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# WhatsApp

You can receive alerts for:

* New incidents
* Acknowledge timeout
* On-call shift start
* On-call shift end

<figure><img src="/files/pPdnfeZrVVSD0nDdk1iX" alt="WhatsApp alerts from Spike"><figcaption><p>WhatsApp alerts from Spike.</p></figcaption></figure>

## How to set up

WhatsApp is enabled by default for all phone numbers. Add it to your escalation policies or configure on-call notifications in [On-call settings](https://app.spike.sh/settings/personal-on-call).

<figure><img src="/files/HehibaoJhvqqE7lDsNdz" alt="WhatsApp in an escalation policy"><figcaption><p>Adding WhatsApp to an escalation policy.</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %}
To acknowledge or resolve an incident, reply to the Spike WhatsApp bot with `ack test-123` or `res test-123`, where `test-123` is the incident ID.
{% endhint %}

If you prefer a different messaging bot, Spike also has a Telegram integration:

{% content-ref url="/pages/Gb7bmAayc9oQ7nvFiRBf" %}
[Telegram](/alerts/telegram.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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