Ask HN: Good tool to send personal notifications?

9 pointsmichaelwm4y ago13 comments

I need a simple service to send push notifications programmatically to my own phone. I don't want to make an entire app, but I am okay with (and know it will likely involve) downloading one. I don't want to use email or SMS. I want something like PagerDuty, but for myself. I want to send an API request and have my phone alert me the next second. Is there such a service?

13 comments

3do4y ago

Create a Telegram channel and send message to this channel through Bot API. I tried this and it's free, flexible and reliable.

See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/33862907

jdillaaa4y ago

Matrix server/Element mobile app if you want something that you can host yourself / privacy is a concern. The Synapse Matrix server doesn’t send your message content to any Apple/Matrix.org server, it just tells your phone to download the message from your self-hosted instance.

Little more complicated to get setup and maintaining it though (not just a `curl` call )

PenguinCoder4y ago

I've had good usage with gotify, though I believe it is Android only.

https://gotify.net/

mikecoles4y ago

Gotify has been working well for me.

Uses: Home automation through code red, someone swipes their card at the reader at the door of a building, pages.

PenguinCoder4y ago

Haven't hooked it up to a badge reader yet. Main use currently is as a garage door alert, have some custom code hooked up to a sensor that alerts on gotify. Just don't want to leave the door open :P Other uses are minor, but like some chat notifications (rocket chat stuff), or major alerts for some of my homelab. Always looking for more uses!

hlesesne4y ago

Pushover

Arcsech4y ago

Wow, this looks like the perfect answer to the OP’s question.

It’s a $5 app, one time purchase, with a simple HTTP API to send notifications. Looks super useful.

https://pushover.net/

michaelwmOP4y ago

Thank you, I started using this yesterday and it works great! Perfectly fits my requirements.

luckman2124y ago

I second this. Been using it for years, easy and reliable.

97-109-1074y ago

While we're on the subject - can anyone provide examples on what purpose you're using notifications for privately?

throwaway5378464y ago

Why not email? I just call the SES API and I’m immediately notified.

mirza_rizvi4y ago

You can try notin (I think it's for Android only).

cpach4y ago

A Slackbot maybe?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

13 comments

3do4y ago

Create a Telegram channel and send message to this channel through Bot API. I tried this and it's free, flexible and reliable.

See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/33862907

jdillaaa4y ago

Little more complicated to get setup and maintaining it though (not just a `curl` call )

PenguinCoder4y ago

I've had good usage with gotify, though I believe it is Android only.

https://gotify.net/

mikecoles4y ago

Gotify has been working well for me.

Uses: Home automation through code red, someone swipes their card at the reader at the door of a building, pages.

PenguinCoder4y ago

hlesesne4y ago

Pushover

Arcsech4y ago

Wow, this looks like the perfect answer to the OP’s question.

It’s a $5 app, one time purchase, with a simple HTTP API to send notifications. Looks super useful.

https://pushover.net/

michaelwmOP4y ago

Thank you, I started using this yesterday and it works great! Perfectly fits my requirements.

luckman2124y ago

I second this. Been using it for years, easy and reliable.

97-109-1074y ago

While we're on the subject - can anyone provide examples on what purpose you're using notifications for privately?

throwaway5378464y ago

Why not email? I just call the SES API and I’m immediately notified.

mirza_rizvi4y ago

You can try notin (I think it's for Android only).

cpach4y ago

A Slackbot maybe?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse