Release notes for Event Notifications

January 2025

Custom Templates for PagerDuty

IBM Event Notifications now supports custom templates for PagerDuty , enabling users to quickly set up and customize the PagerDuty alert notifications , see PagerDuty Notification Template

December 2024

Periodic Timer

IBM Event Notifications now supports periodic timer for event scheduling , see Periodic Timer

20 December 2024

Availability in Tokyo, Osaka and Toronto regions

You can now create an Event Notifications service instance in the Tokyo (jp-tok), Osaka (jp-osa) and Toronto (ca-tor) regions.

13 December 2024

Assigning Access to Topics and Subscriptons

IBM Cloud Event Notifications now allows a user to grant access to topics and subscriptions , see Assigning Access to individual Topics and Subscriptions.

28 November 2024

Enhanced Filtering Criteria

IBM Event Notificationss now supports advanced filtering criteria that can be used to add rules when creating a topic , see Advanced Conditions.

For more information, see Regions and endpoints.

30 September 2024

Support for SMTP Private Endpoint

IBM Event Notifications now supports the ability to send e-mails via SMTP Private Endpoint, see SMTP Private Endpoint.

16 September 2024

Support for templates on Webhook

IBM Event Notifications now supports templates on Webhook, enabling users to quickly set up notifications for different events, see Event Notifications Templates.

30 August 2024

Support direct message for Slack

IBM Event Notifications now supports the ability to send direct messages to Slack, see Slack direct message.

10 July 2024

Support Context-Based restictions for SMTP Interface

IBM Event Notifications now supports the ability to enforce context-based restrictions for the direct connection to SMTP interface, see SMTP interface CBR support.

5 July 2024

Support for acesss IBM Cloud® Event Notifications metrics of custom email domains

IBM Event Notifications now provides access to view the notitfication performance metrics for custom email domains, see Monitoring IBM Cloud® Event Notifications metrics.

22 May 2024

Support for templates on Slack

IBM Event Notifications now supports templates on Slack, enabling users to quickly set up and customize notifications for different events, see Event Notifications Slack Template.

01 May 2024

IBM Cloud Event Notifications SMTP Interface

IBM Event Notificationsnow includes support for SMTP configration and sending emails via connecting to the SMTP interface., see Event Notifications SMTP Interface.

29 Feb 2024

Support for Code Engine Jobs

IBM Event Notifications now includes support for code engine jobs as a destination option., see Code Engine jobs.

Support of additional countries for SMS notification using IBM Cloud SMS service destination

You can now send SMS notifications to countries listed here.

10 Jan 2024

Support for Custom Domain Email Opt-out functionality

IBM Event Notifications offers users a versatile option to deviate from the conventional subscription process by introducing an opt-out capability, see Custom Domain Email Opt-out functionality.

29 Nov 2023

Support for personalised phone numbers via Custom SMS destination

IBM Event Notifications provides support for sending SMS from personalised phone numbers using the new destination, Custom SMS. For more information, see Custom SMS.

16 Nov 2023

Support for IBM OpenPages as an IBM Cloud source

OpenPages simplifies data governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance with its highly scalable, AI-powered, and unified GRC platform. You can now send specific events from OpenPages to Event Notifications and route them to various destinations. To know more about OpenPages, see Enabling event notifications for OpenPages.

01 Nov 2023

Support for tiered pricing for Push Notifications destinations

Pricing for Outbound Push Notifications are now tiered. For more information, see Pricing page

20 October 2023

IBM Cloud Event Notifications is now available in Madrid region

IBM Event Notifications now provides the ability to provision instance in Madrid region.

11 October 2023

Validate connections

IBM Event Notifications now provides the ability to validate the functionality and reliability of your critical connections. With this functionality, you can effortlessly test a destination with a single click. For more information, see Test Destinations.

20 September 2023

Email template personalization

IBM Event Notifications now provides the ability to apply Email templates to emails which are sent using Custom Domain Email destination. You can now create your own Email Templates and use these templates to send emails in a personalised way. For more information, see Personalization in templates.

31 August 2023

Support for Email Templates in Custom Domain Email Destination

IBM Event Notifications now provides the ability to apply Email templates to emails which are sent using Custom Domain Email destination. You can now create your own Email Templates and use these templates to send emails. For more information, see Email Templates.

31 July 2023

New supported IBM Cloud source: watsonx.data

IBM watsonx.data is an open, hybrid, and governed fit-for-purpose data store optimized to scale all data, analytics and AI workloads available as a Event Notifications source under IBM Cloud Sources. For more information, see Enabling event notifications for watsonx.data.

Support for Custom Domain Email Service

IBM Event Notifications provides support for sending emails from custom domain using the new destination, email service with custom domain name. For more information, see Using an IBM Cloud email service with custom domain.

14 June 2023

New destination: Huawei Cloud Push

Huawei Push Destination is now available as a Event Notifications destination. You can send and store notifications to your Huawei Push Destination by using Event Notifications.

25 May 2023

Support for collecting failed events details

Collecting failed events helps you to identify which messages have failed and can take remedial action. For more information, see Collect failed events.

21 Apr 2023

New supported IBM Cloud source: IBM Cloud Projects

IBM Cloud Projects is now available as new supported IBM Cloud source. For more information, see IBM Cloud Projects.

New supported IBM Cloud source: Toolchain

Toolchain is now available as new supported IBM Cloud source. For more information, see Toolchain.

18 Apr 2023

New destination: IBM Cloud Object Storage

IBM Cloud Object Storage is now available as a destination. You can send and store notifications to your IBM Cloud Object Storage destination by using Event Notifications.

24 Mar 2023

New destination: IBM Cloud Code Engine

IBM Cloud Code Engine is now available as a destination. You can Send notifications to your Code Engine destination by using Event Notifications.

Support for context-based restrictions (CBR)

Manage user and service access to your Event Notifications resources by using context-based restrictions, based on defined criteria. For more information, see Managing access with context-based restrictions.

15 Mar 2023

Support to additional countries for SMS notification

You can now send SMS notifications to countries listed here.

24 Jan 2023

New destination: ServiceNow

ServiceNow is now available as a destination. You can send notifications to your ServiceNow destination by using Event Notifications. Send notifications to your ServiceNow destination by using Event Notifications.

New supported IBM Cloud source: App Configuration

App Configuration is now available as new supported IBM Cloud source. For more information, see App Configuration.

30 Nov 2022

Support for high level encryption: BYOK and KYOK

Support for high level encryption using IBM® Key Protect for IBM Cloud® (Bring Your Own Key - BYOK) and Hyper Protect Crypto Services (Keep Your Own Key - KYOK). For more information, see Integrations.

New destination: PagerDuty

PagerDuty is now available as a destination. You can send notifications to your PagerDuty destination by using Event Notifications. Send notifications to your PagerDuty destination by using Event Notifications.

New supported IBM Cloud source: IBM Cloud Resource lifecycle events

IBM Cloud Resource lifecycle events is now available as new supported IBM Cloud source. For more information, see IBM Cloud Resource lifecycle events.

28 Oct 2022

Support for SMS "Opt-in"

You can now control the list of users who are invited to an SMS subscription. You can add phone numbers, delete unsubscribed phone numbers and expired invited phone numbers, resend invite to the invited phone numbers. For more information, see IBM Cloud SMS service.

03 Oct 2022

Support for Email "Opt-in"

You can now control the list of users who are invited to an Email subscription. You can add email addresses, delete unsubscribed email addresses and expired invited email addresses, resend invite to the invited email addresses. For more information, see IBM Cloud Email service.

27 Sep 2022

New supported IBM Cloud source: IBM Cloud Platform Notifications

IBM Cloud Platform Notifications is now available as new supported IBM Cloud source. For more information, see Enabling Event Notifications for the notification distribution list.

29 Aug 2022

New destination: IBM Cloud Functions

IBM Cloud Functions is now available as a destination. You can send notifications to your Cloud Functions instance by using Event Notifications. Send notifications to your Cloud Functions instance by using Event Notifications.

Support for changing a Pre-production destination to Production destination

You can now change a Pre-production destination to Production destination after your development and testing. For more information, see Modify a Pre-production destination to Production destination.

16 Aug 2022

Support for Private endpoints

To ensure that you have enhanced control and security over your data when you use Event Notifications, you have the option of using private routes to IBM Cloud service endpoints. For more information, see Using service endpoints to privately connect to Event Notifications.

31 Jul 2022

New Pre-production destination

You can now use Pre-production destination, as low-cost push destination, for your development and test environments. For more information, see IBM Cloud Push notification service.

Support for SMS opt-out

You can now monitor users who opt out for receiving SMS. For more information, see IBM Cloud Push notification service.

29 Jun 2022

New destination: Microsoft™ Teams

Microsoft Teams is now available as a destination. You can send notifications to your Microsoft Teams by using Event Notifications. Send notifications to your Teams by using IBM Cloud® Event Notifications.

31 May 2022

New destination: Slack

Slack is now available as a destination. You can send notifications to your slack channels by using Event Notifications. Send notifications to your slack channels by using IBM Cloud® Event Notifications.

29 Apr 2022

New destinations: Web Push Notifications for Chrome and Firefox

Push Notifications to Chrome is now available as a destination. Send push notifications from your application to Chrome. For more information, see Create and send push notifications to Chrome web by using IBM Cloud® Event Notifications.

Push Notifications to Firefox is now available as a destination. Send push notifications from your application to Firefox. For more information, see Create and send push notifications to Firefox web by using IBM Cloud® Event Notifications.

25 Mar 2022

Event Notifications is now available in the Frankfurt region.

28 Feb 2022

New destination: Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) for iOS

Push Notifications to iOS (APNs) is now available as a destination. Send push notifications from your application to iOS devices. For more information, see Create and send push notifications to iOS mobile by using IBM Cloud® Event Notifications.

03 Feb 2022

New source: IBM Cloud® Secrets Manager

Integrating Secrets Manager with Event Notifications can help you route lifecycle events for your secrets by using supported channels. For more information, see Enabling event notifications for Secrets Manager.

31 Jan 2022

New destination: Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) push notifications for Android

Push Notifications for Android devices (FCM) is now available as a destination. Send push notifications from your application to Android devices. For more information, see Create and send push notifications to Android mobile using IBM Cloud® Event Notifications.

14 Dec 2021

New source: IBM Cloud® Security and Compliance Center

Integrating Security and Compliance Center with Event Notifications can help you route security events by the supported channels. For more information, see Enabling event notifications for Security and Compliance Center.

28 Oct 2021

Introducing Event Notifications

Event Notifications is Generally Available. IBM Cloud Monitoring as a source is supported to route events to communication channels like email, SMS, and webhooks.