---
title: Conditions
id: conditions
date: 2023-07-17
full_link: /docs/rules/basic-elements/#conditions
short_description: >
  Criteria to trigger an alert.
aka:
tags:
- fundamental
---
Criteria to trigger an alert.

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A key part of a {{< glossary_tooltip text="rule" term_id="rules" >}} is the condition field. A condition is a Boolean predicate expressed using the condition syntax. It is possible to express conditions on all supported events using their respective supported {{< glossary_tooltip text="fields" term_id="fields" >}}.
