# How to create a alert in topbeat if a particular app is not running **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** metricbeat\ **Created:** [November 15, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-alert-in-topbeat-if-a-particular-app-is-not-running/107695 "2017-11-15T09:12:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoelJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JoelJoy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JoelJoy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-alert-in-topbeat-if-a-particular-app-is-not-running/107695/1 "2017-11-15T09:12:10Z")
is it possible to make a alert if a application is not running ---
**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-alert-in-topbeat-if-a-particular-app-is-not-running/107695/2 "2017-11-16T02:49:56Z")
You could use an `exists` query for a field that exists in the document you are looking for. If the exists query returns 0 results over the last x minutes, you trigger an alert. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-exists-query.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-exists-query.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-alert-in-topbeat-if-a-particular-app-is-not-running/107695/3 "2017-12-14T02:49:58Z")
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