Hi everyone,
We at Pingdom are pleased to announce that it’s now possible for you to get Pingdom alerts via Twitter.
We have made it very easy for you:
- Add your Twitter username to your contact(s).
- Select “Twitter” as notification method when editing/adding a site for monitoring.
Now you have one more way – in addition to email and SMS – to get alerted by Pingdom when your websites or servers go down.
Pingdom has actually had Twitter as a customer for a long time, and using their service to add even more value to ours (and to you!) was the next logical step for us.

Setting up Pingdom Twitter alerts
If you add or edit a contact in the Pingdom control panel you will now notice that we have added an additional section where you can enter your Twitter username.

You can get Twitter alerts in two ways:
- Status messages (public) sent to @yourtwitteruser, or
- Direct messages (hidden) sent to @yourtwitteruser
Pingdom alerts will be sent from a special Twitter user, @pingdomalert, which you’ll need to follow if you want to be able to receive direct messages (DM).
(Pingdom’s regular Pingdom account remains @pingdom, but isn’t used for alerts.)
Now that you have added your Twitter username, you can activate Twitter alerts for a site or server you’re monitoring. To do so, just edit the notification part of the settings for a check and make sure to select “Twitter”.

That’s it!
This is a totally free addition to the Pingdom service, so use it as much as you like! And yes, it’s also available to the free Pingdom accounts.
Bonus tip: In many regions Twitter sends out SMS messages for free, such as in the United States, Canada, some mobile providers in the United Kingdom, etc. You can use this to get free SMS alerts via Twitter.
We hope you will find this useful. If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to contact us at support@pingdom.com.
Best regards,
The Pingdom Team
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