SharePoint alerts retired — SP Notify is your alternative

Native alerts retired.
Your notifications continue.

SP Notify – notification setup
Migration

Migrate in Minutes

Transition from retired SharePoint alerts without disruption — configure notification rules directly within the familiar SharePoint interface.

  • Wizard-driven setup replaces native alerts
  • Per-list and per-library scope
  • No SharePoint admin rights required
SP Notify – channel selection
Channels

Multi-Channel Delivery

Route alerts to Email, SMS, or Microsoft Teams — per recipient, per event type.

  • Email via Exchange / SMTP
  • SMS through Azure Communication Services
  • Teams Adaptive Cards via Bot Connector
SP Notify – alert rules
Rules

Precise Alert Rules

Define exactly who gets notified based on list changes, field values, and user roles.

  • Field-level change detection
  • Condition filters with AND / OR logic
  • Role-based recipient targeting
SP Notify – Teams integration
Teams

Teams Integration

Adaptive Cards posted to any Teams channel or group — channel selected at alert creation time via Graph API.

  • Actionable Adaptive Card layout
  • Deep-link back to SharePoint item
  • Supports private and standard channels
SP Notify – email templates
Email

Rich Email Templates

HTML notifications with customisable subject lines and dynamic SharePoint field injection.

  • Branded header and footer
  • Dynamic {{field}} token substitution
  • Plain-text fallback included
SP Notify – admin dashboard
Admin

Admin Dashboard

Monitor delivery logs, retry failures, and audit the full notification history in real time.

  • Per-alert delivery status tracking
  • Automatic retry on transient failures
  • Exportable audit log (CSV / JSON)
SP Notify – webhook pipeline
Pipeline

Webhook Pipeline

SharePoint webhooks captured and queued instantly — processed on a 5-minute Azure Function schedule with zero polling.

  • Sub-5-minute end-to-end delivery
  • Azure Storage Queue as event buffer
  • Idempotent processing prevents duplicates
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Microsoft has retired the native SharePoint alert feature. SP Notify is the purpose-built replacement — delivering notifications to Email, SMS, and Microsoft Teams with full control over who gets notified, when, and why.

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Delivery channels
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Max notification delay
Tenants supported
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REST API endpoints

Everything you need

Microsoft retired native SharePoint alerts. SP Notify fills that gap — built on Azure Functions and SharePoint webhooks, giving your team full control over delivery channels, recipients, and timing.

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Webhook-driven

SharePoint sends a webhook POST on every list change. Events are queued immediately and processed on a 5-minute schedule.

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Multi-channel delivery

Email via Microsoft Graph, SMS via HTTP provider, Teams via Bot Connector — all configurable per alert, per user.

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Multi-tenant

A single backend deployment serves unlimited SharePoint tenants. Full credential and data isolation per tenant.

Flexible scheduling

Immediate notifications, daily digests, or weekly summaries. Users choose their preferred cadence per alert.

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Precise filtering

Filter by who changed (anyone, someone else, specific author) and what changed (added, updated, removed, or all).

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Delivery logs

Every notification is logged with channel, recipients, item count, and timestamp. Full HTML email body viewable inline.

Reach people where they are

Three outbound channels, each configured independently per tenant with no code changes required.

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Email

Rich HTML summaries sent via Microsoft Graph sendMail. Recipient display names resolved automatically. Requires a licensed Exchange mailbox as sender.

Graph API · POST /v1.0/users/{sender}/sendMail
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SMS

Plain-text messages via any HTTP-based SMS gateway. Optionally appends a direct link to the changed SharePoint item. Provider-agnostic.

HTTP · configurable per tenant
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Microsoft Teams

Adaptive Cards posted to any Teams channel or team via Bot Connector. Team and channel selected by the user at alert creation time via Graph.

Bot Connector · Adaptive Card

Ready to replace retired SharePoint alerts?

Read the full architecture documentation or get in touch with our team to start your migration from retired SharePoint alerts.