# Social alerts

> Post in your server when a YouTube video, a Twitch or Kick stream, a Bluesky post, a podcast episode or a blog post goes live.

Social alerts follow creators and feeds for you. When something new appears, the bot posts it in the channel you pick.

No code is needed. Open **Social Alerts** on the dashboard.

> **Premium:** Social alerts are part of Premium. **Starter** gets 3 alerts, **Basic** 5 and **Advanced** 10. Without a plan the page shows **Upgrade to unlock**.

## What you can follow

| Platform | Follow | Posts when |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | A channel name, @handle or link | New videos, Shorts and live streams |
| Twitch | A streamer name or twitch.tv link | A stream goes live |
| Kick | A kick.com link or name | A stream goes live |
| Bluesky | A name or @name.bsky.social | The account posts |
| Podcast | A show name, Apple Podcasts link or feed URL | A new episode comes out |
| RSS feed | A feed URL | Any blog, news site or Steam news posts |

## Add an alert

1. Open **Social Alerts**. Under **Pick where to follow**, click a platform.
2. Under **Follow**, type the name or link. Pick the right match from the list.
3. Under **Post to**, pick the **Channel**.
4. Pick who to **Ping**: **Nobody**, **@everyone**, or a role.
5. Change the **Message** if you like. See below.
6. Click **Send test** to see a sample post in your channel.
7. Click **Add alert**.

The alert now shows under **Your alerts**.

## Change the message

Each alert has three parts. The preview next to the settings shows the result as you type.

**Message** is the text above the card. Click a name under **Insert** to add a placeholder. The bot fills it in for each post:

| Placeholder | Becomes |
|---|---|
| `{name}` | The channel, streamer, account, show or feed name |
| `{title}` | The video, stream, post or episode title |
| `{url}` | The link |
| `{type}` | YouTube only: video, Short or live |
| `{game}` | Twitch and Kick only: the stream category |
| `{mention}` | The ping you picked |

For example, the default YouTube text is:

```text
{mention} **{name}** posted a new {type}!
```

**Card** is the embed under the text. Set its **Title**, **Description**, **Colour**, **Picture** and **Footer**. Turn on **Show who posted** and **Show the time** if you want them.

**Button** adds a link button under the message, like **Watch** or **Read**. Change its text, or turn it off.

## Only some posts

Open **Only some posts** to filter by words in the title:

- **Only when the title has one of**: for example `update, patch, devlog`.
- **Skip when the title has any of**: for example `sponsored, ad`.

YouTube alerts can also **Skip Shorts**.

## Pause or remove an alert

Each alert under **Your alerts** has a switch. Turn it off to pause the alert, and back on to resume it.

To delete an alert, use its remove button. The bot stops posting for it. Posts already sent stay in the channel.

> **Tip:** The bot needs **View Channel**, **Send Messages** and **Embed Links** in the channel you post to. To ping a role, the role must be mentionable, or the bot needs **Mention @everyone, @here, and All Roles**.

## Learn more

- [Welcome message](https://ccbot.app/docs/guides/welcome-message) is another feature that works with no code.
- [Auto moderation](https://ccbot.app/docs/guides/auto-moderation) keeps scam links and spam out of your server.