Alerts: how to set up follow, sub and donation alerts in OBS

Alerts for every event on your stream

Alerts are the on-stream reactions to what your viewers do. Twir alert boxes react to follows, subscriptions, resubs, gift subs, raids, donations, channel points redemptions, chat commands and keywords.

Each alert can have several variations with conditions, for example a different sound and image for big donations, a specific reward or a certain command. Every variation has its own design, text, sound and text-to-speech voice, and you can test it with one click before going live.

Donations come from DonationAlerts, Streamlabs, DonatePay and Donatex, and amounts are converted to your channel currency automatically.

How to set up alerts

1. 1

   Create an alert box

   Log in to Twir and open Alerts in the dashboard to create a new alert box.

2. 2

   Add events and variations

   Choose the events, then set up the sound, image, text and voice for each variation.

3. 3

   Add the alert box to OBS

   Copy the alert box link, add it as a Browser source in OBS and send a test alert.

Features and settings

All key events

Follows, subs, resubs, gift subs, raids, donations, channel points, commands and keywords.

Variations with conditions

Show a different alert for a donation amount, a specific reward or command, with a fallback for everything else.

Sound, image and TTS

Use built-in sounds and designs or upload your own, and read alert messages aloud with a chosen voice.

Donation services

DonationAlerts, Streamlabs, DonatePay and Donatex, with automatic currency conversion.

Test before going live

Preview each variation and send a test alert to OBS to check timing and layout.

Chat alerts too

In addition to on-screen alerts, the bot can thank followers, subscribers and raiders right in chat.

Frequently asked questions

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