---
title: Rules
id: rules
date: 2023-07-17
full_link: /docs/rules/basic-elements/#rules
short_description: >
  Rules are conditions under which an alert should be generated.
aka:
tags:
- fundamental
---
Rules are conditions under which an {{< glossary_tooltip text="alert" term_id="alerts" >}} should be generated.

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A rule is accompanied by a descriptive output string that is sent with the {{< glossary_tooltip text="alert" term_id="alerts" >}}.