# Custom Alert Mesage Active or Cleared

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-alert-mesage-active-or-cleared/4535>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 25, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-alert-mesage-active-or-cleared/4535 "2012-05-25T23:52:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-alert-mesage-active-or-cleared/4535/1 "2012-05-25T23:52:12Z")

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How do I add to a custom alert message whether the alert is active or cleard? i have tried the tag path for AlertCurrentState, but that just puts the name of the alert in the email.

Thank you,

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-alert-mesage-active-or-cleared/4535/2 "2012-05-26T00:29:01Z")

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You can use`{ALARM_TYPE}`It is a user friendly alert state message, either “active”, “clear”, or “acknowledged”.