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Creating a new template

Before we dive into creating a template, we must first realize what kind of data structures are sent to the notification templates. The following table depicts the available variables that can be used:

Variable	Description
`Alerts`	A list of Alert structures, each one with its own Status, Labels, Annotations, StartsAt, EndsAt, and GeneratorURL
`CommonAnnotations`	The annotations that are common to all alerts
`CommonLabels`	The labels that are common to all alerts
`ExternalURL`	The URL for the Alertmanager that sent the alert
`GroupLabels`	The labels that are used in the grouping of alerts
`receiver`	The receiver that will handle the notification
`status`	This will be firing as long ...

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