TradingView Alert Message & Webhook JSON Builder

Tick the values you want and get a ready-to-paste TradingView alert message, as webhook JSON or plain text. It checks the JSON, flags misspelled placeholders, and shows what the message will look like when it fires.

How to use your alert message in TradingView

Build the message above and click Copy.
Create an alert in TradingView: press Alt + A (⌥ + A on Mac) or click the alert button, then set the condition.
Paste into the alert’s Message box. TradingView replaces each {{placeholder}} with the live value when the alert fires.
For a webhook, turn on the Webhook URL notification and paste your endpoint address. Then create the alert.

Tip: make a test alert first, for example a price crossing a level that will trigger soon, and check what arrives before relying on it.

TradingView alert placeholders

These are the placeholders (also called variables) TradingView documents for alert messages. Write them exactly as shown, including the double curly brackets.

Placeholder What it becomes

{{ticker}} Symbol ticker, e.g. AAPL or BTCUSD.

{{exchange}} Exchange, e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE or CME. Delayed data adds a suffix such as _DL.

{{close}} {{open}} {{high}} {{low}} {{volume}} Values of the bar that triggered the alert.

{{time}} Open time of that bar, in UTC, e.g. 2019-08-27T09:56:00Z.

{{timenow}} When the alert fired, in the same format, to the nearest second.

{{interval}} Chart timeframe. Price alerts and Range charts always return 1.

{{syminfo.currency}} Currency the symbol is priced in, e.g. USD.

{{syminfo.basecurrency}} Base currency of a pair, e.g. EUR for EURUSD. Other symbols return na.

{{plot_0}} … {{plot_19}} An indicator’s output series, counted from 0. Only the first 20 are available.

{{plot("Name")}} An indicator series by its English name, e.g. {{plot("Volume MA")}}.

{{strategy.order.action}} Strategies only. buy or sell.

{{strategy.order.contracts}} Strategies only. Number of contracts in the order.

{{strategy.order.price}} Strategies only. Price the order filled at.

{{strategy.order.id}} Strategies only. The order’s ID from strategy.entry, strategy.exit or strategy.order.

{{strategy.order.comment}} Strategies only. The order’s comment (the ID if none is set).

{{strategy.order.alert_message}} Strategies only. The alert_message text set in the Pine order call.

{{strategy.market_position}} Strategies only. long, flat or short.

{{strategy.market_position_size}} Strategies only. Size of the current position (absolute).

{{strategy.prev_market_position}} Strategies only. Previous position: long, flat or short.

{{strategy.prev_market_position_size}} Strategies only. Size of the previous position (absolute).

{{strategy.position_size}} Strategies only. Current position size, negative when short.

Placeholder	What it becomes
`{{ticker}}`	Symbol ticker, e.g. AAPL or BTCUSD.
`{{exchange}}`	Exchange, e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE or CME. Delayed data adds a suffix such as _DL.
`{{close}} {{open}} {{high}} {{low}} {{volume}}`	Values of the bar that triggered the alert.
`{{time}}`	Open time of that bar, in UTC, e.g. 2019-08-27T09:56:00Z.
`{{timenow}}`	When the alert fired, in the same format, to the nearest second.
`{{interval}}`	Chart timeframe. Price alerts and Range charts always return 1.
`{{syminfo.currency}}`	Currency the symbol is priced in, e.g. USD.
`{{syminfo.basecurrency}}`	Base currency of a pair, e.g. EUR for EURUSD. Other symbols return na.
`{{plot_0}} … {{plot_19}}`	An indicator’s output series, counted from 0. Only the first 20 are available.
`{{plot("Name")}}`	An indicator series by its English name, e.g. {{plot("Volume MA")}}.
`{{strategy.order.action}}`	Strategies only. buy or sell.
`{{strategy.order.contracts}}`	Strategies only. Number of contracts in the order.
`{{strategy.order.price}}`	Strategies only. Price the order filled at.
`{{strategy.order.id}}`	Strategies only. The order’s ID from strategy.entry, strategy.exit or strategy.order.
`{{strategy.order.comment}}`	Strategies only. The order’s comment (the ID if none is set).
`{{strategy.order.alert_message}}`	Strategies only. The alert_message text set in the Pine order call.
`{{strategy.market_position}}`	Strategies only. long, flat or short.
`{{strategy.market_position_size}}`	Strategies only. Size of the current position (absolute).
`{{strategy.prev_market_position}}`	Strategies only. Previous position: long, flat or short.
`{{strategy.prev_market_position_size}}`	Strategies only. Size of the previous position (absolute).
`{{strategy.position_size}}`	Strategies only. Current position size, negative when short.

Source: TradingView help center, October 2026. Price alerts use 1-minute bars for {{close}}, {{time}} and similar; indicator and drawing alerts use the chart’s timeframe. If an alert uses several indicators, {{plot}} values come from the first one.

How TradingView webhooks work

A webhook sends your alert message to a web address as an HTTP POST request, so another app (a bot, a spreadsheet, a chat channel) can act on it. TradingView documents these rules:

Format: if the message is valid JSON, TradingView sends it with an application/json header. Anything else is sent as text/plain. The checker above tells you which one your message will be.
Ports: only ports 80 and 443 are accepted.
Two-factor authentication must be turned on in your TradingView account to use webhooks.
Timeout: if the receiving server takes more than 3 seconds to respond, the request is cancelled.
IP addresses: requests come from 52.89.214.238, 34.212.75.30, 54.218.53.128 and 52.32.178.7, if your server needs an allowlist. IPv6 isn’t supported.
Delivery isn’t guaranteed. Check the Webhook status column in the alert log if something didn’t arrive.
Never put logins or passwords in the message.

Webhook notifications aren’t available on every plan. See the TradingView plans comparison and check TradingView’s pricing page for your plan.

Alerts from a strategy

Strategy alerts can use the {{strategy.*}} placeholders, which describe the order that just filled: buy or sell, size, price and the new position. Choose Strategy above to add them. They return nothing useful on an ordinary indicator or price alert.

Pine Script authors can also set the text per order with the alert_message parameter of strategy.entry(), strategy.exit() or strategy.order(), then put {{strategy.order.alert_message}} in the alert message. For indicators, placeholders written in an alertcondition() message are pre-filled when you create the alert.

Common alert message mistakes

Broken JSON. A missing quote or comma turns the whole message into plain text, and many receivers then reject it. Paste your message into the box above to check it.
Unquoted numbers. "price": {{close}} is valid JSON only if TradingView fills in a number. Quoting it ("{{close}}") is safer; most receivers convert it.
Misspelled placeholders. {{Ticker}} or {ticker} are sent as written, not replaced. The checker flags placeholders TradingView doesn’t document.
Expecting {{interval}} on a price alert. Simple price alerts always return 1.

Hotkeys for alerts and drawing are on our shortcuts cheat sheet.

ChartWatch is independent and not affiliated with TradingView. This tool runs entirely in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere. Placeholder and webhook details come from TradingView’s help center and may change.

FAQ

What placeholders can I use in TradingView alerts?

TradingView documents {{ticker}}, {{exchange}}, {{close}}, {{open}}, {{high}}, {{low}}, {{volume}}, {{time}}, {{timenow}}, {{interval}}, {{syminfo.currency}}, {{syminfo.basecurrency}}, {{plot_0}} to {{plot_19}}, {{plot("Name")}}, and for strategies a set of {{strategy.*}} placeholders such as {{strategy.order.action}}.

How do I send a TradingView alert as JSON?

Write the alert message as valid JSON, for example {"ticker": "{{ticker}}", "price": "{{close}}"}. If the message is valid JSON, TradingView sends the webhook with an application/json header; otherwise it is sent as text/plain.

Why is my TradingView webhook sent as text/plain?

Because the message isn't valid JSON. A missing quote, comma or bracket is enough. Paste it into the ChartWatch Alert Message Builder to find the problem.

What time zone is {{time}} in TradingView alerts?

UTC. {{time}} is the open time of the bar that triggered the alert, and {{timenow}} is the time the alert fired, both in a format like 2019-08-27T09:56:00Z.

Why does {{interval}} return 1?

Simple price alerts and Range chart alerts always return 1. {{interval}} works as expected on indicator and drawing alerts.

Do TradingView webhooks need two-factor authentication?

Yes. TradingView only allows webhook alerts when two-factor authentication is turned on for your account.

Which ports do TradingView webhooks support?

Only ports 80 and 443. TradingView rejects webhook URLs on other ports.

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