Email Event Forwarder enables you to forward event notifications to email addresses based on your configuration. These include notifications about Items, Auth Methods, Targets, and Gateways, which can be configured to be sent immediately or every 1 to 24 hours.

Create an Email Event Forwarder using the CLI

To set up a Email Event Forwarder, use the following command:

akeyless event-forwarder create email \
--name MyForwarder \
--email-to <comma seperated email addresses> \
--gateway-url <'https://<Your-Akeyless-GW-URL:8000>'> \
--items-event-source-locations </MySecrets/*> \
--targets-event-source-locations </MyTargets/*> \
--event-types <event type>
--runner-type[=immediate] <immediate / periodic> \
--every <1-24 hours>

The main parameters for the command are as follows:

• name: Event Forwarder name

• gateway-url: Akeyless Gateway Configuration Manager URL (port 8000).

• items-event-source-locations: Items event sources to forward events about, for example: /MySecrets/*

• targets-event-source-locations Targets event sources to forward events about, for example: /MyTargets/*

• auth-methods-event-source-locations Auth Methods event sources to forward events about, for example: /API-Keys/*

• gateways-event-source-locations: Gateways event sources to forward events about, for example, the relevant Gateways cluster URL: https://<Your-Akeyless-GW-URL:8000

• event-types: A comma-separated list of types of events to notify about, view the full list of the available events

• email-to: A comma-separated list of email addresses to send events to

• runner-type[=immediate]: Event Forwarder runner type [immediate, periodic]

• every: Rate of periodic runner repetition in hours

You can find the complete list of parameters for this command in the CLI Reference - Email Event forwarder

Create an Email Event Forwarder using the Console

1. Log in to the Akeyless Console and open the Event Center, select Manage Forwarders. If this is your first Forwarder, it appears as Add Forwarder, click it and choose: Email

2. Fill in the following fields:

• Name: The Email event forwarder name.

• Recipient Email Addresses: A comma-separated list of email addresses to send events to

• Gateway: Choose an existing Gateway from the drop-down list to select the relevant Gateway

• Override Event Link URL: Check to override Akeyless default URL with your Gateway URL (Port 18888)

• Choose either to:

  • Forward Events Immediately: Forward events as soon as the event occurs

  • Forward Events Every: choose when to forward events, in hours

• Event Sources: Select the Items / Auth Methods / Targets / Gateways you would like to get events on based on their locations

• Event Type: Choose the relevant event to be notified about from the following list