--- title: Channels description: How Trigv channels work — slugs, routing, subscriptions, and dashboard management. --- # Channels Channels organize alerts — send to `billing`, `ci`, or `general` and only people subscribed to that channel get the push. ## How it works
  1. You pick a channel when sending an alert (in Zapier, the dashboard, or the API).
  2. Trigv delivers to devices subscribed to that channel in the mobile app.
  3. Your API key controls who can send; the channel controls who receives.
## Step 1 — See your channels in the dashboard
  1. Sign in at app.trigv.com.
  2. Click Channels in the sidebar.
  3. Every workspace starts with a general channel.
## Step 2 — Create a channel (optional)
  1. On the Channels page, click Create channel.
  2. Enter a name — e.g. Deploys or Sales.
  3. Trigv generates a slug (e.g. deploys) — use this slug when sending alerts.
## Step 3 — Subscribe on your phone
  1. Open the Trigv app.
  2. Go to channel settings (or subscriptions).
  3. Turn on the channels you want alerts for.
  4. If you're not subscribed to a channel, events still ingest but target_device_count may be zero.
## Using channels in integrations Include the slug in your alert payload: ``` { "channel": "billing", "title": "New subscription", "level": "success" } ``` ## Good to know - Channel slugs are not secret — protect access with your API key. - Use different channels to separate CI, sales, and personal automations. - You can mute a channel in the app — alerts still sync to your feed silently without deleting the channel.