# Template Variables in Grafana managed alert **URL:** \ **Category:** Alerting\ **Tags:** templating, alerting\ **Created:** [October 12, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-in-grafana-managed-alert/54622 "2021-10-12T10:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frankbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@frankbo](https://community.grafana.com/u/frankbo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-in-grafana-managed-alert/54622/1 "2021-10-12T10:58:48Z")
Hi, I am new to Grafana and I am trying Grafana managed alerts right now. I have halfway understood the setup of the alerts, but now I want to customize the text in the emails. For this I want to use Template Variables, but all the instructions I found I either didn’t understand or it just doesn’t work. - What Grafana version and what operating system are you using? Grafana Version 8.0.6 / Ubuntu (latest Version, only for my personal test environment) - **What** are you trying to achieve? I would like to enrich Grafana managed alerts with content from template variables. - **How** are you trying to achieve it? I created a simple alert rule (grafana managed alert): A - query: node\_cpu\_seconds\_total{mode=“system”,cpu=“0”} B - expression: Reduce / Max / A C - Expression: Math / $B \> 2140 Alert details: Summary {{ $labels.mode }} {{ $labels.job }} {{ $values.A }} {{ $values.B }} {{ $values.C }} {{ $values.A.value }} {{ $labels.A.cpu }} {{ $labels.A.mode }} {{ $values.B.value }} {{ $labels.B.cpu }} {{ $labels.B.mode }} Custom Labels mymode = {{ $labels.mode }} myjob = {{ $labels.job }} mybvalue = {{ $values.B }} mybvaluevalue = {{ $values.B.value }} - What happened? Only the two variables mymode and myjob are resolved correctly and are displayed in the alarm under labels. All other values appear only as strings. - What did you **expect** to happen? All variables should be resolved, especially in the summary. - Can you copy/paste the configuration(s) that you are having problems with? see above - Did you receive any errors in the Grafana UI or in related logs? If so, please tell us **exactly** what they were. no. No errors. - Did you follow any online instructions? If so, what is the URL? [Create Grafana managed alert rule | Grafana documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/unified-alerting/alerting-rules/create-grafana-managed-rule/) Alarm email content: Firing: 1 alertname Firing Alert Prom 02 summary: {{ $labels.mode }} {{ $labels.job }} {{ $values.A }} {{ $values.B }} {{ $values.C }} {{ $values.A.value }} {{ $labels.A.cpu }} {{ $labels.A.mode }} {{ $values.B.value }} {{ $labels.B.cpu }} {{ $labels.B.mode }} Labels: ``` alertname: Alert Prom 02 cpu: 0 instance: xyz.abc.de:9100 job: node_exporter mode: system mybvalue: {{ $values.B }} mybvaluevalue: {{ $values.B.value }} myjob: node_exporter mymode: system ``` Can someone explain to me exactly how the syntax must be or explain to me what I am misunderstanding or doing wrong? Are there any further instructions for Grafana managed alerts and template variables? ---
**Author:** ![ehuggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a6a055/32.png) [@ehuggins](https://community.grafana.com/u/ehuggins)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-in-grafana-managed-alert/54622/2 "2021-10-12T15:32:26Z")
I have a very similar question: - What Grafana version and what operating system are you using? Grafana Version 8.2.0 Grafana Pro Online; New Alerting System Enabled - **What** are you trying to achieve? I would like to enrich Grafana managed alerts with content from labels using Alert Templates - **How** are you trying to achieve it? I created a simple alert rule (grafana managed alert): - **Alert Source:** Grafana - **Email Template:** {{ define “rrzTestMessageAlertWithData” }} Labels: {{ range .Labels.SortedPairs }} {{ .Name }}: {{ .Value }} {{ end }} {{ if gt (len .Alerts.Firing) 0 }} {{ len .Alerts.Firing }} firing: {{ range .Alerts.Firing }} {{ template “alert” .}} {{ end }} {{ end }} Annotations: {{ if gt (len .Annotations) 0 }} Annotations: {{ range .Annotations.SortedPairs }} {{ .Name }}: {{ .Value }} {{ end }} {{ end }} {{ if gt (len .Alerts.Resolved) 0 }} {{ len .Alerts.Resolved }} resolved: {{ range .Alerts.Resolved }} {{ template “alert” .}} {{ end }} {{ end }} {{ end }} - **Data Source:** Azure Logs/LogAnalytics - **Example Labels** - **Q: How do I properly reference the label data: FaultingApplicationPath in the AlertTemplate?** ---
**Author:** ![xmicky24git](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a4c791/32.png) [@xmicky24git](https://community.grafana.com/u/xmicky24git)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-in-grafana-managed-alert/54622/3 "2021-12-13T16:36:30Z")
I have the same problem. Only {{ $labels.alertname }} and {{ $labels.datasource\_uid }} are resolved. ---
**Author:** ![raveenabeywickrama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@raveenabeywickrama](https://community.grafana.com/u/raveenabeywickrama)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-in-grafana-managed-alert/54622/4 "2022-09-27T09:03:29Z")
Did you find a solution? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/original/2X/e/ef5308cc58c9e5a13187b5012eb99f406928462f.png) [@system](https://community.grafana.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-in-grafana-managed-alert/54622/5 "2022-10-12T10:58:50Z")
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