webhook (the URL you copied in step 6) where the alerts will be sent.
{% hint style="info" %}
You can break the key and token out in JSON format and add them to the URL query parameters section instead of using the long URL.
{% endhint %}
* **Body**: The instructions for the webhook. **Note**: The code below is an example only. You can update it to meet your requirements.
```json
{
{{#unless alert.timeCleared }}
"cards": [
{
"header": {
"title": "Thousand Eyes Alert",
"subtitle": "{{alert.rule.name}}",
"imageUrl":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/307302?s=200&v=4"
},
"sections": [
{
"widgets": [
{
"keyValue": {
"topLabel":"{{#each alert.details}}
{{metricsAtStart}}{{#unless @last}}, {{/unless}}
{{/each}}" ,
"content": "{{alert.test.name}}
",
"contentMultiline": "false",
"bottomLabel":"Severity Level: {{alert.severity.display}}",
"icon": "EMAIL"
}
}]
},
{
"widgets": [
{
"buttons": [
{
"textButton": {
"text": "Show This Test",
"onClick": {
"openLink": {
"url": "https://app.thousandeyes.com/network-app-synthetics/views/?testId={{alert.test.id}}"
}
}
}
},
{
"textButton": {
"text": "Show All Active Alerts",
"onClick": {
"openLink": {
"url": "https://app.thousandeyes.com/alerts/list/active"
}
}
}
}]
}]
}]
}],
{{/unless}}
}
```
A completed webhook page should look like the below screenshot.
12. Click **Test** to verify that the webhook is working. You will receive the message shown below with **OK (200)** if it is working.
13. Verify the Google Chat space received the test message. It should look like the below screenshot.
14. Click **Save**.
15. Apply the webhook to your existing alert rules using the resulting **Manage Alert Rules** side panel.
For more information on configuring webhooks, see [Custom Webhooks](https://docs.thousandeyes.com/product-documentation/integration-guides/custom-webhooks).