In the Aqua, a scan alert is a notification sent to an integration notifying of a specific result for a specific plugin. For example, you can receive an alert if the plugin "Root Account In Use" enters a warn or fail state.


An Integration must be created before creating a Scan Alert. See Third-Party Integrations to learn more.

Configure Scan Alerts


Step 1: Navigate to the Alerts page.

Step 2: Ensure you are on the Scans tab.

Step 3: Select Create Alert.

Step 4: Configure the Alert settings

  • Select the cloud provider you want to create an alert for.
  • Select the cloud accounts to include.
  • Select the plugins that will trigger the alert.
  • Select the Integrations you want the alert to be sent to.

Step 5: Select Create Alerts.