# How to Setup Frequency on Alerts/Watcher?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-frequency-on-alerts-watcher/199411>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [September 13, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-frequency-on-alerts-watcher/199411 "2019-09-13T10:26:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![sonal\_singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sonal_singh/32/54146_2.png) [@sonal\_singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sonal_singh)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-frequency-on-alerts-watcher/199411/1 "2019-09-13T10:26:42Z")

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Here is a scenario:

I have setup a watcher which runs every hour searching a "keyword", and if the occurrence of this keyword is more than "100" then it sends an alert.

Now it could be possible I am receiving it every hour, but I want to set up its frequency. So after 1st alert, next alert should come after 12 hours. given that watcher still runs every hour.

Is it possible in watcher to override "Action" for a particular duration?

Please help. Thank You

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-frequency-on-alerts-watcher/199411/2 "2019-09-13T11:30:59Z")

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Seems like you want to setup throttling for a watch. You can read more about it here:  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/current/how-watcher-works.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/current/how-watcher-works.html)  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/current/actions.html#actions-ack-throttle](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/current/actions.html#actions-ack-throttle)

As for more complicated trigger patterns, check this for documentation (including cron-like schedules too):  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/current/trigger-schedule.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/current/trigger-schedule.html)

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**Author:** ![sonal\_singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sonal_singh/32/54146_2.png) [@sonal\_singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sonal_singh)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-frequency-on-alerts-watcher/199411/3 "2019-09-13T11:34:59Z")

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Thanks a lot @Marius_Dragomir. You have hit the bulls eye. 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-frequency-on-alerts-watcher/199411/4 "2019-10-11T11:35:03Z")

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