I need a simple service to send push notifications programmatically to my own phone. I don't want to make an entire app, but I am okay with (and know it will likely involve) downloading one. I don't want to use email or SMS. I want something like PagerDuty, but for myself. I want to send an API request and have my phone alert me the next second. Is there such a service?
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#2You can try notin (I think it's for Android only).
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#3Pushover
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#4Create a Telegram channel and send message to this channel through Bot API. I tried this and it's free, flexible and reliable.
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#5A Slackbot maybe?
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#6Why not email? I just call the SES API and I’m immediately notified.
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#7Pushover
I second this. Been using it for years, easy and reliable.
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#8I've had good usage with gotify, though I believe it is Android only.
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#9Pushover
Wow, this looks like the perfect answer to the OP’s question.
It’s a $5 app, one time purchase, with a simple HTTP API to send notifications. Looks super useful.
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#10While we're on the subject - can anyone provide examples on what purpose you're using notifications for privately?